FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE 2014 AWARD WINNERS

This year, Fright Night Theatre is proud to have exposed genre fans to some of the best independent Canadian and international horror, thriller, and exploitation films of 2014 as part of our first-ever competitive screening programme. First, we took die-hard fans back to the boobs and blood of Tromaville for Return to Nuke'Em High (Volume 1). We tuned in to the mystery of German horror-thriller Radio Silence. We delved deep into the monstrous Canadian woods for a fatal Silent Retreat. Then we capped things off by skewering the New York art scene from the greasy hot dog cart of Bag Boy Lover Boy.

 It's been a stellar season, and we're now thrilled to announce the winners of the first annual FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE AWARDS, chosen by you the audience and our tireless team of film programmers.

The winners are......

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

As voted by the in-attendance audience

BEST FILM

Return to Nuke'Em High: Volume 1 

(Director - Lloyd Kaufman / Producers - Michael Herz, Justin A. Martell, Lloyd Kaufman)

BEST SHORT

Killer Kart 
(Director - James Feeney / Producer - Andrew Fairbank)

SELECTION COMMITTEE AWARDS

As voted by the Fright Night Theatre programming team

BEST DIRECTOR

Marco Riedl and Carsten Vauth (Radio Silence aka. On Air)

BEST ACTOR

John Wachter (Bag Boy Lover Boy)

BEST ACTRESS

Asta Paredes (Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volume 1)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Theodore Bouloukos (Bag Boy Lover Boy)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sofia Banzhaf (Silent Retreat)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Radio Silence (aka. On Air) - Marco Riedl

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Radio Silence (aka. On Air) - Marco Riedl

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volume 1

BEST MUSICAL SCORE

Bag Boy Lover Boy - Barbara De Biasi

Congratulations to all our winners and officially selected competitive shorts and features! 

More Shorts to Debut at HORROR SHORTS SHOWCASE 4

Fright Night Theatre Presents 
 HORROR SHORTS SHOWCASE 4 

Canadian and Ontario premiere screenings with select filmmakers in attendance

We at Fright Night Theatre love horror shorts, and so do our fans! We are proud to announce that our international shorts series HORROR SHORT FILM SHOWCASE is back by popular demand with a new programme of hand-picked terror tales guaranteed to have you laughing, screaming, and squirming in your seats.

Join us in the intimate, relaxed, and casual screening environment of the Elaine Mae Theatre for a cinematic buffet of the bizarre from around the world.

Event Details
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Admission: $5.00 at the door (cash only)
Shorts @ 3:30pm
Doors and Seating from: 3:00pm.
Join Facebook Event

The Elaine Mae Theatre
(25 Dundurn St. N.)

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

Banat Triangle (2012) || CANADIAN PREMIERE || 6 min.

In July 1987, three patients escape at the same time from three different mental institutions in Serbia. A few hours later, they were caught in Banat fields. This case became one of the most bizarre that ever happened in Serbia and is better known as BANAT TRIANGLE.

Dir. Marko Backovic
SERBIA

Christmas Eve Pet Massacre (2013) || CANADIAN PREMIERE || 6:30 min.

* Filmmakers in attendance *

A family's quiet Christmas turns to Hell when the pets decide to overthrow their abusive masters. Outrageous carnage follows in the style of Treevenge.

Dir. Daniel Whidden
CANADA


Dystopia St. (2011) || ONTARIO PREMIERE || 11 min.

Lost in a nightmare world, a man must unravel the mystery of his plight, in order to find the key to his escape in this surreal and unnervingly atmospheric short.

Dir. Dave Cave
UK


Fodder (2013) || 9 min.

* Filmmakers in attendance *

In a post-apocalyptic undead world, a mysterious young woman must stand-up to her captors and horrible medical experiments in an underground military lab.

Dir. David Dollard

CANADA

A Certain Kind of Monster (2012) || 22:55 min.

A young runaway named Beth is rescued from a violent storm by an unusual man named Ben. Soon, she finds herself agreeing to go home with this stranger to wait out the storm. But what begins as a pleasant evening in good company, quickly and unexpectedly becomes a night of unthinkable horror.

Dir. Mike Moring
CANADA

Lively (2013) || 11 min.

* Filmmakers in attendance *

While looking after a precocious young boy, Amy learns that a vicious serial killer has escaped from a nearby prison in this “babysitter in peril” tale. A great twist on the slasher formula!

Dir. Jay Clarke

CANADA

Killer Kart (2012) || 14:50 min.

The shopping cart. Four wheels, one basket, and tonight, for the closing crew of a small-town grocery store, a blood-splattered aluminum nightmare. It's JAWS in a grocery store as an evil shopping cart picks off its helpless victims one by one.

