semi-finalists:

3 Hours till dead
by Jason Mills

A list
by Frictive Pictures

Adventures In Amateur Bathtub Surgery
by Chad Magnant

Blood of the Tribades
by Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein

Candy Skin
by Kyle Martellacci

Chateau Sauvignon: terroir
by David Maire

Come to Me
by Mitchell George

Dark and Stormy Night
by Jared Carney

Dark Resonance
by Jerry Keys

Darker
by Alex Torres

Face Value
by Derek Lukosius

Five
by Scott Brownlee

Footprints
by Kevin Saychareun

Hack to Sack
by Gregory Pruden

Human Resources
by Keil Troisi

If I Die
by Jean Nicole Rivers

Lead Me Astray
by Tom Danger

(Little) Red Riding Hood
by Daniel Jenny

Point Zero
by Arthur Cauras

Polterstache
by Nolan Lewis

PMS: Pre-teen Monster Syndrome
by Nathan Ludwig

Rearview
by Jon Mann

Sarah's Room
by Grant McPhee

Sister's Fire
by Vincent de Ghoulie

Soul Breaker
by Judson Vaughan

Submerged
by Darren Mapletoft

The Cold Heart
by Hannes Rall

The Eve
by Yuri Missoni

The Halloween Girl
by Richard Wilson

The Head Collector
by Joseph D'Urso

The Only Way Out
by Lawrence Whitehurst

There's Someone in Your Room
by Graeme Coleman

Tokyo Sally
by Kal Toth

UGENE12
by Emily Gilhooley

We'll See If We Drown
by Laurent Helas

SHIVER FILM FEST 2016

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

DRY BLOOD

Directed by Kelton Jones, Written by Clint Carney, Starring Clint Carney, Kelton Jones, Jaymie Valentine

Brian Barnes escapes to a remote cabin to sober up one final time. His plans are soon interrupted by the torments of a sadistic Sheriff and ghastly visions of ghosts. While pulling at the threads to this horrific mystery, it may be Brian’s sanity that unravels first.

GREEN LAKE

Directed by Derek Frey, Written by Leah Gallo and Derek Frey, Starring Thom Durkin, RaVani Flood, Valery Richardson, Liam Durkin, Leah Gallo (CANADIAN PREMIERE)

Industry hasn’t destroyed all of the sacred spaces in the world. In Hawai'i pockets of magic still exist. And so do those that protect them... Shot entirely in remote areas on the Big Island, Green Lake draws inspiration from the natural beauty and mysticism of Hawai'i, as well as B-Horror/Monster movie classics such as Creature from the Black Lagoon.

RADHA

Directed and Written by Nicolas Courdouan, Starring Sue Walsh, Kojii Helnwein (CANADIAN PREMIERE)

A young woman on the run from her past tries to find solace and oblivion in the arms of a mysterious dancer.

THE BARBER'S CUT

Directed and Written by Mark Brocking, Starring Lewis Georgeson, Alisa Arnah, David Whitford

Two cut off but living heads wake up in a fridge and manage to escape while trying to avoid a psycho barber.

EVERYBODY KNOWS ME

Directed and Written by Reuben Ward, Starring Blair Douglas (ONTARIO PREMIERE)

Struggling with the realities of marriage, fatherhood and the spectre of his past, Don Biggs does all he can to maintain his reputation, and his sanity.

AWAKENINGS

Directed and Written by Bhargav Saikiam, Starring Palomi Ghosh, Saurabh Goyal, Mrudula Sathe, Jairaj Dalwani, Prisha Dabas

The line between dreams and reality is blurred when a young woman in charge of two children is haunted by mysterious entities.

IM PERFEKT

Directed and Written by Zsuzsanna Koszti, Starring Laura Dobrosi, David Hajmasi, Andrea Petrik (WORLD PREMIERE)

In 2046, a young woman dates a handsome guy who has some weird plans for their synthetic hands... What if someone else controls your senses?

DARKNESS FALLS

Directed and Written by Jarno Vinsencius, Starring Demis Tzivis, Joanna Häggblom

Melissa suffers from amnesia. When she slowly regains her memory, the world isn't what it's supposed to be.

REPLIKA

Directed by Luc Walpoth, Written by Luc Walpoth and Klaus Pas, Starring Carole Brana, Jérôme Robart (ONTARIO PREMIERE)

As she is forced to terminate her only daughter, a dysfunctional 13-year-old android, a loving mother tries to convince her husband to adopt a human child. But in a materialistic and functional world, safety takes precedence over emotions.

LUCID

Directed by Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen, Written by Mads Zaar Riisberg, Starring Kim Sønderholm (CANADIAN PREMIERE)

A man awakens and attempts to change the course of his life, but is he truly in control of his own destiny?

SPARKS

Directed and Written by Tancredi Di Paola, Starring Jess Gabor (CANADIAN PREMIERE)

In a world where witches and wizards are persecuted, Mathilde, a young witch, has to save her best friend from being assaulted without revealing her true nature.