Planet Fury recently ran a piece titled "Ten Canadian Genre/Horror Filmmakers to Watch For," and while it was a fine overview of up-and-coming directors from America's neighbor to the north, one name was conspicuous in its absence: Montreal-based filmmaker Maude Michaud.
Over the last few years, Michaud has been going about the business of quietly building an estimable catalog of films that, though nominally horror flicks, might best be classified as Cinéma Fantastique. Since 2005, Michaud has co-produced an arthouse drama and written, directed, produced and shot eight dark, ambitious short films as well as a five-part documentary web series, all of which were lauded by critics and played extensively on the festival circuit.
It's true Michaud is still something of an indie darling, yet that's all the more reason she should've been included in a list of emerging filmmakers. But with production of her first feature, Dys-, set to begin later this year,...
Over the last few years, Michaud has been going about the business of quietly building an estimable catalog of films that, though nominally horror flicks, might best be classified as Cinéma Fantastique. Since 2005, Michaud has co-produced an arthouse drama and written, directed, produced and shot eight dark, ambitious short films as well as a five-part documentary web series, all of which were lauded by critics and played extensively on the festival circuit.
It's true Michaud is still something of an indie darling, yet that's all the more reason she should've been included in a list of emerging filmmakers. But with production of her first feature, Dys-, set to begin later this year,...
- 8/17/2012
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
At age 16, when most of us are worrying about getting our driver's licenses, an aspiring filmmaker named Maude Michaud was getting busy establishing herself in the independent Canadian film world when she produced, wrote, directed and acted in her first short film, Finding Hope.
Since then, Michaud hasn't had time to look back as she's gone on to write, direct and produce over 15 short films and video projects under her Quirk Films production banner including several horror short films such as Red, T is for Toothpick, Snuff, The Portrait and Recessed.
Michaud also recently contributed to two horror anthology feature films called I Hate L.A. and Frankenstein Unlimited and is the mastermind behind the ongoing documentary web series Bloody Breasts: An Exploration of Women, Feminism, and Horror Films, which premiered online in April 2011.
In honor of Indie Horror Month, Dread Central recently caught up with the Montreal native to...
Since then, Michaud hasn't had time to look back as she's gone on to write, direct and produce over 15 short films and video projects under her Quirk Films production banner including several horror short films such as Red, T is for Toothpick, Snuff, The Portrait and Recessed.
Michaud also recently contributed to two horror anthology feature films called I Hate L.A. and Frankenstein Unlimited and is the mastermind behind the ongoing documentary web series Bloody Breasts: An Exploration of Women, Feminism, and Horror Films, which premiered online in April 2011.
In honor of Indie Horror Month, Dread Central recently caught up with the Montreal native to...
- 3/6/2012
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Wrath of the Crows is an Italian shot horror feature that highlights the acting talents of several horror starlettes including: Tiffany Shepis (Cyrus), Debbie Rochon (Slime City Massacre) and Tara Cardinal (I Hate L.A.). The style of the film is indefinitive and surreal as period costumes and jump cuts distort any coherent flow. This is one of the few trailers to come across the 28Dla newswire that has confused the watcher more about the film's story rather than offering insight. Apparently, there is a lot of nudity and gore. But, is there a reason to watch? Viewers can decide for themselves and the first trailer for Wrath of the Crows is below, with a release date scheduled for late in 2012.
Release Date: 2012 (Q4).
Director: Ivan Zuccon.
Writers: Writers: Ivan Zuccon (screenplay), Gerardo Di Filippo
Producers: Roberta Marrelli, Ivan Zuccon, and Valerio Zuccon.
Cast: Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Tara Cardinal and Domiziano Arcangeli.
Release Date: 2012 (Q4).
Director: Ivan Zuccon.
Writers: Writers: Ivan Zuccon (screenplay), Gerardo Di Filippo
Producers: Roberta Marrelli, Ivan Zuccon, and Valerio Zuccon.
Cast: Tiffany Shepis, Debbie Rochon, Tara Cardinal and Domiziano Arcangeli.
- 1/10/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Think of Topher Grace (That 70's Show, Spiderman 3). Now think of indie horror vet Jeff Dylan Graham (Bloody Bloody Bible Camp). Now imagine if the two were crossed and you would get something, or in this case someone, resembling Kit Williamson. Still, there is something unquestionably unique and different about Kit compared to a lot of the other young hopeful actors who come to La in hopes of making it. In just a short amount of time, Kit Williamson has been featured in a variety of horror film productions including Last Halloween - a romance in the vein of Before Sunrise, but with a horror twist. There's also Opious, which could be described as a cross between The Evil Dead & Ghostbusters, & a role in Elisabeth Fies second feature length film - I Hate L.A. On top of everything, Kit Williamson will be joining the cast of my very own production - Drive-In Massacre as Trey.
- 11/8/2011
- by Big Daddy aka Brandon Sites
- Big Daddy Horror Reviews - Interviews
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