Had your fill of The ABCs of Death? If, like us, that is never going to happen, you'll be pleased to learn that Ant Timpson and Tim League - in association with producer Ted Geoghegan - have selected 26 of the 541 entries for ABCs Of Death 2 (you can check out the winning entry, Robert Boocheck’s M is for Masticate here), and put them together for The ABCs of Death 1.5. The new compilation will be released digitally early this year, you can check out the occasionally cryptic titles below, followed by The ABCs of Death 2 later in the year. The full line up for the second instalment includes the work of Álex de la Iglesia, Bill Plympton, Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, Sion Sono and Vincenzo Natali. The selected shorts for The ABCs of Death 1.5 are: • Maria Ivanova’s “M is for Mastication” • Tim Rutherford and Cody Kennedy’s...
- 1/8/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
If you submitted a short film to the ABCs of Death 2 26th director challenge and your entry didn't get chosen to appear in the film, then have no fear because a second chance has been provided in the form of ABCs of Death 1.5. Everything you need to know can be found here!
From the Press Release
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel,...
From the Press Release
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel,...
- 1/8/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Drafthouse Films has officially announced ABCs of Death 1.5, a spin-off that contains 26 short films from their most recent “Search for the 26th Director” competition for ABCs of Death 2:
“New York – January 8, 2014 – Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel, in its search for an “M”, ultimately decided upon Robert Boocheck’s wildly clever “M is for Masticate.”
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League,...
“New York – January 8, 2014 – Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel, in its search for an “M”, ultimately decided upon Robert Boocheck’s wildly clever “M is for Masticate.”
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League,...
- 1/8/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Just like they did back in 2011 with the first ABCs of Death, Magnet Releasing, Timpson Films and Drafthouse Films recently put together a competition designed to find the 26th director for the upcoming sequel ABCs of Death 2. Well-known as well as up-and-coming horror filmmakers were each given a letter of the alphabet and tasked with making a short film centering around a word that begins with that letter, with fans encouraged to submit their own films for the unclaimed letter M.
Since the launch of the contest in August, well over 500 short films were submitted from over 40 different countries, and the top twelve finalists have just been announced – six were decided by a jury while the other six made the cut based on votes from other fans.
We’ve compiled all twelve of the shorts for you below, which should only take you about a half an hour to get through.
Since the launch of the contest in August, well over 500 short films were submitted from over 40 different countries, and the top twelve finalists have just been announced – six were decided by a jury while the other six made the cut based on votes from other fans.
We’ve compiled all twelve of the shorts for you below, which should only take you about a half an hour to get through.
- 11/20/2013
- by John Squires
- FEARnet
The original ABCs of Death, comprised of 26 alphabet-themed ways to die from the biggest names in horror, invited any and all indie filmmakers from around the world to submit their own T-themed deaths – with one exceptional entry being chosen to appear in the final film. The winner of course was T is for Toilet, directed & animated by Lee Hardcastle. Now producers Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing have announced the twelve finalists in ABCs Of Death 2’s “Search for the 26th Director.” The winner will be included in 2014′s ABCs of Death 2, alongside such directors as Marcus Dunstan (The Collection), Vincenzo Natali (Splice), Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (Inside), Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), Rodney Ascher (Room 237), Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary), Steven Kostanski (Manborg), Álex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus) and Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter). The Top Twelve finalists will be...
- 11/20/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Back in August, we informed all the aspiring filmmakers out there that the filmmakers behind The ABCs of Death 2 were bringing back the contest for amateur filmmakers to become the 26th director in the long list of filmmakers on board this horror anthology sequel. Lee Hardcastle won the contest for his "T is for Toilet" segment, and this year, one lucky filmmaker will see their work hit the big screen for the letter "M." Well, the film arrives in 2014, and a winner needs to be crowned. Thankfully, the finalists have been narrowed down to just 12 filmmakers, and we've collected all of their shorts for your enjoyment below. Watch now! Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini’s M is for Mailbox Summer Johnson’s M is for Make Believe Steve Daniels’ M is for Marauder Robert Boocheck’s M is for Masticate Sean Tretta’s M is for Matchmaker Wolfgang Matzl’s...
