The Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Festival™

The Hollywood Film Festival® will mark its triumphant return to the state-of-art Arclight Theatres in Hollywood for a ninth annual, weeklong series of screenings, competitions, awards, and other unique festivities.

The HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL announces its alliance with FILM THREAT and Chris Gore, as well as this year's special focus on celebrating Genre Cinema.

"We are honored to have Chris Gore and Film Threat joining us, so that we can recognize the great film contribution of genre filmmakers to the past, present and future of cinema by showcasing their work at the HOLLYWOOD HORROR, SCI-FI and FANTASY FESTIVAL™," festival founder Carlos de Abreu said.

The Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Festival™ is comprised of the HOLLYWOOD HORROR, SCI-FI and FANTASY SHOWCASE™, which will be featuring both films from emerging filmmakers and film masters, and special events and parties that will celebrate and honor genre filmmaking and it will take place during the Hollywood Film Festival — October 24, 25 and 26.

"Film festivals have always been very supportive of alternative and fringe indies. Unfortunately, genre films of the sci-fi, fantasy and horror genre often get left out of festival programs. How will we discover the next Peter Jackson if festivals do not support young filmmakers who create fantastic visions? Teaming with Carlos de Abreu and the Hollywood Film Festival will be a great way to showcase the best new work from indie genre filmmakers. I am ecstatic that Film Threat will be involved in the selection process and helping get this next generation of filmmakers much needed exposure," said Film Threat founder, Chris Gore.

"The Hollywood Film Festival is very proud of its diverse programming. In the past, our premieres have included films from DreamWorks, Lions Gate Films, Miramax and Paramount Classics, among other distributors, and quality films from independent producers from all over the world," de Abreu concluded.

Last year's festival was a smashing success, attracting over 25,000 movie goers and saw extensive coverage in all the major local and national publications, including "USA Today," "The New York Times," "Los Angeles Times," "People," "The Hollywood Reporter," "Daily Variety," " Screen International," "US Weekly" and "Newsweek," and was seen on national broadcasts of "Access Hollywood," "Entertainment Tonight," E! Entertainment," "Extra," ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and FOX.
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Hollywood Film Festival®: October 22-27, 2008CALL FOR ENTRIES Submissions are accepted monthly. SUBMIT NOW. DO NOT WAIT. The International Film Festival Submission System

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ABOUT FILM THREAT
Film Threat is the number one destination on the Internet for consumers seeking an alternate take about mainstream movies as well as stories on independent and underground cinema. An Internet presence since 1996, Film Threat ranks in the top one-half-percent of web sites on the Internet, according to Alexa.com. Film Threat was founded by in 1985 by Chris Gore as an underground fanzine based in Detroit. Film Threat was recently named one of the top five web sites about film by the "Wall Street Journal."

ABOUT CHRIS GORE
Chris Gore has built a solid reputation as the hilariously honest and down-to-earth founder of the legendary Film Threat (http://www.filmthreat.com). In addition to running Film Threat, Chris Gore is the author of "The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide" and is host of "Ultimate Film Fanatic" on the Independent Film Channel. Recently, Chris wrote and produced his first feature, the upcoming comedy "My Big Fat Independent Movie". He can be found on the web at: http://www.chrisgore.com