Eerie Horror Film Festival Announces Official Film Selections
Erie, PA, September 27, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Eerie Horror Film Festival will roll out the red carpet for more than 60 films, October 9-12, at the historic Warner Theater in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Festival President Greg Ropp said 51 of the films were selected from more than 300 entries worldwide this season. “The quality of the film submissions have improved each passing year making the final decision making very difficult,” said Ropp.
Adding to the glamour of this year’s Festival will several East Coast movie premiers as well as some world premiers.
The biggest highlight is expected to be the cast reunion of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and a special screening of that 1974 cult classic on Friday, October 10 at 7 p.m.
Another highlight will be the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 11 at 6 p.m., for Best Feature, Best Short, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Student Film, Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects.
The student film category for young filmmakers ages 10-17 is especially growing in popularity. Ropp reported that a record amount of films were submitted in that category this season.
Several local short films shot around the Erie and Edinboro areas will be screened during the Festival’s Local and Regional Showcase on Sunday, October 12th.
Now in its fifth season, the Eerie Horror Film Festival has grown exponentially every year. This is its first year at the Warner Theater and the first time films have been screened at the Warner since the late 1970s.
“The Warner Theatre is the dream home for the Festival,” said Ropp. “It brings together one of the great remaining movie palaces of the 20th Century, with one of the great movie genres, which has been the subject of filmmakers since the earliest days of cinema. Horror films have been with us from the very beginning.”
The Festival is teaming up with The Make-A-Wish Foundation this year to help raise money for children with serious illnesses. A portion of all ticket and T-shirt sales will go to the Foundation. On September 14 the Festival joined with the Foundation to stage the Monster Wish Charity Walk, raising nearly $1,000 in the process.
The entire schedule of film screenings is listed at the Festival’s website www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com.
Contact:
Greg Ropp
Eerie Horror Film Festival
814-873-2483
greg@eeriehorrorfest.com
www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com
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Festival President Greg Ropp said 51 of the films were selected from more than 300 entries worldwide this season. “The quality of the film submissions have improved each passing year making the final decision making very difficult,” said Ropp.
Adding to the glamour of this year’s Festival will several East Coast movie premiers as well as some world premiers.
The biggest highlight is expected to be the cast reunion of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and a special screening of that 1974 cult classic on Friday, October 10 at 7 p.m.
Another highlight will be the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 11 at 6 p.m., for Best Feature, Best Short, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Student Film, Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects.
The student film category for young filmmakers ages 10-17 is especially growing in popularity. Ropp reported that a record amount of films were submitted in that category this season.
Several local short films shot around the Erie and Edinboro areas will be screened during the Festival’s Local and Regional Showcase on Sunday, October 12th.
Now in its fifth season, the Eerie Horror Film Festival has grown exponentially every year. This is its first year at the Warner Theater and the first time films have been screened at the Warner since the late 1970s.
“The Warner Theatre is the dream home for the Festival,” said Ropp. “It brings together one of the great remaining movie palaces of the 20th Century, with one of the great movie genres, which has been the subject of filmmakers since the earliest days of cinema. Horror films have been with us from the very beginning.”
The Festival is teaming up with The Make-A-Wish Foundation this year to help raise money for children with serious illnesses. A portion of all ticket and T-shirt sales will go to the Foundation. On September 14 the Festival joined with the Foundation to stage the Monster Wish Charity Walk, raising nearly $1,000 in the process.
The entire schedule of film screenings is listed at the Festival’s website www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com.
Contact:
Greg Ropp
Eerie Horror Film Festival
814-873-2483
greg@eeriehorrorfest.com
www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com
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Contact
Eerie Horror Film Festival
Greg Ropp
814-873-2483
www.eeriehorrorfest.com
Greg Ropp
814-873-2483
www.eeriehorrorfest.com
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