In the Official Selections for the category BEST TRASH SHORT FILM of The Optical Theatre Film Festival 2017 fall four short films: Just Justice III KungFu Karate Annihilator, DaemonRunner, Sleazy Pete and The Defiler.
Below is the detailed list of the above five works competing for the award BEST TRASH SHORT FILM:
Just Justice III KungFu Karate Annihilator (Spain - 2016), produced, written and directed by Rafa Dengrá. Just Justice III KungFu Karate Annihilator is a hilarious short film in the action/horror/comedy genre peppered with abundant splatter and gore sequences.
Plot: Year 1984. Violent murderous punk gangs now rule the world. To put an end to the crime, some scientists will create a nuclear weapon and then send it into the future i.e. 1988.
In the cast of Just Justice III KungFu Karate Annihilator: Raúl Delacruz, Rafa Dengrá, Oscar Sanjuan, Andres Rebollo, Carlos Prieto, Renko Sarita, Mayka Dengrá, and Antonio Munoz.
The board of Just Justice III KungFu Karate Annihilator on iHORRORdb.
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DaemonRunner (Australia - 2017) by Kiah Roache-Turner (Wirmwood - Road of the Dead).
Plot: A group of demon hunters will deal with a possessed girl. To save the girl they will use a killer technology that can send the demon possessing her back to hell.
The film's screenplay was co-written by the director himself along with Tristan Roache-Turner. Special effects are by Nick Nicolaou, Paul Katte and Lisa Cotterill.
In the cast of DaemonRunner: Catherine Terracini, Alex Jewson, Carmel Rose, Nandalie Campbell Killick and Cain Thompson.
DaemonRunner is also competing in the categories "Best Director" (Kiah Roache-Turner) and "Best Special Effects“.
The board of DaemonRunner on iHORRORdb.
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Sleazy Pete (Canada - 2017) by Frank Appache. This is a hilarious post-apocalyptic horror/splatter.
The story stars Sleazy Pete (Jayy Ferst) who, together with his new toxic colleague, will try to end crime with a massive dose of violence. Drugs, blood and death in the name of the Church.
The cast includes Jayy Ferst, Noah Coderre, Yannick Lemos, Buck Delaney, David Arbec, Sergio Dos Santos, Sean Bexton, Sébastien Crête, Camille Monette, Vanessa Kneale, Julien Sayegh, and Gabriel Gagnon St-Amand. The screenplay is also by Frank Appache.
The music is by Maxime Fortin and Mathieu Lobry.
Sleazy Pete is also competing in the category "Best Music“.
The board of Sleazy Pete on iHORRORdb.
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The Defiler (Finland - 2016) by Artturi Olavi Rostén.
This ode to 1980s action and horror cinematography features Greta "The Defiler" (Diana Ball), a ruthless assassin who makes her way through the evil and seedy city scattering corpses everywhere. Guiding her on this bloody path is an innocent and pure feeling.
The cast includes Diana Ball, Sara Koiranen, Sini Sandman, Tito Tuononen, Junani Pennala, Tomi Tuominen, Markus Harjula, Daniil Kozlov, Pyry Sopenlehto, Joonatan Järvinen, Toni Kandelin, Kristian Aho, and Petri Aulin. The screenplay for the film is by Aku Salminen while the cinematography is by Esa Jussila.
The music was made by Tatu Aittamaa, Anton Froloff, Teemu Kilkki, Asko Lintunen, Juuso Peltola, Kalle Rantakallio, and Karo von Rutenhjelm.
The Defiler is also competing in the categories "Best Director“, “Best Screenplay", "Best Cinematography", "Best Special Effects" e "Best Music“.
The board of The Defiler on iHORRORdb.
