In the Official Selections for the category BEST SCREENPLAY of The Optical Festival 2017 fall under short films Others like you and The Defiler. The titles of the horror feature films, on the other hand, are as follows: Vilsen, Get my gun and Charismata.
Below is the detailed list of the above five works competing for the award BEST SCREENPLAY:
Others like you (Italy - 2017) by Eugenio Villani. Others like you is a short film in the drama/horror genre that deals with the theme of motherhood.
Plot: Ester (Antoinette Bello) is a woman who desperately wants to become a mother. Following surgery, however, she is diagnosed as infertile. The desire to conceive a child thus becomes an obsession and Ester begins to hope for a miracle. A positive pregnancy test restores her hope but Dr. Greta (Agnese Nano) is convinced that her patient is not expecting.
The names of the actors: Antonietta Bello, Nathalie Bernardi, Alessia Pratolongo, Melissa Ghezzo and Tiziana Catalano. The film's screenplay is by Raffaele Palazzo. Also in the cast is Agnese Nano, an Italian actress known for her performances in TV series and film roles.
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The Defiler (Finland - 2016) by Artturi Olavi Rostén (Väkevä Hiki).
This homage to 1980s action and horror cinema features Greta "The Defiler" (Diana Ball), a woman making her way among the shady individuals who populate an evil and seedy city. Guiding her on a bloody path is a pure feeling.
The cast includes Diana Ball, Sara Koiranen, Markus Harjula, Tito Tuononen, Daniil Kozlov, Sini Sandman, Junani Pennala, Tomi Tuominen, Toni Kandelin, Pyry Sopenlehto, Joonatan Järvinen, Kristian Aho, and Petri Aulin.
Special effects are by Minja Tuomisalo, Ari Savonen and Johanna Tuominen.
The soundtrack was created by Tatu Aittamaa, Teemu Kilkki, Anton Froloff, Asko Lintunen, Kalle Rantakallio, Juuso Peltola, and Karo von Rutenhjelm.
The screenplay, on the other hand, is by Aku Salminen.
The Defiler is also competing in the categories "Best Cinematography", "Best Music" e "Best Special Effects“.
The board of The Defiler on iHORRORdb.
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Vilsen (Sweden - 2016) by Rasmus Tirzitis. The story of this supernatural detective story with horror overtones focuses on Detective Lidman (Göran Sjögren). The man is facing the most difficult task of his career, which is to solve a series of murders committed during rituals in the city of Gothenburg. The search, however, will drag the policeman and his sidekick Gabriella (Alexandra Zetterberg) into a dark world where anything can happen.
In the cast: Göran Sjögren, Alexandra Zetterberg, Yohanna Idha, Kjell Wilhelmsen, Christian Kinell, Johan Gry, Lars Väringer, Margareta Strand, Alexandra Alegren, Christoffer Aro, Ralf Beck, Milla Bergh, Urban Bergsten, Erik Bolin, and Stefan Cronwall.
The screenplay is by Omar Fye.
Vilsen is the winner of the category "Best Screenplay" at the DarkVeins Horror Fest 2017.
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Get my Gun (USA - 2017) by Brian Darwas. The director co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Cerchietta. This is a revenge thriller/horror that starts with drama and reaches crazy, desperate horror touches.
Plot: After an innocent prank, Amanda (Kate Hoffman) finds herself pregnant but also loses her job. Making matters worse is a psychotic stalker who will stop at nothing to take possession of the child the woman is carrying.
Jennifer Cerchietta's name is also part of the film's production.
In the cast: Kate Hoffman, Rosanne Rubino, William Jousset, Christy Casey, Jacqueline Guillen, Wayne Gurman, Katherine Getz, and Rew Starr.
The board of Get my Gun on iHORRORdb.
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Charismata (UK - 2017) written and directed by Andy Collier and Toor Mian. Charismata is a horror film that borders on Satanism and features Detective Rebecca Faraway (Sarah Beck Mather), a fragile woman struggling to fit in with the local police department. Complicating matters will be her interest in investigating a series of heinous ritual murders. Lost in a vortex studded with death and occultism, Rebecca will struggle to see reality with clear eyes.
The cast includes: Sarah Beck Mather, Jamie Satterthwaite, Johnny Vivash, Andonis Anthony, David J. Peel, Ross Mullan, Nicole O'Neill, Ethan Chapples, Sean Knopp, Dean Roberts, and Ryan Spong. The film is produced by Loose Canon Films.
The photography of Charismata Is edited by Fernando Ruiz.
Charismata is also competing in the category "Best Cinematography“.
The board of Charismata on iHORRORdb.
