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This is a list of films shown at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival (RIIHFF). The RIIHFF, described by Diabolique Magazine as "one of the top horror film festivals in the world",[1] is the largest and longest-running horror film festival in New England.[2][3] A jury chooses the festival's official selections to highlight leading horror films from around the world and to draw the public's interest to the New England film industry.[4][5][6] The festival typically receives hundreds of submissions each year, from which only a handful are chosen. The 2012 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival selected 63 films out of 461 submissions from 20 countries.[1]

Multiple films have made their U.S. or international premieres at the RIIHFF. In 2004, six festival entries made their U.S. premiere, and five made their world premiere. Other films premiering at the festival have included: Dark Remains (2005), Day X (2005), Pretty Dead Things (2006), Sea of Dust (2008), Chloe and Attie (2009), and Sudden Death! (2010).

A number of films are accepted into the festival as non-competition entries. In its early years, the RIIHFF screened formerly lost and restored films, most often silent films with live accompaniment, at the historic Columbus Theatre.[7] These have included Tales of the Uncanny (1919), Der Golem (1920), Nosferatu (1922), and The Phantom of the Opera (1925). In 2010, the festival offered a special world premiere screening of a restored, high definition version of Roger Corman's The Fall of the House of Usher (1960).[8] The festival has also showcased cult and foreign horror films. From 2003 to 2004, the festival featured the "Japanese Horror Film Showcase", from which Shunsuke Yamamoto's The Strange Killers won the Viola M. Marshall Audience Choice Award. The 2006 screening of Day of the Dead was attended by cast member Gary Howard Klar. In addition, exclusive film screenings have included All the Love You Cannes! and Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV in 2002, with director Lloyd Kaufman in attendance for the latter film, and Scream 4 in 2011.[9]

2000

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2001

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The festival took place between October 26 and October 28, 2001 at the Columbus Theater in Providence, Rhode Island. It selected a total of 14 films including one non-competition entry.

Feature competition
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[10]

2002

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The festival took place between October 25 and October 27, 2002 at the Columbus Theater in Providence, Rhode Island. It selected a total of 23 films including 4 non-competition entries. The event drew record attendance for the historic theater which was then celebrating its 75th year in operation.[11]

Feature competition
Documentaries
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[12]

2003

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The festival took place between October 23 and October 26, 2003 at the Columbus Theater in Providence, Rhode Island. It selected a total of 18 films including 4 non-competition entries.

Feature competition
Documentaries
  • Ghost and Vampire Legends of Rhode Island (Scott Saracen and Maria Patsias,  United States)
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[13]

2004

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The festival took place between October 14 and October 17, 2004 at the Columbus Theater in Providence, Rhode Island. It received 243 official entries, and 12 non-competition films, from 5 countries and 14 U.S. states, of which 27 were selected.[14]

Feature competition
Documentaries
  • The Vampire Hunters (Tim Hopewell,  United Kingdom) – U.S. premiere
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[16]

2005

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The festival took place between October 27 and October 30, 2005. It received over 120 submissions, of which 28 films were selected.[17] The festival was held at multiple venues for the first time and included Cable Car Cinema, Columbus Theatre, and Providence Chamber of Commerce Theatre in Providence, and the Courthouse Center for the Arts in West Kingston, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[18]

2006

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The festival took place between October 5 and October 8, 2006. It received over 150 submissions, from which 40 films were selected.[19] The festival venues included Cable Car Theatre, Columbus Theatre, and URI Feinstein Campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Documentaries
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[20]

2007

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The festival took place between October 18 and October 21, 2007. It received over 175 submissions, of which 43 films were selected.[21] The festival venues included the Bell Street Chapel Theatre, Brooklyn Coffee and Tea House, Cable Car Theatre, Columbus Theatre, Providence Public Library, and URI Feinstein Campus in Providence and the Narragansett Theatre in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Documentaries
Shorts

Source:[23]

2008

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The festival took place between October 23 and October 26, 2008. It received over 250 submissions, of which 47 films were selected.[24] The festival venues included the Bell Street Chapel Theatre, Cable Car Theatre, Columbus Theatre, and Providence Public Library in Providence and the Narragansett Theatre in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Documentaries
Shorts

Source:[27]

