Had your fill of The ABCs of Death? If, like us, that is never going to happen, you'll be pleased to learn that Ant Timpson and Tim League - in association with producer Ted Geoghegan - have selected 26 of the 541 entries for ABCs Of Death 2 (you can check out the winning entry, Robert Boocheck’s M is for Masticate here), and put them together for The ABCs of Death 1.5. The new compilation will be released digitally early this year, you can check out the occasionally cryptic titles below, followed by The ABCs of Death 2 later in the year. The full line up for the second instalment includes the work of Álex de la Iglesia, Bill Plympton, Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, Sion Sono and Vincenzo Natali. The selected shorts for The ABCs of Death 1.5 are: • Maria Ivanova’s “M is for Mastication” • Tim Rutherford and Cody Kennedy’s...
- 1/8/2014
- 24framespersecond.net
If you submitted a short film to the ABCs of Death 2 26th director challenge and your entry didn't get chosen to appear in the film, then have no fear because a second chance has been provided in the form of ABCs of Death 1.5. Everything you need to know can be found here!
From the Press Release
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel,...
From the Press Release
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel,...
- 1/8/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Drafthouse Films has officially announced ABCs of Death 1.5, a spin-off that contains 26 short films from their most recent “Search for the 26th Director” competition for ABCs of Death 2:
“New York – January 8, 2014 – Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel, in its search for an “M”, ultimately decided upon Robert Boocheck’s wildly clever “M is for Masticate.”
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League,...
“New York – January 8, 2014 – Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League announced today the 26 entries chosen to be a part of Drafthouse Films’ ABCs Of Death 1.5, a spin-off of the immensely popular Magnet Releasing anthology series.
The original 2012 film delivered 26 dark tales from the industry’s most celebrated genre directors, and its hotly-anticipated sequel hits cinemas in 2014. Both anthologies conducted a worldwide “Search for the 26th Director”, which allowed one exceptional fan-made entry to appear in each finished film. The original movie sought “T” entries – and ultimately chose Lee Hardcastle’s stop-motion animated “T is for Toilet.” The upcoming sequel, in its search for an “M”, ultimately decided upon Robert Boocheck’s wildly clever “M is for Masticate.”
Producers Ant Timpson and Tim League,...
- 1/8/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Just like they did back in 2011 with the first ABCs of Death, Magnet Releasing, Timpson Films and Drafthouse Films recently put together a competition designed to find the 26th director for the upcoming sequel ABCs of Death 2. Well-known as well as up-and-coming horror filmmakers were each given a letter of the alphabet and tasked with making a short film centering around a word that begins with that letter, with fans encouraged to submit their own films for the unclaimed letter M.
Since the launch of the contest in August, well over 500 short films were submitted from over 40 different countries, and the top twelve finalists have just been announced – six were decided by a jury while the other six made the cut based on votes from other fans.
We’ve compiled all twelve of the shorts for you below, which should only take you about a half an hour to get through.
Since the launch of the contest in August, well over 500 short films were submitted from over 40 different countries, and the top twelve finalists have just been announced – six were decided by a jury while the other six made the cut based on votes from other fans.
We’ve compiled all twelve of the shorts for you below, which should only take you about a half an hour to get through.
- 11/20/2013
- by John Squires
- FEARnet
The original ABCs of Death, comprised of 26 alphabet-themed ways to die from the biggest names in horror, invited any and all indie filmmakers from around the world to submit their own T-themed deaths – with one exceptional entry being chosen to appear in the final film. The winner of course was T is for Toilet, directed & animated by Lee Hardcastle. Now producers Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing have announced the twelve finalists in ABCs Of Death 2’s “Search for the 26th Director.” The winner will be included in 2014′s ABCs of Death 2, alongside such directors as Marcus Dunstan (The Collection), Vincenzo Natali (Splice), Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (Inside), Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), Rodney Ascher (Room 237), Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary), Steven Kostanski (Manborg), Álex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus) and Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter). The Top Twelve finalists will be...
- 11/20/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Back in August, we informed all the aspiring filmmakers out there that the filmmakers behind The ABCs of Death 2 were bringing back the contest for amateur filmmakers to become the 26th director in the long list of filmmakers on board this horror anthology sequel. Lee Hardcastle won the contest for his "T is for Toilet" segment, and this year, one lucky filmmaker will see their work hit the big screen for the letter "M." Well, the film arrives in 2014, and a winner needs to be crowned. Thankfully, the finalists have been narrowed down to just 12 filmmakers, and we've collected all of their shorts for your enjoyment below. Watch now! Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini’s M is for Mailbox Summer Johnson’s M is for Make Believe Steve Daniels’ M is for Marauder Robert Boocheck’s M is for Masticate Sean Tretta’s M is for Matchmaker Wolfgang Matzl’s...
- 11/18/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Time and money and a cast prevented me from making my own ABCs of Death 2 short (called “M is for Money”), but it didn’t stop hundreds of others from submitting their take on the letter “M” to the horror anthology produced by Ant Timpson, Tim League, and Magnet Releasing.
After combing through all the submissions, twelve finalists have finally been selected.
The competition’s twelve finalists, half of which were chosen via public vote and half by jury selection, are Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini’s “M is for Mailbox”, Summer Johnson’s “M is for Make Believe”, Steve Daniels’ “M is for Marauder”, Robert Boocheck’s “M is for Masticate”, Sean Tretta’s “M is for Matchmaker”, Wolfgang Matzl’s “M is for Meat”, BC Glassberg’s “M is for Mind Meld”, Álvaro Núñez’s “M is for Miracle”, Antonio Padovan’s “M is for Misdirection”, Mia'Kate Russell...
After combing through all the submissions, twelve finalists have finally been selected.
The competition’s twelve finalists, half of which were chosen via public vote and half by jury selection, are Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini’s “M is for Mailbox”, Summer Johnson’s “M is for Make Believe”, Steve Daniels’ “M is for Marauder”, Robert Boocheck’s “M is for Masticate”, Sean Tretta’s “M is for Matchmaker”, Wolfgang Matzl’s “M is for Meat”, BC Glassberg’s “M is for Mind Meld”, Álvaro Núñez’s “M is for Miracle”, Antonio Padovan’s “M is for Misdirection”, Mia'Kate Russell...
- 11/18/2013
- by Brad McHargue
- DreadCentral.com
Why Watch? To celebrate The ABCs of Death 2‘s search for the second 26th director, we’re posting 13 contest entries for 13 days. All of which start with M is for. Today’s is Make Believe from Summer Johnson. Through the eyes of little children, eh? This sweet, innocent tale is deeply horrifying. As it opens, we meet a broken, bloodied man(?) just as two little girls playing dress up discover him and decide to patch him up. It’s like Misery with good intentions. Robust in its imagination, it features some excellent makeup effects, but relies more on a fist-clenching sense of helplessness to produce its magic. Truly outstanding work. What Will It Cost? Around 3 minutes Vote for M is for Make Believe here. A New Short Film Every Weekday...
- 11/7/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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