Dir. James Feeney

USA

Torturous (2012) || 6 min.

When an employment counselor and a professional torture artist cross paths, the "torture porn" genre takes a new twist blending gore, humour and irony into a deft cinematic mix.

Dir. Angus Swantee
CANADA

Shelter (2012) || 7:52 min.

A battered woman finds an unusual way out of her problems during a night of cosmic justice at an animal shelter.

Dir. Eve Edelson
USA

Sponsors

Fangoria

PHOTOS: Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volume 1 (Hamilton Premiere)

The Tromatons were off the scale last Saturday night for the Hamilton Premiere of Troma's RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH: VOLUME 1 at Fright Night Theatre!

PHOTO GALLERY SLIDESHOW



 Before a sold-out capacity crowd full of Cretins and diehard Tromaniacs, Horror in the Hammer kicked off its first Fright Night Theatre screening of the year with Lloyd Kaufman's latest offering of boobs, blood, and bad taste. Our official selections -- short film Killer Kart and feature film Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volume 1 -- caused a nuclear explosion of laughter and applause that blew the roof off the Staircase Theatre. In the nuclear fallout, we were joined by the Troma team -- including the Toxic Avenger himself -- as well as a special on-screen Q&A with Return to Nuke 'Em High stars Asta Paredes, Catherine Corcoran, and Clay von Carlowitz and a live panel with actors and crew Brenda Rickert, Mick O'Keefe, T.J. Smith, Matt Lord, and John Migliore.

Following the Q&A, all Cretins in attendance were invited up for our Cretin Costume Contest, with hundreds of dollars in prizes to be won courtesy of our magnanimous sponsors FANGORIA and HAMMER CITY RECORDS. We even raffled off a screen-used Tromorganic Foodstuffs poster.

But the fun didn't end there: those passionate enough to brave the snow joined us for beers and even more prize giveaways at The Winking Judge Pub for our official After-Party. 

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Hamilton Premiere screening of Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volume 1 and a special thanks to all our volunteers and promotional sponsors for making our first Fright Night of 2014 a rousing, radioactive success.

Hamilton Premiere of Troma's RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH (Vol. 1)

Fright Night Theatre is proud to announce it will kick off its 2014 season with the 

Hamilton Premiere of 

RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH (Vol. 1)

A celebration of 40 years of Troma Entertainment! 

March 01, 2014 @ The Staircase Theatre, Hamilton, ON

$10 Advance Tickets Now Available

For nearly 40 years, Troma Entertainment has been blazing a trail for independent film and tromatizing the masses with their unique brand of envelope-pushing, politically incorrect, and visually outrageous exploitation and horror films such as THE TOXIC AVENGER, THE CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH, TROMA'S WAR, and POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD. Now, we celebrate the legacy of the entire Troma Team with a screening of its latest tromasterpiece: RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH (Volume 1), directed by indie film legend and icon Lloyd Kaufman.

Join us at The Staircase for this one-of-a-kind, premiere event. Space is VERY limited and expected to sell out. Online advance tickets are now on sale.

Advance tickets ($10 - cash only) also available at:

Hammer City Records

• 228 James St N Basement @ Rear Off Robert St
• Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2L3
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Special Events Will Include:

• A Troma Trailer Pre-Show!
• Official Troma Merchandise Table!
• CRETIN COSTUME CONTEST with prizes courtesy of Fangoria & Hammer City Records!
• Q&A with Cast and Crew! (TBA)

 


Synopsis

Welcome to Tromaville High School where, unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a vicious gang of Cretins. Chrissy and Lauren (Asta Paredes and Catherine Corcoran), two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Can they and Kevin the Wonder Duck save Tromaville High School and the world? RETURN TO NUKE'EM HIGH (Vol 1) is the first part of two RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH feature films. Both volumes revisit the blood, guts, monsters, offensive humour, and full frontal nudity of Troma's 1986 CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman, USA, 2013, 85 mins. Principal Cast: Asta Paredes, Catherine Corcoran, Vito Trigo.

Screening Details

RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH (Vol. 1) || Hamilton Premiere! ||

  screening with short film KILLER KART || Hamilton Premiere! ||

• Saturday, March 01, 2014
• 8:00pm - The Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N.)
• ONE SCREENING ONLY!
• $10 (advance) / $12 (at the door - cash only) 
• Buy Advance Tickets Online Here
• Door Tickets from: 7:00pm / Seating from: 7:10pm. Join Facebook Event

Advance tickets ($10 - cash only) also available at:

Hammer City Records

• 228 James St N Basement @ Rear Off Robert St
• Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2L3

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Troma
Anchor Bay Films
Fangoria
Hammer City Records

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