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Fright Fest Special with Paul McEvoy - One of the UK's biggest and brightest thriller, fantasy and horror film festivals
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Hi, Jim here and you’re listening to the honest filmmaker podcast, career advice from people in the business.
Today I’m talking to Fright Fest director Paul McEvoy.
Fright Fest is one of the biggest horror film festivals out there and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. It has debuted films from the likes of Christopher Nolan, Ti West and Guillermo del Toro.
I spoke to Paul about the origins of the film festival, he gave me his tips for filmmakers entering Fright Fest, we talked about navigating censorship and audience sensitivities. He also gave me his tips for audience members on how to get the most out of your Fright Fest experience.
Enjoy!
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Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. The origins of the festival (00:00:38)
3. 25 Years of Fright Fest (00:01:51)
4. How has the festival changed over the years? (00:03:34)
5. Tips for entering a film into Fright Fest (00:08:57)
6. Making sure your film is ready (00:12:12)
7. Navigating audience sensitivities (00:14:15)
8. Trends in horror films (00:18:42)
9. Exposure for films and filmmakers - The Press (00:20:59)
10. Tips for getting the most out of Fright Fest (00:23:25)
11. The Cannes Film Festival (00:26:55)
12. Donnie Darko and Southland Tales (00:28:44)
13. What is the most disturbing horror movie Paul has seen? (00:29:15)
14. Pauls favourite horror movie (00:31:00)
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