It’s that time year again—when one might, upon their daily neighborhood perambulation, casually stumble upon a man dressed in a blood-splattered full-body jumpsuit and think to themself, this is perfectly fine and normal. But that’s the Halloween season for you, when the ghosts and goblins and AMC-obsessed Nicole Kidmans are out in full force for their yearly Halloween rituals.
Aside from meticulously inserting razor blades into the apples we all intend to hand out to local children, everyone’s favorite part of the Halloween season is—of course—the excuse to binge-watch our favorite horror movies, from the silly-scary (Hocus Pocus), to the fun-scary (Trick R Treat), to the scary-scary (The Evil Dead) or the really scary-scary (any news channel). In fact, horror movies have long been an integral part of the indie film ecosystem—turning minuscule budgets into huge box office numbers and launching the...
Aside from meticulously inserting razor blades into the apples we all intend to hand out to local children, everyone’s favorite part of the Halloween season is—of course—the excuse to binge-watch our favorite horror movies, from the silly-scary (Hocus Pocus), to the fun-scary (Trick R Treat), to the scary-scary (The Evil Dead) or the really scary-scary (any news channel). In fact, horror movies have long been an integral part of the indie film ecosystem—turning minuscule budgets into huge box office numbers and launching the...
- 10/27/2023
- by Matt Warren
- Film Independent News & More
The Witch won the award for best first feature at the Spirit Awards.
The film beat out fellow nominees Other People, Swiss Army Man, The Childhood of a Leader and The Fits.
"Thanks again," said the shocked director Robert Eggers, who had already accepted the award for best first screenplay earlier in the ceremony.
The Witch is a horror story set in a Puritan New England of nearly 400 years ago, as a family is threatened by witchcraft. Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond and Rodrigo Teixeira produced the film.
The 32nd <a...
The film beat out fellow nominees Other People, Swiss Army Man, The Childhood of a Leader and The Fits.
"Thanks again," said the shocked director Robert Eggers, who had already accepted the award for best first screenplay earlier in the ceremony.
The Witch is a horror story set in a Puritan New England of nearly 400 years ago, as a family is threatened by witchcraft. Daniel Bekerman, Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond and Rodrigo Teixeira produced the film.
The 32nd <a...
- 2/25/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the world of independent filmmaking, it can be difficult to get anything released, much less funded. Everyone once in awhile, though, an indie picture gets its big break, such as “The Witch,” which has held the title of highest grossing indie film of 2016 since February. The film has been praised for its chilling take on horror, but for the team behind “The Witch,” the true nightmare was trying to get financiers excited about a supernatural horror film set in the 1600s with no recognizable star power and zero studio backing.
Read More: ‘The Witch’ Director Robert Eggers: Watch His Intense 2014 Short Film ‘Brothers’ For Free
At an Ifp Film Week panel, director Robert Eggers and producers Jodi Redmond and Jay Van Hoy discussed the troubled beginnings of “The Witch” with IndieWire’s Eric Kohn.
“The only thing I knew was that I felt extremely strongly that this had to be made,...
Read More: ‘The Witch’ Director Robert Eggers: Watch His Intense 2014 Short Film ‘Brothers’ For Free
At an Ifp Film Week panel, director Robert Eggers and producers Jodi Redmond and Jay Van Hoy discussed the troubled beginnings of “The Witch” with IndieWire’s Eric Kohn.
“The only thing I knew was that I felt extremely strongly that this had to be made,...
- 9/26/2016
- by Mark Burger
- Indiewire
The Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) has announced the entirety of its 2016 Film Week lineup. 120 feature-length works will join the 45 previously announced titles for a total of 165 projects on display. Both documentary and narrative features from over 25 countries will take part in the International Co-Production Market — the Ifp Project Forum. Film Week offers a unique opportunity for filmmakers to connect with resources at every stage of production to fulfill their creative vision.
“We’re excited by this year’s slate and look forward to the reaction from the industry,” said Ifp Executive Director Joana Vicente. “After helping to foster many young talents who went on to become indie powerhouses, we’re eager to see what is in store for this new ‘class,’ especially one that is comprised of such a diverse and exciting group of filmmakers.”
Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: 10 Reasons You Should Apply to the Ifp Filmmaker Lab
This year,...
“We’re excited by this year’s slate and look forward to the reaction from the industry,” said Ifp Executive Director Joana Vicente. “After helping to foster many young talents who went on to become indie powerhouses, we’re eager to see what is in store for this new ‘class,’ especially one that is comprised of such a diverse and exciting group of filmmakers.”
