The
2009 Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival (THAFF) is adding shrieks
and scares to its hot cinematic menu with a new late-night horror
screening called "
Noche de los Muertos" (Night of the Dead) on
Friday
November 6.
Supporting the THAFF in this special scary screening as co-presenters are two rising entities in the field of horror:
Crypt Club Productions Inc. from Toronto and
Latin Horror from New York City.
The
aim is to showcase the best in Spanish/Latin American independent
horror filmmaking so that THAFF fans can get some more red in their
salsa...
Spread the word, and send in your feature and short
indie horror films. There is no fee for submissions to the THAFF's
"Noche de los Muertos". That's right, it's a
FREE Submission.
Feature films and shorts eligible for THAFF screening must meet at least ONE of the following requirements:
1) A film in which either the producer, director, writer, or other key talent is of Spanish or Latin American background. OR
2) A film dealing with subject matter that concerns the Spanish or Latin American community.
Please
Note: Films not originally in English must have English subtitles. All
English language films must have Spanish subtitles. Exceptions may be
made for Short Films.
FILM SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Screener DVDs (NTSC, Region 1 or 0) must reach the THAFF office by end of day on
Friday October 16, 2009.
SUBMISSION FORMS:
THAFF Submissions ABOUT THAFFThe
12th edition of the THAFF runs November 2 to 8, 2009 following the
traditional Latin “Dia de los Muertos” festivities. These festivities,
held in Mexico and throughout Latin America, honour the departed with
gifts of the departed's favourite food, drink, and music.
The
THAFF is Canada's largest and longest-running Spanish/Latin American
culture film festival with a spectacular selection of feature film
dramas, comedies, and documentaries from Spanish speaking countries.
Come
share the culture, excitement and emotion of Hispano-American cinema at
Canada's largest and longest running Spanish language film festival:
The Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival!
Now with added scares thanks to the new "
Noche de los Muertos" screening event.
LINKS:
Toronto Hispano-American Film Festival (THAFF)
THAFF Facebook GroupCrypt Club Productions Inc.Crypt Club Productions Inc. BlogLatin HorrorLatin Horror Facebook Group