- 11/18/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Time and money and a cast prevented me from making my own ABCs of Death 2 short (called “M is for Money”), but it didn’t stop hundreds of others from submitting their take on the letter “M” to the horror anthology produced by Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing.
After combing through all the submissions, twelve finalists have finally been selected.
The competition’s twelve finalists, half of which were chosen via public vote and half by jury selection, are Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini’s “M is for Mailbox”, Summer Johnson’s “M is for Make Believe”, Steve Daniels’ “M is for Marauder”, Robert Boocheck’s “M is for Masticate”, Sean Tretta’s “M is for Matchmaker”, Wolfgang Matzl’s “M is for Meat”, BC Glassberg’s “M is for Mind Meld”, Álvaro Núñez’s “M is for Miracle”, Antonio Padovan’s “M is for Misdirection”, Mia'Kate Russell...
After combing through all the submissions, twelve finalists have finally been selected.
The competition’s twelve finalists, half of which were chosen via public vote and half by jury selection, are Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini’s “M is for Mailbox”, Summer Johnson’s “M is for Make Believe”, Steve Daniels’ “M is for Marauder”, Robert Boocheck’s “M is for Masticate”, Sean Tretta’s “M is for Matchmaker”, Wolfgang Matzl’s “M is for Meat”, BC Glassberg’s “M is for Mind Meld”, Álvaro Núñez’s “M is for Miracle”, Antonio Padovan’s “M is for Misdirection”, Mia'Kate Russell...
- 11/18/2013
- by Brad McHargue
- DreadCentral.com
Oct. 12
8:00 p.m.
Spectacle Theater
124 South 3rd Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
Hosted by: InFEST Underground
The InFEST Underground screening series is hosting an epic night of dark and twisted short films, plus the acclaimed Brazilian horror flick Beyond the Grave, directed by Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro.
Beyond the Grave, a post-apocalyptic zombie western, has been tearing it up on the underground film festival circuit the past few years, winning the Best Horror Film award at the Arizona Underground Film Festival, and screening at the Montreal Underground and at the B-Movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival. In the film, a police officer in a desolate wasteland filled with freaks tracks down a possessed serial killer. Watch the trailer below!
But, before the feature presentation, is a 98-minute block of short films from a few of the masters of the form, including Brian Lonano, Kevin Lonano, Carey Burtt and more. The...
8:00 p.m.
Spectacle Theater
124 South 3rd Street
Brooklyn, New York 11211
Hosted by: InFEST Underground
The InFEST Underground screening series is hosting an epic night of dark and twisted short films, plus the acclaimed Brazilian horror flick Beyond the Grave, directed by Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro.
Beyond the Grave, a post-apocalyptic zombie western, has been tearing it up on the underground film festival circuit the past few years, winning the Best Horror Film award at the Arizona Underground Film Festival, and screening at the Montreal Underground and at the B-Movie, Underground and Trash Film Festival. In the film, a police officer in a desolate wasteland filled with freaks tracks down a possessed serial killer. Watch the trailer below!
But, before the feature presentation, is a 98-minute block of short films from a few of the masters of the form, including Brian Lonano, Kevin Lonano, Carey Burtt and more. The...
- 10/9/2012
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
The sixth annual Indie Grits Festival, hosted by the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia, South Carolina, is actually more than just a film festival. Much, much more. From April 20-28, there will be film screenings, food tastings, bands playing, theater performances, a craft fair, a technology conference and oh so much more.
As for the films, though, every night — and a few afternoons — of Indie Grits is jam-packed with unique and creative independent feature-length movies and short films. Screenings take place at two locations: At the original Nickelodeon theater at 937 Main St. and at the New Nick location just up the road at 1607 Main St.
