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Indie Rights has acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Vincent,” the atmospheric arthouse dark comedy from Australian filmmaker Alan King, it was revealed on the sidelines of Hong Kong FilMart.

The film, which King both directed and stars in as the troubled writer Vincent Tremblay, follows a protagonist who retreats to an isolated location to complete his first novel, only to encounter a mysterious powerful force that disrupts his solitude.

“With ‘Vincent,’ it was my intention for the line between reality and fantasy to be never clearly defined,” King explains. “Many of the events and themes in the film’s narrative serve as metaphoric representations of addiction, isolation, mental health, friendships, family, social prejudices and concepts of identity.”

The film features a cast including Christopher Kirby, Mercia Deane-Johns (“Last Cab to Darwin”), Greg Fleet (“Wolf Creek”) and Zoe Bertram (“Under the Lighthouse Dancing”), with newcomers Bill Evans and Paree Brar rounding out the ensemble.

Clockwise from top left: Cornel Ozies, Hollie Fifer, Ian Darling and Santilla Chingaipe.

Eight established and emerging filmmakers will each create a 3 to 5-minute documentary with a focus on the performing arts during the challenging time of Covid-19.

Entitled voxdocs, it’s an initiative from the Shark Island Institute headed by filmmaker and philanthropist Ian Darling and Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf), in association with the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

They are Maya Newell; Hollie Fifer (The Opposition); Ian Darling; Santilla Chingaipe (Black as Me); Alex Wu (winner of the Dendy Award for Best Australian Live-Action Short Film at the 2020 Sydney Film Festival for Idol); Tamara Whyte (this year’s recipient of the inaugural Centralised Daf Fellowship); Maria Tran; and Cornel Ozies (Our Law).

Their subjects include a young Tongan-Australian woman whose body still remembers the dance routine of her first big show before it was cancelled due to...

The Australian zombie comedy, Me and My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse (Mamm), is heading to North America next month! Starring three of Australia’s biggest comedians — Jim Jefferies, Alex Williamson, and Greg Fleet — Me and My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse will be released on July 5, 2016 on DVD, VOD, and Digital channels throughout U.S. and Canada by Lightyear Entertainment. The film follows three blue-collar Australian …

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Me And My Mates Vs. The Zombie Apocalypse sets masculine-driven comedy to an apocalyptic backdrop, where beer-guzzling Aussies dish about wanking, toss around insults and make inappropriate jokes in the face of certain death. Case and point: naked chicks run away from walkers/runners while their breasts bounce chaotically, as two paintball dudes hornily leer instead of offering help. What, the apocalypse can be sexy!

Writer/Director Declan Shrubb’s cheeky sophomore feature certainly doesn’t care about being politically correct (hence Jim Jefferies’ casting), but this focus on T-and-a comedy sometimes forgets to construct horror scenarios geared towards learned genre fans. Laughter isn’t the issue here – it’s whether you’ll be able to stomach a tremendously lax attempt at gory, over-the-top infection horror.

Shrubb’s doomsday hangout takes place in a telecommunications building where three workers are holed up. Joel (Jim Jefferies) and Darryl (Alex Williamson) prep...

Want to win a signed DVD copy of the zombie horror comedy Me and My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse courtesy of your friends at Daily Dead? If so, then continue reading today's Horror Highlights! Also: a look at preview pages and cover artwork from the comic Prometheus: Life and Death #2 and details on the foreign distribution rights for Death Camp.

Contest – Win a DVD copy of Me and My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse signed by actor Alex Williamson:

Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) DVD copy of Me and My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse signed by actor Alex Williamson.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Me and My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on July 11th. This contest...

Before Daniel Falicki’s Accidental Exorcist is released this Friday, check out three clips from the film! Also in today’s Highlights: a new clip from Me and My Mates Vs. The Zombie Apocalypse and DVD / Digital HD release details for Model Hunger.

