Coming Home In The Dark : Festival Appearances
Coming Home In The Dark already had it’s world premiere at Sundance Film Festival back in January. Since then it’s been added to a number of film festival line-ups around the world. We don’t want you to lose track of things and that’s why we decided to create a festival appearances post. This one will be updated as we get more news. Watch out for your country to hopefully be added to the list.
(Editor’s Note – this article is no longer being updated as we no longer have a contributor covering Daniel and his work. If you wish to apply to fill that role, you can find an application form here.)
Upcoming Events
to be continued…
Past Events
Fantasy Filmfest (Germany)
The Fantasy Filmfest, short FFF, is an international genre film festival held annually around September in major German cities: Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart and Nuremberg.
The program for the major cities is available now. You can check it out here.
When? October 17th – November 7th
Tickets
You can book a festival pass or buy a single ticket. The latter won’t be available for sale until 10 days before the festival.
For more details, please check out the website here.
Sitges Film Festival (Spain)
The Sitges Film Festival is a Spanish film festival and one of the world’s foremost international festivals specializing in fantasy and horror films.
Where? Sitges, Spain
Screenings:
1. Friday, 8th October at 1:45PM CET (Tramuntana Meliá Sitges)
2. Saturday, 9th October at 11PM CET (Auditori Meliá Sitges)
3. Tuesday, 12th October at 11PM CET (Prado)
For more details, please check out the website here.
Arrow Video FrightFest (UK)
FrightFest, also known as Arrow Video FrightFest is an annual film festival held in London running five days over the UK late August Bank Holiday weekend. The first event was held in 2000.
When? Friday, 27th August at 11.05 & 11.20 PM
Where? Cineworld Leicester Square London
Arrow Video FrightFest (Digital)
When? Thursday, 2nd September at 8.30PM
This program will broadcast live September 2nd from 9:30 pm to 11:08 pm MESZ. You will not be able to pause or rewind and you cannot access the show once the broadcast ends. You can buy your ticket here.
Fantasia International Film Festival (Canada)
Fantasia International Film Festival is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. It is valued by both hardcore genre film fans, and distributors, who take advantage of the eclectic line up to select domestic and international films for release across North America.
When? August 5th – August 25th
You’ll be able to watch Coming Home In The Dark on demand.
Please note that the screening is only open for Canadian viewers only.
For more details, please check out the website here.
Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world.
Australian Premiere and Q&A with director James Ashcroft and actor Erik Thomson in attendance.
When? Friday 6 August at 9:15pm
Where? Hoyts Melbourne Central
Q&A Screening
When? Saturday 7 August at 9:00pm
Where? Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn
Online
When? Friday 6 August at 9:00am
For more details, please check out the website here.
PS: COMING HOME IN THE DARK will release in cinemas nationally on 9 September 2021
HÕFF Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (Estonia)
The Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) is an independent festival focusing of screening best films from the darker side of cinema from fantasy to horror, forgotten classics, filmmaker and country retrospectives, extreme films and celebrated guests in the unique setting of Estonia, a small country in northern Europe between Sweden, Finland and Russia.
When? Saturday, 14th August at 4:00 PM
Where? Haapsalu Kultuurikeskus
For more details, please check out the website here.
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Korea)
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Switzerland)
The only festival in Switzerland dedicated to fantasy and its related genres, the NIFFF has a strong and unique identity. Its original approach of the kind ensures the quality and the international prestige of its programming.
Screenings
First screening: 03.07, Open Air, 00:45
Second screening: 05.07, Passage 1, 22:00
Third screening: 08.07, Rex, 22:00
If you need some more information about the different screenings, please check out the program here.
Pass / Single Tickets
Festival Pass: With the FESTIVAL PASS, you can book a seat for the films of your choice. It is a personal pass that cannot be passed on to someone else. One seat can be booked for each screening. Bookings can be made as soon as the ticket office opens. You cannot access a screening if you have not booked your seat. Be aware that if you have not taken your seat when the movie starts, your ticket will be made available for purchase by anyone.
VOD Festival Pass: The VOD FESTIVAL PASS allows you to watch the films of your choice at home. This subscription is personal and non-transferable. For each film, it is mandatory to reserve a seat. The seats can be reserved as soon as the ticket office opens.
Milwaukee Film Festival (USA)
Milwaukee Film is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to entertaining, educating, and engaging our community through cinematic experiences. The 13th annual Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, will be held in spring. Passes for access to all virtual screenings are on sale now.
All films are available only to viewers within the U.S., and due to regulations from film distributors, a few titles will be restricted to viewers in Wisconsin only. Those films are clearly marked in the film descriptions.
Available until: 5/20/21 11:59 PM
Where: Wisconsin only
Need some more info on how to watch the films? Click here to get all the info you need on how, when, and where to watch Coming Home In The Dark!
Calgary Underground Film Festival (Canada)
The 18th Calgary Underground Film Festival will be an online event. Most film selections will be available to stream on-demand between April 23 – May 2, 2021 with a few exceptions where the film must be watched at a set-time or during a limited window. Tickets for online films will go on sale on April 7. Drive-in screenings will take place from June 3-5 and tickets for those will go on sale at a later date.
First Screening: Saturday, 24th April at 7:00PM MDT
Second Screening: Tuesday, 27th April at 7:00PM MDT
Director James Ashcroft will participate in a live Q&A on Saturday, April 24.
Closed captioning is available for this film.
More information here.
Cleveland International Film Festival (US)
The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was first held in 1977, showing eight films over a period of eight weeks at the Cedar Lee Theatre. It has since grown and in 2019 consisted of 213 feature films and 237 short films from 71 countries, and over 105,000 in attendance.
2021 will mark the 45th year for the CIFF and this time it’s all virtual. Tickets are on sale now and it’s available to watch anywhere in the US until April 20th.
With the exception of Scheduled Screenings, all CIFF45 Streams, films and short programs will be available for on demand streaming at 11:00 AM ET on April 8, 2021 through 11:59 PM ET on April 20, 2021 on a first come, first served basis, until a film sells out.
Please Note: All CIFF45 Streams films and short programs have a 48-hour redemption window in which you can stream the film or short program as well as any accompanying bonus content. Your 48-hour viewing window begins when you click “Play” on the film.
More information here.
Imagine Film Festival (The Netherlands)
The Imagine Film Festival is an annual film festival in Amsterdam. The festival aims to acquaint both film lovers and the general public with a selection of historical and recent films from genres such as knowledge fantasy, horror and science fiction.
It will take place from April 7 to April 17. You can access it on your own screen within the Netherlands. However, Talkshows and Panels are available to watch outside the Netherlands.
More information here.
Tickets and passes on sale March 24, 2021.
- Regular Ticket: 8,00€
- 5×5 Ticket: 25,00€
- 4-Eyes-Ticket: 12,00€
Premiere: 15th April at 7:30PM (GMT+1)
Sundance Film Festival (US)
In 2021, the Sundance Film Festival offered an online platform featuring seven days of premieres, events, artist talks, and cutting-edge XR exhibitions. In addition, they cooperated with independent cinema communities across the U.S. and beyond to safely host in-person events.
The Sundance Film Festival took place from January 28 to February 3 and one was able to access it on their own screen within the US.
Premiere: 31st January at 6:00AM (GMT+1)
Second Screening: 1st February at 4:00AM (GMT+1)
Have you checked out our review for Coming Home In The Dark already? Click here if you’d like to know more.
Spoiler: Coming Home In The Dark isn’t for the faint of heart. Be careful.
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