The news is finally out! My short horror film The Dead of Winter will have its world premiere at FrightFest, the UK’s biggest thriller, fantasy and horror film festival.
It will screen as part of Short Film Showcase 2, on Saturday August 26 at 10:30am. For further details and to book tickets, click here.
It’s a great start to our festival run. I’ve attended FrightFest many times over the last several years, and to screen there is a dream come true.
A classic Christmas ghost story for modern times, The Dead of Winter follows the story of Harry, who leaves a rough sleeper to die in the cold on Christmas Eve – and is haunted by a figure that may be a vengeful spirit… or his own guilty conscience.
The film stars Oliver Maltman, Christina Cole and James Swanton, and is produced by Nicci Brighten of Superbright Pictures.
The Dead of Winter was part funded by a cryptocurrency crowdraise through First Flights’ FF3 platform, with completion funding from Web3 streaming platform Entertainmint.
It’s one of the first completed projects from the emerging Film3 movement, which seeks to use decentralized Web3 technology to reshape the way films are crafted, marketed, and distributed.