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George Clarke
Born
Ireland
OccupationFilm director

George Clarke is a film director from Northern Ireland and the founder of Yellow Fever Productions.[1] He is known for creating low-budget horror films; his 2011 film The Last Light was filmed on a budget of £200.

Career

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In October 2007 Clarke launched Yellow Fever Productions. The following year Clarke released his first film, Battle of the Bone, about a zombie attack on Belfast.[2] The movie won the Audience Choice award at the Freak Show Film Festival in Orlando, Florida.[3] Clarke released his second zombie film, The Knackery, in 2009 and in 2011, released The Last Light, which centered upon a maintenance man who must seal up a haunted abandoned old peoples home. The film's lead actor, Robert Render, won the award for Best Actor at the 2011 Freak Show Horror Film Festival.[4] Per Clarke, the film had a budget of £200.[5]

The following year Clarke released the horror-comedy film Splash Area, which was awarded Best SFX and the Jury's Choice Awards at the 2012 Freak Show Horror Film Festival.[6] Clarke followed this up with the release of the 2013 thriller film Onus and the 2015 film The Blood Harvest.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Year Film Director Producer Editor Cinematographer Writer Notes
2008 Battle of the Bone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [7][8][9]
2009 The Knackery Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also known as Zombie Games: The Knackery [10][11][12][13]
2011 The Last Light Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [14][15][16][17][18]
2012 Pillow Talk Yes Yes Yes Yes No Short film, co-director with Anthony Boyle[19]
2012 Splash Area Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [20][21][22][23][24][25]
2013 Onus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [26][27][28][29][30]
2015 The Blood Harvest Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [31][32][33][34][35]

References

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  1. ^ "Blast Music & Audio - Armagh Blastcast 4". BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ "The zombie movie set at an Ulster flashpoint". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland horror film firm fears worst as bank closes in". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ "2011 FREAKY Award Winners - FSHFF 2012 - Orlando, Florida". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ^ Higgins, John (22 November 2011). "George Clarke, The Last Bastion of Bad Taste". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Events Diary". IFTN.
  7. ^ Ireland, Culture Northern (10 March 2008). "Battle of the Bone". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Belfast's Clarke produces zombie movie". Irish Examiner. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Munching season". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Film Review: Zombie Games: The Knackery (2009)". HorrorNews.net. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Zombie Action On The Cheap In Ireland's THE KNACKERY". ScreenAnarchy. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ^ Ireland, Culture Northern (26 August 2009). "The Knackery". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Hope and gory". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. ^ Hill, John (7 May 2019). A Companion to British and Irish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-48283-4.
  15. ^ "Belfast film-maker George Clarke premiers horror movie The Last Light". BBC News. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Eagle One Releasing The Last Light: An Irish Ghost Story in November". Dread Central. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  17. ^ Strand, Jeff (10 October 2011). "Freak Show Film Festival Wrap-Up". Gleefully Macabre. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Throwing light on an award winning Belfast film costing £200". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Pillow Talk". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Paranormal Pop Culture: 'Splash Area: Night of the Freaks' Coming to DVD and Digital Media". paranormalpopculture.com.
  21. ^ "Film Review: Splash Area (2012)". HorrorNews.net. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  22. ^ McCaughan, Peter (9 May 2013). "Splash Area". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Splash Area: Night of the Freaks". Horror Society. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Eagle One Media Sets DVD Date for Splash Area: Night of the Freaks". Dread Central. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  25. ^ bug, ambush. "AICN HORROR Send in the Clowns: Ambush Bug checks out SPLASH AREA: NIGHT OF THE FREAKS & CLOWN HUNT!". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  26. ^ "Film Review: Onus (2013)". HorrorNews.net. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  27. ^ "Onus (UK DVD)". Dread Central. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  28. ^ "ONUS". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  29. ^ Blain, Terry. "Onus: An erratic tale that fails to captivate". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  30. ^ "We've got the scoop on making no budget films!". Belfast Film Festival. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  31. ^ "Movie Review - Blood Harvest (2016)". Flickering Myth. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  32. ^ "Film Review: The Blood Harvest (2015)". HorrorNews.net. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  33. ^ "THE BLOOD HARVEST". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  34. ^ "Writer and director George Clarke talks about the special relationships in his life". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  35. ^ Miska, Brad (23 October 2017). "Trailer Debut for Northern Ireland Horror 'Blood Harvest' (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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