The fest opens with Bill and Turner Ross’ narrative feature Tchoupatoulis, about three brothers who sneak into New Orleans on their own to witness the visual spectacles the city has to offer; and the documentary Dragons of Jim Green, directed by Randy M. Salo, about a...
As for the films, though, every night — and a few afternoons — of Indie Grits is jam-packed with unique and creative independent feature-length movies and short films. Screenings take place at two locations: At the original Nickelodeon theater at 937 Main St. and at the New Nick location just up the road at 1607 Main St.
The fest opens with Bill and Turner Ross’ narrative feature Tchoupatoulis, about three brothers who sneak into New Orleans on their own to witness the visual spectacles the city has to offer; and the documentary Dragons of Jim Green, directed by Randy M. Salo, about a...
- 4/6/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
If any of you happen to follow my updates on Icons of Fright, then you'd know that I'm a huge advocate of independent filmmaker Steve Daniels. I first became familiar with Steve through his impressive 16 mm black-and-white short The Gibbering Horror of Howard Ghormley which appeared on the Fangoria produced Blood Drive Volume 2 DVD, and which also won several awards on the festival circuit, as well as great praise from Master Of Horror Stuart Gordon. Since that Fangoria DVD release back in 2006, Daniels has continued to crank out short after short and was recently a finalist in the ABCs Of Death short film competition for his film T Is For Termite. Watch that one and Steve's latest short, Dirty Silverware, after the...
- 2/23/2012
- FEARnet
Steve Daniels dropped us a line today asking that we share his short film Dirty Silverware with our readers, and we have it for you right here along with some stills and a bit more info on the project.
Dirty Silverware stars Dana Childs, Corin Wiggins, and Katie Krueger. Chris Bickel did the original score, and Michael Meyer provided all the practical special effects. It screened at last year's Fantastic Fest, Toronto After Dark, and the Hp Lovecraft Film Fest and tied for Best Short Film at the 2011 Sitges film festival, considered to be the world's foremost fantasy/horror genre festival.
Daniels tells us, "The film is unique in that it features many first-time talents to filmmaking. Dana Childs, who plays the lead character, Jack, is missing part of his right arm in real life and directly inspired me to write the story. We had never met, but I had...
Dirty Silverware stars Dana Childs, Corin Wiggins, and Katie Krueger. Chris Bickel did the original score, and Michael Meyer provided all the practical special effects. It screened at last year's Fantastic Fest, Toronto After Dark, and the Hp Lovecraft Film Fest and tied for Best Short Film at the 2011 Sitges film festival, considered to be the world's foremost fantasy/horror genre festival.
Daniels tells us, "The film is unique in that it features many first-time talents to filmmaking. Dana Childs, who plays the lead character, Jack, is missing part of his right arm in real life and directly inspired me to write the story. We had never met, but I had...
- 2/21/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The 3rd annual Strange Beauty Film Festival unspools on Feb. 16-18 with three nights, and one afternoon, of great underground short films from all over the world. The fest screens at the Man Bites Dog Theater in Durham, Nc.
First, Strange Beauty’s home state of North Carolina is properly represented with several short films, such as Jim Kellough’s Red Rocks, Josh Gibson’s Kudzu Vine, Heather D. Freeman’s Pennipotens, Charlotte Taylor’s The Edge of Summer and several more.
Plus, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is heavily represented by Leslie Supnet‘s Spectroscopy, Kevin Kelly’s 367 Years in Montreal, Aaron Zegher has two films in the fest: I See a Light and The Story of Thomas Edison; and Winnipeg expat Clint Enns will screen Connecting With Nature. However, most exciting on the Winnipeg front is a screening of Jaimz Asmundson‘s thoroughly amazing The Magus, which was the 2nd...
