The Overlook Film Festival 2022 will open with Ana Lily Amirpour’s Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, starring Jeon Jong-soo, Kate Hudson and Craig Robinson.
Overlook Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Overlook Film Festival
SINCE: 2018
WHERE: New Orleans, LA
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Overlook Film Festival is a 4-day celebration of all things horror held in America’s most haunted city, New Orleans. Each May, genre fans and cinephiles from the world over convene in the heart of the French Quarter, home to countless apparition sightings, voodoo legends, vampire curses and even some lore related to our namesake, horror fiction’s most frightening creation.
Presenting superior film programming with an expanded focus on experiential events, the festival showcases exciting work in new and classic independent horror cinema alongside the latest in interactive and live shows for a fully immersive weekend. As a summer camp for genre fans, The Overlook is a community event bringing the best of horror in all its forms to an enthusiastic and appreciative audience within an intimate and inspirational environment.
‘The Black Phone’ Starring Ethan Hawke to Close The Overlook Film Festival 2022
The Overlook Film Festival 2022 will close with the new horror thriller film The Black Phone starring Ethan Hawke.
Overlook Film Festival Returns to New Orleans in June 2022
The Overlook Film Festival, showcasing exciting work in new and classic genre cinema, live events, returns to New Orleans in June 2022.
Virtual Genre Film Festival NIGHTSTREAM Returns for 2nd Edition in Fall 2021
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Adam Rehmeier’s DINNER IN AMERICA Wins Audience Award + Winning Shorts Announced at NIGHTSTREAM Film Festival
NIGHTSTREAM festival came to a close with Adam Rehmeier’s DINNER IN AMERICA winning the festival’s Audience Award.
Virtual ‘NIGHTSTREAM’ Genre Film Festival Announces Lineup – Opening with Hulu’s RUN, Closing with MANDIBLES
NIGHTSTREAM, formed as a banner uniting five genre festivals, unveiled its lineup, opening with RUN, starring Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen.
Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights Join Forces to Launch Virtual Film Festival
Boston Underground , Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, the Overlook, and Popcorn Frights Film Festivals join forces to present a virtual festival.
Overlook Film Festival 2019 Awards – THE VAST OF NIGHT Wins Top Prize
The Overlook Film Festival 2019 came to an end on Sunday, and the Jury awarded the Overlook 2019 Jury Award to THE VAST OF NIGHT, directed by first time filmmaker Andrew Patterson.
COME TO DADDY Starring Elijah Wood is Centerpiece Film of The Overlook Film Festival 2019
Ant Timpson’s directorial debut Come To Daddy, starring Elijah Wood, has been added to the lineup for The Overlook Film Festival 2019 as the weekend’s Centerpiece Film Presentation.
Jim Jarmusch’s THE DEAD DON’T DIE to Open The Overlook Film Festival 2019 + See Lineup
The 2019 Overlook Film Festival will open with the US Premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s latest THE DEAD DON’T DIE starring Adam Driver and Tilda Swinton.
The Overlook Film Festival Returns to New Orleans, Announces 2019 Dates
The Overlook Film Festival, a four-day celebration of all things horror will return to New Orleans for its 3rd edition, taking place May 30 through June 2, 2019.
2nd Overlook Film Festival Closes with Awards Ceremony, WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS: A Documentary Wins Audience Award
The second edition comes of the Overlook Film Festival has come to a close, with the Festival announcing its second year juried and audience awards.