2009

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The festival took place between October 22 and October 25, 2009. It received over 250 submissions, of which 37 films were selected.[28] The festival venues included the Bell Street Chapel Theatre and Providence Public Library in Providence, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Documentaries
  • Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (Andrew Monument,  United States) – Best Documentary
Shorts

Source:[29]

2010

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The festival took place between October 21 and October 24, 2010. It received 347 submissions, of which 50 films were selected.[30] The festival venues included the Barrington Public Library in Barrington, Jamestown Arts Center in Jamestown, and Bell Street Chapel Theatre and Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Documentaries
  • Lizbeth: A Victorian Nightmare (Ric Rebello,  United States) – Best New England
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[31]

2011

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The festival took place between October 27 and October 30, 2011. It received 383 submissions, of which 42 films were selected.[32] The festival venues included the Barrington Public Library in Barrington, Jamestown Arts Center in Jamestown, and Bell Street Chapel Theatre and Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Documentaries
  • Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode (Michael Bayley Hughes,  United Kingdom) – Best Documentary
Non–competition features
Shorts

Source:[33]

2012

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The festival took place between October 25 and October 28, 2012. It received 461 submissions from 20 countries, of which 63 films were selected.[34] The festival venues included Roger Williams University in Bristol, Jamestown Arts Center in Jamestown, Fort Adams State Park in Newport, and Bell Street Chapel Theatre, Providence Public Library, and URI Feinstein Campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

Feature competition
Documentaries
Non–competition features
  • From the Vault: RI Horror Film Festival Classics
    • Cabine of the Dead (Vincent Templement,  France) – 2011 First Place for Best Short
    • Hatch (Damian McCarthy,  Ireland) – 2011 entry
    • Hay Un Diablo (Brant Hansen,  United States) – 2011 First Place for Best Short
    • Incubator (Jimmy Weber,  United States) – 2011 Best Short
    • Kitty Kitty (Michael Medaglia,  United States) – 2011 entry
    • Last Seen On Dolores Street (Devi Snively,  United States) – 2011 entry
    • Vampyre Compendium (Matteo Bernardini,  Italy) – 2011 Best Actress
Shorts

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References

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  2. ^ The Independent Film & Video Monthly. Vol. 29. New York: Foundation for Independent Video and Film, 2006. (pg. 53)
  3. ^ "The Definitive 2006 Horror Convention Schedule". Rue Morgue. Issue #53 (January 2006)
  4. ^ Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival (July 2001). "Competition and Awards". Brooks Pharmacy RIIFF’s Horror Film Festival, October 26–28, 2001. Film-festival.org. ("A panel of jurists comprised of filmmakers and professionals in the varied fields of cinema will award cash prizes and trophies in the following: Best Short, Best Director, Best Feature, and RI Fest Audience Favorites.")
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  8. ^ "R.I. International Horror Film Festival creeps into town". The Providence Journal. October 21, 2010.
  9. ^ GoLocalProv Arts Team (October 17, 2011). "FLICKERS Horror Film Festival Opens Oct 27-30". GoLocalProv.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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  11. ^ Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival (2002). ""TOMORROW BY MIDNIGHT" NAMED BEST PICTURE AT 2002 RHODE ISLAND'S HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS; Event draws record crowds to historic Rhode Island Theatre". Film-festival.org. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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  13. ^ 2003 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival Schedule film-festival.org
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  26. ^ a b c "A sampling of fear-filled offerings from around the world". The Providence Journal. October 24, 2008.
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  28. ^ Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival (2009). "2009 RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR THE TENTH ANNUAL EVENT; 37 films from across the globe vie for adjudicated genre awards". Film-festival.org. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  29. ^ 2009 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival Schedule film-festival.org
  30. ^ Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival (2010). "2010 RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL EVENT; 50 films from across the globe vie for adjudicated genre awards". Film-festival.org. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  31. ^ 2010 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival Schedule film-festival.org
  32. ^ Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival (2011). "2011 FLICKERS RI INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR THE TWELFTH ANNUAL EVENT; 42 films from across the globe vie for adjudicated genre awards". Film-festival.org. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  33. ^ 2011 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival Schedule film-festival.org
  34. ^ Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival (2012). "2012 FLICKERS RI INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL EVENT". Film-festival.org. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
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  36. ^ 2012 Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival Schedule film-festival.org
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