Something Wicked Film Festival’s 2020 event will be
completely online due to the current situation we find ourselves in post COVID-19
quarantine.
All of us here at SWFF decided
not to postpone our event but to embrace the current times and continue
bringing independent film-makers and outlet from which their films can be
seen.
This year’s event will be
different as all of our “official selections” will be available in one place
from August 7-9, 2020!
My team and I are working on the website (which will be
linked through our Main Website at
www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com)
as we speak in order for audiences to be able to view all the films from one
location all day throughout the weekend.
But once the weekend is over all the films will disappear and you’ll
have to see them at a different film festival so make sure to purchase your
tickets and spend all weekend in bed or on the couch watching some amazing
films.
We have an amazing selection of films from returning
film-maker’s including the feature TEACHER SHORTAGE from director Troy
Escamilla (MRS. CLAUS) and Jax Price with his latest horror short PINE.
We also have some amazing features for
audiences this year from the German fantasy musical REEL ME and the fantasy
troll film UNDER CONTROLL, to name a few.
This year I’d like to highlight our fan film selection which includes the
Stephen King based film WILLA and even a couple Star Wars fan films DROID STORY
and THE PATH OG THE GREYS and two new shorts from film-maker Chris R. Notarile
with DOMINO and TYPHOID MARY (based on Marvel Comic book characters).
This is just a few of the films on display
this year including our regular horror, animation, experimental, sci-fi, and
fantasy selections.
We want to ensure that even though
this will be an online event, that audiences still get an amazing experience including
Live panel discussions and film-maker interviews including other Live Special
Events!
Tickets for this year’s event
will be sold through Film Freeway (
https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival/tickets)
or through Ticket Leap
(something-wicked-film-festival.ticketleap.com/something-wicked-film-festival/)
so make sure to purchase your tickets for the event. Once you purchase tickets you will be emailed
a PASSWORD that will allow you access to the all the films (so if you don’t get
an email from us with that PASSWORD a week before the event please make sure to
contact us).
Also, remember to continue supporting indie films
and film-makers!
Something
Wicked Film Festival prides itself on representing some of the most diverse
storytellers out there and some of this filmmakers see the art and story of
film can be made challenging and more cryptic while also telling a story for
audiences. These films are included in
our Experimental category. These films
challenge audiences and make them think about things in an amore abstract
manner that when done adequately can leave the audience with the feeling of
being intellectually, psychologically, and metaphorically challenged.
Now, as a
filmmaker myself, I have never crafted an experimental film, but I’ve always
admired the filmmakers that have chosen this sub-genre to practice their artistic
craft. I have to admit that some films
do in fact challenge me as an audience member while others I immediately get
(the far few are those that are so abstract as I can see any redeeming quality in
storytelling, technique, or general artistic merit). 
This year we
are only showcasing four experimental shorts in our program. These are the very best of what was submitted
to us this year, but each have their own unique story to tell. Filmmaker Emma Penaz Eisner’s “Beth’s Three O’Clock
with Dr. Harlow” is a film that has screened in film festivals all over the
world and we are excited to be bringing it to our event this year. Andrew Huggins who has produced many short
films in all genres brings to us “Reditus Domum,” a very visually engaging film
that is sure to keep eyes glued to the screen.
Our last two experimental films both come from Germany! Andre Carvalho’s “The Great Parody” has to do
with a director who dreams about selling his soul for fame while Berthold Bock’s
“Colonna” is a very lyrical film where past and present commingle.
Although these
are the only experimental shorts that we are screening this year, we hope that come
August 7-9, 2020 you’ll join us at SWFF for our Online Festival Event where you
will be able to enjoy these and all the other amazing shorts and features
screening at our event. Tickets are on
sale now through Film Freeway (https://filmfreeway.com/somethingwickedfilmfestival/tickets)
and Ticket Leap (something-wicked-film-festival.ticketleap.com/something-wicked-film-festival/).
For more info on everything during our
event go to www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com
