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Toronto After Dark is one of the world’s leading showcases of new Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Movies.

Each October, in the run-up to Halloween, the critically acclaimed event, screens about 50 new feature films and shorts over nine nights in front of over 11,000 attendees, including over 200 members of Press and Industry in Toronto.

Programming manager Christian Burgess chatted to Jeff about how the festival came about and the film selection process. Last year, they set a record with 600 submissions (that’s including short films). They got about 350 features.

“It’s amazing to see all the amazing stuff being produced.” There are lots of creative people out there.

This year’s festival is discussed as well as fave films programmed in festivals’ past.

See you After Dark!

 

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Bite star Elma Begovic and director Chad Archibald discuss the new movie, Bite.

After a bachelorette party, an infected bug bite causes Casey (Begovic) to exhibit insect-like symptoms a la Gregor Samsor in Metamorphosis but with a twist.

According to IMDb, “Between her physical transformation and her wedding anxiety, Casey succumbs to her new instincts and begins creating a hive that not only houses her translucent eggs, but feeds on the flesh of others…”

There was a sold out screening in Montreal (Fantasia Fest) where barf bags were handed out and two people reportedly fainted.

Elma talks about moving to Toronto and the unconventional way she scored the lead role in this horror flick and what inspired her role’s ticks (physical ones, not the bugs) .

Director Chad Archibald’s fiancé’s sister returned from a Guatemalan trip and was overcome with random bug bites. And we learn that this spurred the film’s genesis. We also chat about how the icky effects for Bite were created.

For more, see this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4264426/