Part thriller, part dark comedy, part slasher, part whodunnit – it’s a fresh, unique mix of a lot of things, and that’s what made me so excited to work on it,” enthuses Cooney. “When I first read it, I was struck by how a script that’s so undeniably fun can also contain such complexity.
Presented by MPI Media, it includes a diverse cast led by Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, soon to be seen in Freevee Original series “Primo.”
“It’s definitely an exciting time for genre filmmakers in Latin America and the Fantastic Pavilion will be a great home to share with such exciting new voices in our cinema.”Ĭlare Cooney’s “Departing Seniors” – described as “Scream” for the next generation – will mix horror with coming-of-age pathos, all within the nightmare setting that is high school. I’m thrilled to share this sci-fi dramedy that shines a light on our obsessions with love and technology,” noted Vázquez.
“I couldn’t be happier that this film is a part of the Fantastic Pavilion Galas. Somes, promising to “bring back the tradition of Filipino action films,” while Monica Lozano’s Alebrije Producciones will ask the audience to “Sign Here” in a sci-fi dramedy from Enrique Vázquez, introducing the kind of future where humans have figured out that love doesn’t last forever, so one corporation finds you a perfect match every four years. Raven Banner will bring “Trigger” from Richard V. Spain will be also represented by “Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth” about a mythical nightmarish character, bringing back the feeling of believing there is someone watching us from a dark corner of our room, teases director Ángel Gómez Hernández: “That unsettling and inescapable sensation of any child who, after having misbehaved, is certain that a terrifying monster will come to take them away.” Driving ever more into Spanish filmmaking, Guido Rud’s Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks Intl. I was dying to tell a story like this,” director Santiago Alvarado Ilarri told Variety.ĭistribution and sales agency Mantícora, a joint venture between VCS Capital and Alebrije Cine, which has acquired international rights, will host the event alongside the helmer and producer Joaquim Vivas. This fight between good and evil, the vampire’s magic, its house or its cave – all this stuff wouldn’t allow me to divert my attention from the screen. British sci-fi comedy “The Bystanders,” directed by Gabriel Foster Prior and presented by Screenbound, will kickstart the event, followed by another take on vampire mythology: Spain’s “While the Masters Sleep.”
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