First, Strange Beauty’s home state of North Carolina is properly represented with several short films, such as Jim Kellough’s Red Rocks, Josh Gibson’s Kudzu Vine, Heather D. Freeman’s Pennipotens, Charlotte Taylor’s The Edge of Summer and several more.
Plus, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is heavily represented by Leslie Supnet‘s Spectroscopy, Kevin Kelly’s 367 Years in Montreal, Aaron Zegher has two films in the fest: I See a Light and The Story of Thomas Edison; and Winnipeg expat Clint Enns will screen Connecting With Nature. However, most exciting on the Winnipeg front is a screening of Jaimz Asmundson‘s thoroughly amazing The Magus, which was the 2nd...
- 1/24/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Drafhouse Films has announced that T Is For Toilet has won the “26th Director” contest and will be included in The ABCs of Death when it is released in 2012. Continue reading for the official press release and to watch the short film.
Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films have announced today T Is For Toilet by Lee Hardcastle as the winner of their contest to find the “next great horror filmmaker,” which finalized the lineup for The ABCs Of Death – a highly anticipated anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen celebrated filmmakers in what Fangoria calls, “a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world.” Inspired by children’s educational books, the feature is comprised of 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were given free reign to choose a word...
Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films have announced today T Is For Toilet by Lee Hardcastle as the winner of their contest to find the “next great horror filmmaker,” which finalized the lineup for The ABCs Of Death – a highly anticipated anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen celebrated filmmakers in what Fangoria calls, “a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world.” Inspired by children’s educational books, the feature is comprised of 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were given free reign to choose a word...
- 11/15/2011
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
According to a press release that left blood all over my inbox, Lee Hardcastle – a filmmaker twice featured in our illustrious Short Film of the Day feature - has won the chance to see his work next to 25 of the best horror filmmakers working today in the anthology picture The ABCs of Death. Drafthouse Films and Timpson Films held a contest that saw 170 entries narrowed down to 13 by the voting public. Those top 13 were then shown to the directors involved in the production, and they voted Hardcastle as the winner. T is For Toilet features a young boy who is learning to use the toilet all by himself, and the horrific monster that we all know lives inside all of our johns has different plans for him and his family. It should be shown to all potty training young ones, alongside this magical gem. Runners up, T is for Talk by Peter Haynes; T is for Turbo...
- 11/15/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
The U.S.-based iterations of Maker Faire, annual celebrations of all things Diy (we attended Maker Faire Bay Area), are famous for their out-of-this-world gadgets and contraptions. Maker Faire Africa is no different. Now in its second year, the Nairobi, Kenya-based fair showcases everything from robotic porridge-cooking machines (above) to solar-powered computer kiosks made out of oil drums (below).
Though the showcased gadgets may look similar to those found at other Maker Faires, the African Faire has a different motivation than its Western counterparts. In a recent interview with FastCompany.com, Steve Daniels, co-founder of Maker Faire Rhode Island, explains, "The first event in California might have seemed like giant sprawling science fair, but as the event moved to new locations it took on new meanings. In Africa the event connects artisans in an attempt to move the continent into a grassroots industrial era."
Maker Faire Africa is small,...
Though the showcased gadgets may look similar to those found at other Maker Faires, the African Faire has a different motivation than its Western counterparts. In a recent interview with FastCompany.com, Steve Daniels, co-founder of Maker Faire Rhode Island, explains, "The first event in California might have seemed like giant sprawling science fair, but as the event moved to new locations it took on new meanings. In Africa the event connects artisans in an attempt to move the continent into a grassroots industrial era."
Maker Faire Africa is small,...
- 8/27/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
Ibm's move signifies a growing trend and a renewed insight--that Africa is rich with innovation hotspots.
Ibm has launched an official corporate subsidiary in Accra, the capital of Ghana, as part of its increasing focus on Africa as a destination for its tech, consulting, and business services. The move is preceded by gradual partnerships forged between Ibm and local organizations as part of Ibm's Corporate Service Corps. Ibm opened the Africa Innovation Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2008 and has had its eye on West Africa for several years.
