The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival will return in 2020 for its fifth edition and run for another full eight days from October 15th to the 22nd in venues in Brooklyn, NY. BHFF will once again partner with Nitehawk Cinema as a primary screening venue.
Daniel Isn’t Real (2019)
When a distraught college freshman faces an unimaginable family trauma, he turns to his sadistic imaginary friend from childhood for help, hoping to unleash some long-forgotten strength. What he friends instead will alter his life forever in this mind-altering new film from director Adam Egypt Mortimer.
Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer
Starring Patrick Schwarzenegger, Miles Robbins, Sasha Lane, Hannah Marks, Mary Stuart Masterson
Genre(s) Thriller Film
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Announces 2020 Dates
Miles Robbins & Adam Egypt Mortimer of DANIEL ISN’T REAL at 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival – Photo By Conor Scharr
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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2019 Winners – DANIEL ISN’T REAL, MONUMENT, VFW Win Awards
Miles Robbins & Adam Egypt Mortimer of DANIEL ISN’T REAL at 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival – Photo By Conor Scharr DANIEL ISN’T REAL was awarded best picture and best director at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival which closed out the fourth edition on October 24th with a sold-out screening of Joe Begos’ VFW.
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THE BEACH HOUSE to Open 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival + Fest Reveals First Wave of Films
THE BEACH HOUSE directed by Jeffrey A. Brown The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival returns to Brooklyn from October 17th to 24th, opening with the North American Premiere of the spellbinding THE BEACH HOUSE, Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Brooklyn-shot DANIEL ISN’T REAL hits NYC as Centerpiece film, and a trio of bold emerging South American visions in Fear in Focus: Brazil sidebar.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder to Release Dark Thriller DANIEL ISN’T REAL Starring Patrick Schwarzenegger
Daniel Isn’t Real directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer Samuel Goldwyn Films and Shudder have teamed up to acquire Adam Egypt Mortimer’s dark thriller Daniel Isn’t Real starring Patrick Schwarzenegger (“The Long Road Home”, “Midnight Sun”) and Miles Robbins (“Blockers,” David Gordon Green’s “Halloween”) alongside Sasha Lane (“American Honey,” “Hearts Beat Loud”), Hannah Marks (“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”) and Mary Stuart Masterson (“Blindspot”). The film will come to theaters and VOD late 2019.
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Fantasia International Film Festival 2019 Unveils Final Films + SADAKO as Opening Night Film
SADAKO The Fantasia International Film Festival unleashed the final wave of films and programming for the 2019 edition of the festival revealing a full lineup featuring over 130 incredible features from across the globe. Of note, the festival will host the World Premieres of MYSTERY OF THE NIGHT, BLOOD ON HER NAME, STARE, 1BR, THE DEEPER YOU DIG, and HOMEWRECKER; the North American Premieres of VIVARIUM, DREADOUT, and LES PARTICULES; the Canadian Premieres of THE LODGE, PROMARE, ANOTHER CHILD, and SWALLOW; and Special Advance Screenings of READY OR NOT and A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND.
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Popcorn Frights Reveals First Wave of 2019 Films, Opens with World Premiere of HAUNT
HAUNT directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods 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.
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Jim Jarmusch’s THE DEAD DON’T DIE to Open The Overlook Film Festival 2019 + See Lineup
THE DEAD DON’T DIE The 2019 Overlook Film Festival will open with the US Premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s latest THE DEAD DON’T DIE starring Adam Driver and Tilda Swinton, and close with Sundance midnight breakout THE LODGE, the English-language debut of Austrian directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, directors of the acclaimed GOODNIGHT, MOMMY.
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FOR SAMA and ALICE Win Top Awards at 2019 SXSW Film Festival
Alice directed by Josephine Mackerras The 2019 Jury and Special Award winners of the 26th SXSW Film Festival Awards were announced at the historic Paramount Theatre with the top awards going to Alice directed by Josephine Mackerras winning Best Narrative Feature Film and For Sama directed by Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts winning Best Documentary Feature Film. Short films and other juried sections, including Film Design Awards, were also presented.
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SXSW Announces 2019 Midnighters, Festival Favorites, Shorts, Music Videos + Closing Night Film PET SEMATARY
Pet Sematary South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival announced the second round of its Film Festival program, including the Midnighters, Festival Favorites, Shorts, Episodic Pilot Competition, Virtual Cinema, Music Video and Title Design lineup, plus late-addition Features and the Closing Night Film for the 26th edition of the Festival, running March 8 to 17, 2019 in Austin, Texas.
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Coming Soon: Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane Star in Supernatural Thriller DANIEL ISN’T REAL
Principal photography has begun in New York City on the film Daniel Isn’t Real, the second feature from writer/director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Some Kind of Hate).
Patrick Schwarzenegger (“The Long Road Home”, Midnight Sun) and Miles Robbins (Blockers, David Gordon Green’s Halloween) star alongside Sasha Lane (American Honey, Hearts Beat Loud), and Hannah Marks (“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”).
In Daniel Isn’t Real, troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.
The film is based on the novel In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw who co-wrote the script with Mortimer.
Elijah Wood, Co-Founder and Partner of SpectreVision / Company X said, “Daniel Isn’t Real is a stylized, sexy, and emotionally nuanced supernatural thriller. A terrifying look into the things that everyone hides beneath the surface. We’re very excited to begin our partnership with ACE Pictures on such a visionary project.”
“ACE Pictures Entertainment is tremendously excited to fund Daniel Isn’t Real, our first film collaboration with SpectreVision / Company X. After considering literally over a hundred film projects, the story and concept of this film is exceptionally unique and extraordinarily imaginative. Our great collaborator, the dynamic team of SpectreVision, as well as the visionary style of director Adam Egypt Mortimer prompted us to come on board immediately. We are thrilled to begin our long-term partnership”, said Johnny Chang, Managing Director, ACE Pictures Entertainment.
Coming off the heels of their successful premiere of MANDY at Cannes and Sundance, Daniel Isn’t Real will be produced by SpectreVision’s Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen, and Elijah Wood. Timur Bekbosunov, Johnny Chang, Emma Lee and Peter Wong will executive produce for ACE Pictures; Stacy Jorgensen will executive produce for SpectreVision.