Manchester's Grimmfest returns to the Odeon Great Northern this October 3-6, with an absolutely gargantuan selection of special guests joining to compliment the stacked lineup – and we've got an exclusive reveal of those guests today.
Headlining the guest lineup is comedy legend Nick Frost, who will be in attendance for Grimmfest's Preview Night World Premiere of Shudder's psychological supernatural thriller Black Cab – in which Frost plays an unnervingly over-friendly taxi driver.
Also joining the good folks at Grimmfest are team behind supernaturally-themed Scandi-noir From Darkness, actress Caroline Quigley and producer Paul Kim for the international premiere of found-footage nightmare Beezel, The Well director Fredrico Zampaglione, and many more filmmakers, actors and producers from all over the world.
Grimmfest passes are now available over at the fest’s official website, so grab yours and we'll see you in Manchester for spooky season celebrations. Let's dive into the lineup courtesy of Grimm's official press release…
For the Preview Night on Thursday 3 October, Grimmfest will screen the World Premiere of BLACK CAB, an eerie fusion of psychological thriller, urban legend, and the supernatural, shot in and around Manchester. The film's stars, Nick Frost (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, SPACED) and Synnove Karlsen (BODIES, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO), and the director, Bruce Goodison, will be in attendance to present the film and answer questions.
Also on Thursday evening will be an exclusive European Premiere preview of three episodes of the much-anticipated TALES FROM THE VOID, with showrunners Francesco Loschaivo and John Kelley coming over from Canada to host the event. Finally, that evening, Grimm will be welcoming actress Caroline Quigley and producer Paul Kim all the way from the USA for the International Premiere of BEEZEL, a bone-chilling reinvention of the “found footage” horror.
Joining Grimmfest on Friday 4 October are Justin Hardy (son of The Wicker Man‘s Robin Hardy) and producer Chris Nunn to present and discuss their documentary CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN, an insightful and emotional exploration of Justin and his brother Dominic’s often troubled relationship with their father, and with the film that made his name. From Italy, Grimmfest will welcome prolific horror movie director Fredrico Zampaglione, who first made his mark as a musician with the band Tiromancino, before turning to directing acclaimed movies such as SHADOW, TULPA and now the Italian box office smash THE WELL, starring Lauren LaVera (TERRIFIER 2), which has its English Premiere at Grimmfest.
And from Norway, director Joey Palmroos joins Grimmfest for the World premiere of the gripping DELIVERY RUN along with UK actors Alexander Arnold, Arthur Sylense, Liam James Collins and Nadine Higgin who will introduce the film and answer questions after the screening. Finally, from Holland, director and producer Loïs Dols de Jong and producer Suzan de Swaan will join for the International Premiere of the harrowing and nail-biting AMSTERDAM ALERT.
Kicking off Saturday 5 October, joining from Macedonia is director Vardan Tozija for the UK Premiere of the heart breaking post-apocalyptic drama, M. From Canada, the fest will welcome director Michael Pierro for the European premiere of tense neo-noir SELF DRIVER, a morally conflicted TAXI DRIVER for the age of Uber. The team behind supernaturally-themed Scandi-noir FROM DARKNESS join in full force, with director Philip W. da Silva, producer Gustav Stern, and cast members, Oscar Skagerberg and Peter Morlin all coming along to present the film's Regional Premiere and answer questions.
For the UK Premiere of the head-spinning TIM TRAVERS AND THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX, Grimmfest will be joined by Si Begg & Deadly Avenger, composers of the extraordinary score. And to round things off on Saturday evening, Director Pierre Tsigaridis and producer Maxime Rancon (TWO WITCHES) will be making a welcome return to Grimmfest to present their astonishingly intense second feature TRAUMATIKA.
There's no sign of slackening off on Sunday 6 October, either, as Grimmfest have another day packed with guests attending from around the world, starting with actors Jasper Jones & John Howley, director Andrew Bell, and producer Nicholas Santos, who join from the US for the World Premiere of the visceral vampire drama BLEEDING. German director Michael Steiner will present and answer questions about his high octane chase thriller, EARLY BIRDS. American actors Britni Camacho and John Schwab (TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN) will join British director Lawrence Jacomelli for the UK premiere of the gruelling and unflinching Desert Noir, BLOOD STAR. American director R.J. Daniel Hannah will present and answer questions at the International Premiere of the surreal and startling SUCCUBUS.
And last but by no means least, director Robyn August and cast members, M.C. Huff, Tom Kiesche, Emily Hall, Jenna Z. Alvarez, Nicole Lovince will join Grimmfest from the USA for the uproariously splattery satiric slasher and closing night film, KILLHER.