Read More: Attention, Filmmakers: 10 Reasons You Should Apply to the Ifp Filmmaker Lab
This year,...
- 7/27/2016
- by Sarah Colvin
- Indiewire
This is not your garden-variety horror picture -- its scares stem from primal guilt and fear of supernatural demons and devils that we can't entirely dismiss because people still believe in them enough to do terrible things. Robert Eggers' first film is the best-reviewed horror picture of its year, and quite an achievement. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale Blu-ray + Digital HD Lionsgate/ A24 2015 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 92 min. / Street Date May 17, 2016 / 24.99 Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson, Bathsheba Garnett, Sarah Stephens. Cinematography Jarin Blaschke Film Editor Louise Ford Original Music Mark Korven Produced by Daniel Bekerman, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Rodrigo Teixeira, Jay Van Hoy Written and Directed by Robert Eggers
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I don't find most modern horror pictures scary. The ones that scare usually do so with ideas, reaching beyond our defenses to find and exploit a personal weakness.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I don't find most modern horror pictures scary. The ones that scare usually do so with ideas, reaching beyond our defenses to find and exploit a personal weakness.
- 5/16/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Robert Eggers appears to be soaked in horror, noir fairy-tale lore. His Filmmaker Magazine 25 New Faces profile over at Filmmaker Mag informs us that the final October weekend that just passed would have been an event for the Brooklyn based prod designer. For his previous outings as a director, he turned to Hansel and Gretel and Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart for his short form debuts and created an original stage adaptation of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu. A Sundance Institute Cinereach Feature Film Fellow, The Witch (formerly titled “The Witch of New Canaan Woode”) was shot this past April/May in slightly north of the border – Ontario seconds for a circa 1630-looking New England in this pic.
Gist: 1630s. Sam, a newborn baby, has disappeared without a trace. William’s eldest daughter, Thomasin, 14, has become idle and temperamental. Caleb, 12, often wantonly glances at Thomasin and believes he hears the voice of God.
Gist: 1630s. Sam, a newborn baby, has disappeared without a trace. William’s eldest daughter, Thomasin, 14, has become idle and temperamental. Caleb, 12, often wantonly glances at Thomasin and believes he hears the voice of God.
- 11/14/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Word of another new project we may or may not ever see is coming out of the American Film Market, this one being The Witch of New-Canaan Woode, a horror film set in 17th century New England, where a farming family is tormented by an evil witch.
Screen Daily reports that K5 International has boarded international sales for Robert Eggers’ film being produced by Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen’s Parts & Labor with Jodi Redmond of Red Code Productions and Daniel Bekerman of Canada’s Scythia Film. Eggers is a theatre veteran who has worked on Palehorse Productions’ Othello in New York. The shoot is planned for spring/summer 2013.
Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur, co-founders of K5, said: “Robert has a brilliantly obsessive eye for detail and imagery, and his background in production design makes him perfect for this. If anyone can scare us out of our wits in darkest 17th century New England,...
Screen Daily reports that K5 International has boarded international sales for Robert Eggers’ film being produced by Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen’s Parts & Labor with Jodi Redmond of Red Code Productions and Daniel Bekerman of Canada’s Scythia Film. Eggers is a theatre veteran who has worked on Palehorse Productions’ Othello in New York. The shoot is planned for spring/summer 2013.
Oliver Simon and Daniel Baur, co-founders of K5, said: “Robert has a brilliantly obsessive eye for detail and imagery, and his background in production design makes him perfect for this. If anyone can scare us out of our wits in darkest 17th century New England,...
- 11/2/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
This is a picture of La-based producer Jodi Redmond breast-feeding her three-month old daughter, Collette, while she waits for her next meeting at No Borders. Colette has been to three markets around the world already. When I saw Jodi, it really brought into sharp focus how committed indie producers need to be to their projects to get them made. It’s also a perfect metaphor for what’s going on at Independent Film Week.
Arriving in New York after a very gentle and lovely time in Halifax felt like a very frontal attack on my senses. It was a classic case of culture shock that I was not prepared for, despite me being a regular visitor here over the past few years.
My first meeting was a sharp reminder that this was the big city and an old aphorism got shaken loose.
“When a person with money meets a person with experience,...
Arriving in New York after a very gentle and lovely time in Halifax felt like a very frontal attack on my senses. It was a classic case of culture shock that I was not prepared for, despite me being a regular visitor here over the past few years.
My first meeting was a sharp reminder that this was the big city and an old aphorism got shaken loose.
“When a person with money meets a person with experience,...
- 9/20/2012
- by Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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