FESTIVALS: The Book of Birdie to Screen at BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVALS

Announcing our North American 

BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL TO CLOSE WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF THE MESMERIZING, ALL-FEMALE CASTED THE BOOK OF BIRDIE
THE BOOK OF BIRDIE

UK | 2017 | 90 min | Dir. Elizabeth E. Schuch

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

First-time director Elizabeth E. Schuch impressively blends psychological horror, whimsical fantasy, and feminist ideals in one-of-a-kind THE BOOK OF BIRDIE. Shy and fragile teenager Birdie’s unusual hallucinations, dark obsessions and fascination with blood are triggered as she’s forced into a remote convent and faced with what her fate will be.

Read the full announcement here on ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

MARKETS: THE BOOK OF BIRDIE @ CANNES 2017 // REEL SUSPECTS

REEL SUSPECTS is rolling out sales for  THE BOOK OF BIRDIE at the Marche du Film at Cannes 2017.

Specializing in art house and genre, Reel Suspects are based in Paris, headed by Matteo Lovadina.

Meet the REEL SUSPECTS team at Riviera E3 
from 17-24 of May. 
You can see their full lineup here.

AWARDS: THE BOOK OF BIRDIE WINS 'BEST FEATURE FILM' AT STRANGER WITH MY FACE

For the fifth year in a row, Hobart’s quaint Peacock Theatre in Salamanca Place was overrun with female filmmakers and audiences primed for horror and genre movies with a focus on women’s perspectives. Co-founded by young Tasmanian filmmakers Briony Kidd and Rebecca Thomson, and largely volunteer-run, The Stranger With My Face International Film Festival (4 – 7 May)http://www.strangerwithmyface.com/ is a unique event that’s far more than a girlie horror fan club. It’s a festival that combines screenings of new work by local and international genre filmmakers, as well as retrospectives, networking events, and an invitation-only mentoring program (The Attic Lab) designed to actually midwife new films into the world by pairing emerging talents with established guests.

Voted one of the Top 5 Coolest Women’s Film Festivals in the world by Movie Maker Magazine in 2013, SWMFIFF has grown in scope and confidence, while retaining its intimate and cosy Tassie vibe. With just one big screen, this is the kind of festival where you can meet every other audience member and visiting filmmaker either in the cinema or at the bar. And, transcending its initial brief to feature horror, the program is now designed to have something for everyone – from hardcore horror to gentle, dreamy ghost stories, uncanny thrillers, and the odd comedic bloodbath thrown in.

Read more here

On closing night of the festival, THE BOOK OF BIRDIE was awarded 'Best Feature Film.'

We were thrilled to participate in this year's festival!

Award winners and guests: Director Gaylene Preston, Cinematographer Sandi Sissel,
Director Kaitlin Tinker,  Director Elizabeth E Schuch

FESTIVALS: 'The Book of Birdie' STRANGER WITH MY FACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING

THE BOOK OF BIRDIE has it's Australian Premiere tonight!

7.30 Peacock Cinema 

Salamanca Arts Centre

HOBART TASMANIA

FESTIVALS: The Book of Birdie to OPEN FANTASPOA

THE BOOK OF BIRDIE will be the opening night featured film of the 2017 FANTASPOA FILM FESTIVAL in Porto Alegre, Brazil.   

Lead actress ILIRIDA MEMEDOVSKI, director ELIZABETH E SCHUCH, and co-writer/costumer ANAMI TARA SHUCART will be on hand for the screening. The 2017 Edition of FANTASPOA opens on the 19th of May.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: Created in 2005, Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre was the pioneer festival dedicated to bringing fantastic films to Brazil. Over its 12 years, Fantaspoa has become the biggest genre festival in Latin America and the main film event in the city of Porto Alegre and is now a reference for several artists as one of the most convivial festival experiences and a great window of exhibition for fantastic films in Brazil.