Genre fans are preparing to be scared out of their theater seats in New York City, as the International Horror Festival (IHFF) has announced the official jury for its upcoming first annual event this fall. The Jury will include distinguished talent from in front and behind the camera, including writers, directors, producers, actors and executives.
The members of the jury for the inaugural IHFF include:
Joshua Rothkopf
Film Editor, Time Out New York
Robert Eggers
Writer/Director, ‘The Witch’
Kate Siegel
Writer/Actress, ‘Hush’
Peter Phok
Producer, ‘The House of the Devil,’ ‘The Sacrament’ and ‘Stake Land‘
Tuesday Knight
Actress, ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 4’ and ‘Wes Craven’s New Nightmare’
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Composers, ‘The Hill Have Eyes,’ ‘The Strangers’ and ‘The Mothman Prophecies’
Liz Vastola
Costume Designer, ‘The Purge: Election Year,’ ‘The Innkeepers,’ ‘V/H/S,’ ‘We Are What We Are,’ ‘Keep The Lights On’ and ‘Cold in July’
Brian Spears
Special Effects Artist, ‘Jessica Jones,’ ‘The Sacrament,’ ‘I Sell the Dead’ and ‘We Are What We Are’
Johnny Recher
Assistant Director, ‘The Purge: Election Year’ and ‘Underworld: Awakening‘
James Reyes
Light Iron Post-Production Services
Hesta Prynn
DJ
Jim Klock
Executive, Terror Films
Lee Coffin
Indie Theater Programmer
The IHFF is a new event that honors the best in American and international horror filmmaking. The festival will be held October 21-27, 2016 at New York City’s Cinema Village. The IHFF will bring the horror community together for a series of screenings, Q&As and special events. Selected new films will be screened alongside some of the most iconic horror movies of all time.
The festival will feature the world premieres of Shawn Burkett’s ‘Don’t F*ck in the Woods’ and Scott B. Hansen’s ‘The Possession Experiment;’ the U.S. premiere of Gedeon Burkhard’s ‘The Key;’ and the New York premieres of Hannah Mcpherson’s ‘Sickhouse,’ ‘The Butcher Brothers’ A Beginner’s Guide to Snuff’ and John Campopiano and Justin White’s ‘Unearthed and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary,’ among numerous other films.
As part of this year’s festival, the IHFF will be celebrating its 2016 Legacy Honoree, horror icon Wes Craven. The esteemed writer-director-producer’s widow, Iya Labunka, will make an appearance during the event. The festival will also feature a special screening of ‘The Monster Squad,’ which will feature appearances by cast members Duncan Regehr and Tom Noonan.
Terror Films has partnered with the IHFF as an official distributor for the festival. The alliance with the distributor will guarantee that all original feature length horror films accepted by the film festival will be reviewed by the creative team at Terror Films for worldwide distribution consideration.
Tickets for the IHFF will go on sale in the fall. For updates on the festival, visit its official website, as well as its Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.
Written by: Karen Benardello