Nightmares Film Festival (Oct. 24 to 27), the world’s top-ranked genre fest on FilmFreeway, today announced ALTER, the new horror brand from global studio Gunpowder & Sky, will attend the event live with a first-look deal to acquire new films.
“Gunpowder and Sky is a tastemaking, trend-setting studio with a tradition of both acquiring and producing genre gems,” said festival co-founder Chris Hamel. “Their approach is a perfect fit with our #BetterHorror program, and we couldn’t be happier to have them aboard for Nightmares 19.”
As part of the agreement, staff will attend Nightmares Film Festival live, where they will meet with filmmakers and screenwriters and evaluate selections for possible acquisition by the studio under its horror short imprint, ALTER, or sci-fi shorts brand, Dust.
While they’re there, the Gunpowder & Sky/ALTER staff also will participate on a panel to share an inside look at acquisitions and distribution with attending filmmakers.
“We have been watching the program at Nightmares since it began in 2016, and it is consistently among the best in the world,” said Sophie Carroll, ALTER’s head of programming. “We knew we wanted to be part of the event, and we’re thrilled to be attending in 2019.”
Nightmare Film Festival has been called one of the world’s best horror film festivals by every major genre outlet. For 30 months running, it has been the world’s top-rated genre festival on the submission platform FilmFreeway.
Nightmares returns to Columbus, Ohio’s Gateway Film Center with its 2019 edition October 24 to 27.
