Newest Horror Suspense Feature From Black Fawn Films To Be Screened At Cannes Film Festival Thursday May 15 At 9:30am In Palais D.
CANNES (May 12, 2014) - From the team responsible for the festival hit Antisocial, Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films comes their newest horror-suspense feature The Drownsman which makes its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in a screening to take place Thursday May 15 at 9:30am in Palais D. The screening follows on the heels of the unveiling earlier this month of The Drownsman first official teaser poster and the just-released trailer for the film, both of which were introduced to rave reviews.
Directed by Chad Archibald (Neverlost, Ejecta), The Drownsman echoes the legendary era of horror movie making when films such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween and Hellraiser haunted movie theatres everywhere.
After almost drowning in a lake, Madison finds herself bound to a life of fear. Unable to describe what happened to her during the moments she was underwater, Madison begins to develop hydrophobia: an abnormal fear of water. Crippled by her post trauma, Madison attempts to shut out the world around her, but her fear intensifies when she begins to be haunted by the vision of an evil figure. After watching her struggle for over a year, Madisons four friends stage an intervention in a desperate attempt to help. In doing so, they accidentally open a floodgate to a dark place where none of them are safe. As Madison and her friends dive deeper into the dark history of the evil that haunts them, they're dragged one by one to a horrifying place where they may never return.
We set out to make a film that created a new supernatural villain like the classic horror films of Clive Barker and Wes Craven, something that has become rare in the horror industry over the last decade, explains writer/director Chad Archibald. Similar to Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers, Pinhead and Jason Voorhees, we wanted to create a villain with a rich history and a juicy hook that could ignite some fandom amongst genre fans.
Lightning is certain to strike twice with The Drownsman which follows Breakthrough Entertainment's first successful collaborative effort with Black Fawn for Antisocial which has been snapped up by key territories worldwide, said Peter Williamson, Executive Producer and Partner with Breakthrough Entertainment.
Breakthrough Entertainment is handling worldwide distribution for the film, and also serves as Executive Producer.
The Drownsman is a production of Black Fawn Films. Breakthrough Entertainment is Executive Producer. Directed by Chad Archibald (Neverlost, Ejecta). Written by Cody Calahan (Antisocial) and Chad Archibald. Starring Michelle Mylett (Antisocial), Caroline Korycki, Gemma Bird Matheson, Sydney Kondruss, Clare Bastable and in the horrifying title role, Ry Barrett (Neverlost, Kingdom Come, If A Tree Falls). Produced by Christopher Giroux (Antisocial, Dead All Night) and Chad Archibald. Executive Producers of the film are Peter Williamson, Ira Levy, Nat Abraham and Michael McGuigan.
Sales of The Drownsman is being handled by Breakthrough Entertainment in booth L rins R-6 and the company's Executive Vice President, Feature Films, Tim Brown.
About Breakthrough Entertainment: Headquartered in Toronto, Breakthrough Entertainment Inc. (BEI) is a world class studio, being a leading global producer and distributor of acclaimed primetime comedy and drama series, as well as factual entertainment, documentaries, television movies, feature films, family entertainment and children's animation. As one of Canada's largest television production and distribution companies, BEI has licensed programs to major broadcasters in over 200 territories. With a catalogue of over 3000 half-hours of programming, the company handles distribution as well as worldwide pre-sales, co-productions and third-party acquisitions. In addition to its dedicated program development, production and distribution divisions, Breakthrough's digital media division ranks among one of the industry's most respected producers of high quality digital entertainment including ebooks, webisodes and online and mobile games.
Web: www.breakthroughentertainment.com Twitter: @breakthru_ent
About Black Fawn Films: Black Fawn Films, created in 2008, is a Canadian Independent Film Production house dedicated to bringing together amazing Canadian talent to produce high concept films and television. With 17 features (Antisocial, Neverlost, Bounty Hunters) and over 125 music videos (Theory of a Deadman, City & Colour, Megadeth) under their belt, Black Fawn Films has become a staple in the Canadian and international film and music video industries.Web: www.blackfawnfilms.com Twitter: @BlackFawnFilms
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Newest Horror Suspense Feature From Black Fawn Films To Be Screened At Cannes Film Festival Thursday May 15 At 9:30am In Palais D.
