Shriekfest Film Festival Celebrates its 21st Anniversary September 30-October 3, 2021 at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood: "The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film and screenplay competition, has announced its annual event will take place September 30-October 3, 2021. This will be a LIVE event. The festival begins with an opening night party on Thursday at the Historic BOARDNERS, which the public is welcome to attend. This is a red carpet event to kick off the party. Then, it will continue its tradition of screening feature length and short films Friday through Sunday at the iconic RALEIGH STUDIOS in Hollywood, and culminate with an awards presentation on Sunday night at 10PM.
Shriekfest was created in July 2001 by festival director Denise Gossett and has grown into the longest-running and one of the largest horror and sci-fi film festivals in the country. Since its inception, Shriekfest has offered upcoming writers, actors, directors, and producers a chance to have their work screened and rated by peers. Many past winners have gone on to write, produce, or star in major motion pictures.
In addition to exposure, the festival awards its participants with a number of recognitions and prizes. Submissions for narrative feature, narrative short, narrative super short, feature screenplay, and short screenplay are eligible to win awards."
For more information on the Shriekfest Film Festival, sponsorship opportunities, schedules, and more, visit www.shriekfest.com
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PARAMOUNT PICTURES ANNOUNCES A QUIET PLACE DOUBLE FEATURE FAN EVENT: "Paramount Pictures today announced that on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021, it will be offering fans of A QUIET PLACE a one-night-only double feature, offering two movies for the price of one regular standard movie ticket. This Double Feature is a chance to relive the original film in select theatres and experience the latest installment, the critically-acclaimed box office hit A QUIET PLACE PART II, in conjunction with the first-ever Cinema Week. Additionally, there will be a special introduction by writer, director and star John Krasinski before the start of the first film.
Tickets for this event will be on sale at AQuietPlaceMovie.com, participating theatres ticketing platforms, and at theatre box offices starting today, Wednesday, June 16th.
The start time for the double feature is 5:00PM local time at participating locations, with the sequel beginning at 7:00PM local time.
Cinema Week is a first of its kind six-day celebration of film & cinema designed to energize moviegoers and eventize the movie-going experience for movie fans across the U.S. & Canada. Cinema Week will include over 280 participating exhibition partners representing over 28,000 screens and providing an array of unique experiences, exclusive content and opportunities to reward fans during the week.
Says Paramount Pictures President of Domestic Distribution Chris Aronson, “Moviegoers have turned out in a massive way in support of A QUIET PLACE PART II, and we are excited to be part of Cinema Week, delivering an immersive, back-to-back cinematic experience, allowing fans to see these two films the way they are meant to be seen, on the big screen.”
In the modern horror thriller A QUIET PLACE, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you. A QUIET PLACE is directed by John Krasinski, with story by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck, and a screenplay by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski. Producers are Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, with executive producers Celia Costas, John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, Aaron Janus. The film stars Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds & Noah Jupe.
In A QUIET PLACE PART II, following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. The film is written and directed by John Krasinski, and based on characters created by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck. Producers are Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, John Krasinski, with Allyson Seeger, Joann Perritano, Aaron Janus executive producing. The film stars Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Simmonds, Jupe, Djimon Hounsou and John Krasinski."
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