Popcorn Frights Film Festival is South Florida’s first and only horror film festival celebrating the best genre films from around the world. Popcorn Frights prides itself on premiering films from emerging and established filmmakers enabling the industry and general audiences to experience the power of storytelling through genre film.
Popcorn Frights Film Festival started in 2015 and takes place in Miami, Florida
Popcorn Frights Film Festival is back for its eighth edition, August 11-21, 2022, opening with the World Premiere of Tiny Cinema, Tyler Cornack’s follow-up to his acclaimed provocative feature debut Butt Boy. In his new twisted anthology, a mysterious stranger tells jolting tales of terror of seemingly unconnected strangers whose lives will change in incredible and bizarre ways forever.
The Florida Premiere of the supernatural thriller The Night House from The Ritual director David Bruckner and starring Rebecca Hall (Godzilla vs. Kong) will open the 2021 Popcorn Frights film festival.
NIGHTSTREAM, formed as a banner uniting five US genre festivals – Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights – came to a close with Adam Rehmeier’s DINNER IN AMERICA winning the festival’s Audience Award.
NIGHTSTREAM – formed as a banner uniting five US genre festivals — Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights — who have all been affected by COVID-19, unveiled its program of films and special events set to take place virtually next month.
In response to the challenges impacting the film community amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Boston Underground Film Festival (MA), Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (NY), North Bend Film Festival (WA), the Overlook Film Festival (LA), and Popcorn Frights Film Festival (FL) will join forces under the banner of NIGHTSTREAM to present a dynamic and accessible virtual festival, to run from October 8 – 11.
The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic is having a devastating impact on film festivals with many postponing or cancelling outright. Major festivals such as San Francisco International Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival have canceled, while others such as Richmond International Film Festival and Florida Film Festival have been postponed until the Summer or Fall.
Tom Botchii’s feature debut, ARTIK, which world premieres at Popcorn Frights Film Fest this week released the poster and brand new trailer.
Award-winning filmmaker Tom Botchii released exclusive images from his horror-thriller film, ARTIK, just weeks away from the World Premiere at Popcorn Frights.
Popcorn Frights Film Festival rolled out the second wave of 73 horror genre films, including 10 world premieres, from 16 countries, for its fifth year taking place from August 8 to 16.
Popcorn Frights announced the first wave of films for the fifth festival of genre cinema taking place from August 8 to 16, 2019, at the historic Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale.