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We invite members of the press and acquisition representatives to cover the 2020 Phoenix FearCON IX Online Film Fest. Online credentials are available to approved members of the print, audio-visual and online press and acquisitions. Please email the Phoenix FearCON Press Office with your request at director@phoenixfearcon.com. We ask members of the press for a press pass or basic background information, as well as relevant film work samples and a coverage plan for the Phoenix FearCON IX Online Film Festival.
Publicity Contacts
A detailed list of publicity contacts for each film is available for accredited members of the media upon request.
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Interview Requests
The Phoenix FearCON IX Press Office is here to coordinate interviews with Festival programmers, staff and other officials, as well as with filmmakers. Email director@phoenixfearcon.com with your specific request, deadline and press outlet for which you are on assignment. We will do our best to accommodate all requests, recognizing it is not always possible to do so. In order to meet press deadlines, advanced notice is always appreciated.
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Thank you,
Chris McLennan
director@phoenixfearcon.com
(602) 399-9500
Jay Michaels
Marketing and PR
jay.michaels.theatricals@gmail.com
Phoenix FearCON In the News:
Press Releases and Interviews
Arizona Republic and AZCentral Article
Medium.Com Article October 2020
Shoutout Arizona Interview Sept. 2020
Pop Horror.Com Article on August 18th 2020
The Horror Patch August 20th 2020
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Media Contact: Chris McLennan (602) 399-9500
director@phoenixfearcon.com
9th Annual Phoenix FearCon and Film Festival Announces Virtual Convention with Panels, Guests, Workshops, and Indie Films
Phoenix FearCON, a staple for horror fans in the Southwest for years, bringing horror fans an eclectic variety of celebrity guests, panels and an independent film festival touting cutting-edge cinematic works of all varieties from around the globe, will now go online with a program of events and movies projected to attract nearly 1 million visitors and viewers.
Taking safety and social distancing to a new level, the ninth annual celebration of all things horror will go live starting October 16 and will continue until the end of 2020. FearCon’s virtual platform will escort their audience through a maze of visionary films from new and emerging cinematic artists as well as panels, lectures, workshops, and demonstrations from industry professionals and some familiar names.
This year, Terror TV’s Jay Michaels, host of their original program Terror Talk as well as a co-producer of the first virtual horror con, Phantasm-Con, a special guest judge at Boston Sci Fi Film Festival, leads off an amazing line-up of guests:
Guest of Honor, Dacre Stoker, great grandnephew of legendary author, Bram Stoker, discusses 123 Years of Dracula, from Novel to Stage to Screen and all the mysteries it involves. A best-selling author in his own right, this Mr. Stoker will make available through the convention’s virtual marketplace a litany of literary works as well as memorabilia related to the great vampire.
Opening remarks will also be available from Bill Oberst Jr. whose genre credits include Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell, and Lynne Lugosi, the granddaughter of famed Dracula of stage and screen, Bela Lugosi. Ms. Lugosi will also be on hand for a panel about the Count with Dacre Stoker.
The line-up of events includes:
A History of Horror Series of Panels
“Through the Horror Genre” with film & stage artists, Dineta Williams Trigg & Thommi A’mal
“A Century of Stage Frights: The Grand Guignol to Modern Day Horror Plays” with the company of spit&vigor
“A Discussion of the Dark Forces in Shakespeare” with Jay Michaels & Rodney Hakim
An Industry Professionals Series of Events
“How to Bring a TV Series to Life” with former EVP of Universal Television and “Bates Motel” show developer, Russell Rothberg
“How to Write Horror” with award-winning novelists, Owl Goingback & John Skipp
“Blood and Gore” with celebrated FX Designer Elizabeth Piper S
Techno-Terror Talks:
“Playing with Monsters: Video Horror Games” with Patrick Hickey, Jr., author of the Minds Behind the Games.
“Navigating Slasher,” the first social media app just for horror lovers with its creator, Damon Della Greca
Fright Fan Fun Panels:
“Collecting Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Memorabilia” with author/collectors Joe Moe & Jonathan Alexandratos
“Horror Fan Films: The New Evolution” with a panel by The Horror Show with special guests: Cecil Laird, Vincente Disanti, Dave McRae, Dominic Smith, Mitch Francis, Tony Biz & Rene Rivas
PLUS a special series on indie filmmaking
“The Horrors of Horror Filmmaking”
Panel 1: Antonie Le, director of FOLLOWED (The #1 movie in America in June 2020) and Marcus Slabine, director of THE DARK OFFERINGS, the first horror film shot using social distancing guidelines share their journeys
Panel 2: Members of the principal cast of FOLLOWED share their observations. Included are Matthew Solomon, Sam Valentine, Tim Drier, Kelsey Griswold, Caitlin Grace; with special guest, producer Matthew Brewbaker.
Panel 3: An Indie Filmmakers Roundtable (special guests TBA)
There are also performances by Fetish-oriented performance art troupe, The Agents of Lust, and Horror Host/Performer, Count Smokula
The new online format and three-month presentation run of most films and all events and panels has also enhanced the vendor marketplace to allow international vendors, industry supporters, and even commercials during the new enhanced “coming attractions” section before each film. Due to the online format, fees for this section have been drastically reduced. To be part of this portion of the festival, please contact jmcommnet@gmail.com.
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About Phoenix FearCON IX Online Film Festival
The 2020 Phoenix FearCON Online Film Festival is the online film festival providing filmmakers and indie film fans a full film festival experience, wherever they are with its unique online destination. The Festival leverages an online video platform to support a range of films for its inaugural online destination event, launching October 16th, 2020. The 2020 Phoenix FearCON Online Film Fest provides a major media exposure. The films are seen by millions for the duration of the festival, including agents, distributors and other industry professionals. The 2020 Phoenix FearCON has an encryption system that is state-of-the-art and all films are placed on a secure server so piracy is NOT an issue. The 2020 Phoenix FearCON Online Film Festival is founded by Jim and Chris McLennan in 2006 as a physical festival/convention event that is very interactive. This year, due to the pandemic (COVID-19), we have opted not to cancel the event. Rather, offer this event to fans globally in a safe environment, just as entertaining and perhaps moreso.
About FearCON
FeaCON's mission since 2006 is to expose quality independent films to the worldwide fans of the genre. FearCON simplifies the gap between filmmakers and audiences. Winners of the FearCON are offered a Global International and Domestic distribution agreement with our partner company: Acort International over a large variety of platforms. With the dynamic of content delivery changing rapidly, filmmakers have options never before available.
For more information, please go to www.phoenixfearcon.com