Watch Three Clips from Accidental Exorcist: “All Richard really wants is to finish his book but fate dealt him a very strange hand – he is a natural born Exorcist. In fact, he is the best there ever was and with possessions on the rise across the city, he’s booked solid. Reluctantly, he faces the fact that performing exorcisms is the only thing he’s truly good at even though it’s wearing him down and making his life utterly miserable. Case after case, he stares evil incarnate in the face, taking on satanic forces to help those in need. However, he soon finds his power...

When Sam shows up at your door, usually your luck has officially run out, but Mezco Toyz’s Sam doll is an exception to that rule. Accompanying Sam in today’s Horror Highlights, we have a new clip from Me and My Mates Vs. The Zombie Apocalypse, a trailer for the short film Bad Acid, and Echoes graphic novel cover art and release details.

Mezco Toyz’s Trick ‘R Treat Doll: From Mezco Toyz: “He may look like a child dressed for trick or treating, but Sam is the personification of Halloween itself.

Straight from the film Trick ‘r Treat comes Sam, the enforcer of the rules of Halloween. Beneath his apparently innocent scarecrow mask is his misshapen, demonic head. Part pumpkin, part supernatural being, Sam shows no mercy to those who show disrespect to his holiday.

Sam comes complete with his infamous and mysterious sack and his deadly oversized lollipop.

For Jessica (Juliana Harkavy), the last shift at the precinct may be her final shift. Daily Dead is holding a contest for Anthony Diblasi’s Last Shift, and two lucky winners will receive one Blu-ray copy of the film. Also in today’s Horror Highlights: Kickstarter details for Burial Plots and a trailer / release news for the Australian zombie comedy, Me and My Mates vs. the Zombie Apocalypse.

Last Shift Blu-ray Contest – Prize Details: (2) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Last Shift.

How to Enter: For a chance to win, email contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Last Shift Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am Est on April 26th. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Only one entry per household will be accepted.

Australian indie feature Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse has opened theatrically across the country using a combination of the Tugg screening-on-demand platform and Monster Fest.s fright night screenings.

The film has opened in six states to largely sell-out crowds and has secured the second largest Tugg screening in Australia.

The film has used social media to gather its support using a tiny fraction of the usual marketing spend..

Beginning with a record breaking indiegogo campaign the filmmakers went on to cast Alex Williamson in the main role..

Williamson is an online comedian with a social media reach in the millions as .The Loosest Aussie Bloke Ever...

Jim Jefferies, who found fame in the Us with his TV show, Legit, co-stars in the film. Australian comedian, Greg Fleet is the third lead. It is hoped he will attract an older audience.

The film has been picked up...

Plonk, a satirical look at the trials and tribulations of making a serious wine show, screened on Eleven last year after premiering on YouTube.

Now there.s a second series of six-half episodes which will premiere on Svod service Stan in June.

Produced by One Stone Pictures and ITV Studios Australia, the comedy stars The Chaser.s Chris Taylor, Joshua Tyler and creator/co-executive producer Nathan Earl.

Shot in Adelaide, the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra and the Adelaide Hills, the sequel picks up 12 months after the cancellation of the fictitious Plonk program at the end of season one.

There will be cameos from foodie Maggie Beer, sommelier Matt Skinner, comedian Greg Fleet and Sa Premier Jay Weatherill.

Screen Australia, the South Australian Tourism Commission and the South Australian Film Corporation are supporting the production.

Graeme Mason, Screen Australia CEO, said: .We.re proud to support Nathan and...

Would the world be a better place if it were run by women? Not really, according to Sydney comic trio Skit Box.

The creative team of Adele Vuko, Sarah Bishop and Greta Lee Jackson will start shooting It.s a Woman.s World, a series of comedy sketches, at the end of next month.

It.s one of 25 projects, each budgeted at $10,000, commissioned by ABC-tv and Screen Australia.s Fresh Blood initiative designed to unearth the next generation of comedy writers and performers. All will premiere on the ABC.s iView platform.

.There will be three sketches in the series, each focusing on a different scenario that would exist in female-dominated reality,. Bishop tells If. .These will build on the themes of our Girls Harass Construction Worker video, a gender-reversal sketch that explores what happens when women prey on passing tradies..

The three members will write, produce and act in...