The news reinforces a growing trend: Africa is the new destination hotspot for innovation hubs, as we touched on in an interview with Erik Hersman, of Ushahidi, recently. And just yesterday, Steve Daniels shared with Fast Company the growing trends among Africa's diverse informal workers and what innovation looks like across the continent.
While Chile is also trying to create its...
Ibm has launched an official corporate subsidiary in Accra, the capital of Ghana, as part of its increasing focus on Africa as a destination for its tech, consulting, and business services. The move is preceded by gradual partnerships forged between Ibm and local organizations as part of Ibm's Corporate Service Corps. Ibm opened the Africa Innovation Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2008 and has had its eye on West Africa for several years.
The news reinforces a growing trend: Africa is the new destination hotspot for innovation hubs, as we touched on in an interview with Erik Hersman, of Ushahidi, recently. And just yesterday, Steve Daniels shared with Fast Company the growing trends among Africa's diverse informal workers and what innovation looks like across the continent.
While Chile is also trying to create its...
- 8/24/2010
- by Jenara Nerenberg
- Fast Company
New book synthesizes activities of informal product designers.
Steve Daniels, the founder of A Better World By Design and co-creator of Maker Faire Rhode Island, just published a book, Making Do, based on his research on informal economies in Africa. The shocker? He just graduated from college this year and is 21 years old. Here's how one youngin' is making inroads in the humanitarian design field.
How did you become interested in innovation in Africa's informal sector?
Like many young designers, I’ve been passionate about technology to promote sustainable development. For a while I studied appropriate technology, a field that since the 1970s has sought to deliver life-saving and income-generating tools to communities throughout the developing world. However, countless accounts have shown that most projects don’t sustain themselves and don’t scale. That’s partly because those who design the technologies are so far removed from those who make,...
Steve Daniels, the founder of A Better World By Design and co-creator of Maker Faire Rhode Island, just published a book, Making Do, based on his research on informal economies in Africa. The shocker? He just graduated from college this year and is 21 years old. Here's how one youngin' is making inroads in the humanitarian design field.
How did you become interested in innovation in Africa's informal sector?
Like many young designers, I’ve been passionate about technology to promote sustainable development. For a while I studied appropriate technology, a field that since the 1970s has sought to deliver life-saving and income-generating tools to communities throughout the developing world. However, countless accounts have shown that most projects don’t sustain themselves and don’t scale. That’s partly because those who design the technologies are so far removed from those who make,...
- 8/23/2010
- by Jenara Nerenberg
- Fast Company
Here around the Dread Central offices we're always on the lookout for interesting short and/or indie projects so we were more than a little intrigued by the note in our inbox from Steve Daniels touting his Southern Lovecraftian film "Dirt Dauber". Check out the trailer he provided, and see if you agree with us that it seems to hold more than a little promise.
"Dirt Dauber" is a 33-minute short written and directed by Steve Daniels that was filmed in the Blue Ridge mountains of South Carolina. It features a mythical fertility monster based on Lovecraft's literary creation Shub-Niggurath. The film's prologue was shot on super 8mm film, and the remainder shot on Dv 24p. It features veteran stage and film actor Lee O. Smith (as the driver) and newcomer Lyon Forrest Hill (as the passenger). "Dirt Dauber"'s visual element develops from grainy black and white super 8 to a sharper,...
"Dirt Dauber" is a 33-minute short written and directed by Steve Daniels that was filmed in the Blue Ridge mountains of South Carolina. It features a mythical fertility monster based on Lovecraft's literary creation Shub-Niggurath. The film's prologue was shot on super 8mm film, and the remainder shot on Dv 24p. It features veteran stage and film actor Lee O. Smith (as the driver) and newcomer Lyon Forrest Hill (as the passenger). "Dirt Dauber"'s visual element develops from grainy black and white super 8 to a sharper,...
- 8/20/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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