‘After Dark Originals: A New Brand of Fear’ – Media Launch, Premiere Screening and Q&A!

Courtney Solomon, the man behind 'Horrorfest', and the largest producer and distributor of horror films in the US comes to Popcorn Taxi!

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Chauvel Cinemas - Cnr Oatley and Oxford Sts, Paddington.

Tuesday October 18

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Courtney Solomon, the man behind 'Horrorfest', and the largest producer and distributor of horror films in the US comes to Popcorn Taxi!

• When: Tuesday October 18 @ 7PM
• Where: Chauvel Cinemas - Cnr Oatley and Oxford Sts, Paddington., NSW
• Price: $22 / $20

ONLINE SALES FOR THIS EVENT HAVE NOW EXPIRED
THERE WILL BE TIX FOR SALE AT THE VENUE FROM 6PM

Popcorn Taxi, Paramount Home Entertainment
and Transmission Films present

After Dark Originals:

A New Brand of Fear’

Australian Media Launch

featuring a premiere screening of…

and World Premiere footage from

‘RE-KILL’

Plus a Q&A live on stage with

Courtney Solomon

CEO and Co-Founder of After Dark Films -
the most prolific and successful Horror production
and distribution company in the US and the creative force behind the world’s #1 horror film brand.

Having produced over 23 films in 11 years (including six films currently in post-production), and having worked with the likes of Donald Sutherland, Stan Winston, Diane Lane, Michael Douglas and Martin Sheen; Courtney Solomon is an inspirational force within genre film-making set to rival the likes of Roger Corman. If you’ve ever wanted to understand what it takes to become a successful filmmaker in the toughest market of them all – here’s your chance to meet and discuss the film-making process with someone who’s ‘walking the walk’ and making horror movies in Hollywood.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 – 7PM

Chauvel Cinemas
Paddington Town Hall

More about Courtney Solomon:
Writer, director and producer Courtney Solomon is the founder and CEO of After Dark Films, a mini-major known for its commitment to horror.
Solomon established his reputation with ‘An American Haunting,’ a box-office success starring Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek, which he wrote, directed and produced. Solomon next redefined the meaning of film festival with the founding of ‘Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die,’ a nationwide (U.S.) theatrical release of 8 of the best new horror films available.

Solomon is likewise celebrated for controversial and critically acclaimed indie features including ‘Captivity,’ directed by Roland Joffe, ‘Skinwalkers‘ (a Stan Winston co-production), ‘Fierce People,’ with Diane Lane, Kristen Stewart and Donald Sutherland, ‘Echelon Conspiracy,’ starring Edward Burns, Ving Rhames and Martin Sheen, ‘Beyond a Reasonable Doubt,’ with Michael Douglas and Amber Tamblin, and ‘Wristcutters,’ with Patrick Fugit and Tom Waits.

After four years and 32 films released under the ‘Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For’ banner, Solomon recently re-oriented After Dark Films from the acquisition and marketing of quality horror films to the development and production of original scripts for release under the title ‘After Dark Originals: A New Brand of Fear.’

Solomon executive produced all 8 of the first ‘Originals’ slate in partnership with Lionsgate. Currently, Solomon is partnering with legendary filmmaker Joel Silver to produce five original action/thrillers, as the initial releases of After Dark’s new Action series, ‘Action Fest’.

More about After Dark Films:
After Dark Films is an independent motion picture studio formed in 2006 by film producer/director/writer Courtney Solomon and Hong Kong based real estate and textile financier Allan Zeman. The company’s first film was ‘An American Haunting’ in 2006, starring Sissy Spacek and Donald Sutherland. In an unprecedented move in Hollywood (as films are generally only widely released by the major studios), After Dark Films released ‘An American Haunting’ on 1750 screens in the US and grossed nearly $17 million, taking #2 spot at the box office behind Mission Impossible 3 and spending four weeks in the Top Ten, during the busy summer season.

Following the release of ‘An American Haunting’, Solomon and Zeman formed a multi-year marketing and distribution deal with Lionsgate Films.

In November 2006, After Dark Films launched ‘After Dark’s Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For’, a one-weekend cinema event in which 8 different horror films screened across 488 screens in the US. Horrorfest 2006 debuted at #10 on the box office charts, grossing over $2.5 million.

After Dark Films extended its grasp on the horror genre in 2010 by creating a new brand called AFTER DARK ORIGINALS A New Brand of Fear – a series of eight new, original, cutting-edge horror films produced by Courtney Solomon in partnership with SyFy and Lionsgate. Tapping into the vast and innovative pool of talented directors and filmmakers from Horrorfest’s four years, After Dark is now producing features themselves instead of acquiring them – an initiative which will allow them to branch out into international markets.