In the Land of Blood and Honey has been nominated for a Golden Globe. In the film, Angelina Jolie tells the love story between a Bosnian Serb who is in charge of a prison camp and a Muslim artist who is taken prisoner during the Bosnian War in the early 1990’s.

CHICAGO, IL – January 1, 2011
Chicago may be known as the “Second City”, but Chicago-based Horror Enterprises Flashback Weekend (Horror Conventions & Drive-In Film Fests), Horror Society (web based horror news & Horror film fests), Sinister Visions (horror website & graphic design), and Zombie Army Productions (Haunted House design & film production), are working to establish Chicago as the 1st city of Horror!

The weekend of April 13-14, 2012, these four Titans of the Chicago Horror Community and Muvico Theaters are teaming up to present CHICAGO FEAR FEST, a major two day indie horror film festival. All of the festival selections will screen at Chicago’s premiere movie going experience; the Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18 located in Rosemont, IL.

CHICAGO FEAR FEST will showcase the very best in cutting edge independent horror films. The lineup will include short films, feature films, celebrity guests, panel discussions, and Q & A’s. Festival after-parties will be held in Bogart’s, a full service bar and grill located on the second floor of the Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18.

Films will be judged based in 3 different categories: Best Feature, Best Short and Audience Favorite. The winning director of each category will be invited to appear as a featured celebrity guest at the Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention to be held August 10-12, 2012 in Rosemont, IL.

CHICAGO FEAR FEST will be a celebration of the art of indie horror film making by encouraging and supporting independent filmmakers from around the world. CHICAGO FEAR FEST and Muvico Theaters are committed to promoting excellence in independent filmmaking by fostering a community of filmmakers and encouraging an appreciation of independent film.

We are accepting film submissions from horror filmmakers now! This is your chance to get your film screened in Chicago in front of an audience of high profile media, film critics, film-making industry professionals, and horror fans!

For more information about the festival and for film submission, please visit our website at WWW.CHICAGOFEARFEST.COM and follow us on facebook and twitter!!

Press Contact:
help@flashbackweekend.com

Mitchell Wells
info@chicagofearfest.com

ABOUT FLASHBACK WEEKEND:
Held annually in Rosemont, IL, Flashback Weekend is Chicago’s largest and longest running horror convention and is dedicated to the preservation of the big screen theatrical horror film experience. In 2007 Flashback Weekend saved and restored the historic Midway Drive-In located in Dixon, IL. The Midway Drive-In now holds Drive-In horror film fests during April and Sept, and first run films during the summer. Visit www.flashbackweekend.com for updates.

ABOUT HORROR SOCIETY:
Horror Society is your voice for independent horror. That means film, music, art and performance. Our goal is to support those in the industry, share with fans and create a sense of community. Since 2006, Horror Society has been bringing you a website with the latest horror news, reviews, horror culture and more! Horror Society Film Festivals are themed events introducing new indie horror films and local vendors to the Chicago community. www.horrorsociety.com

ABOUT SINISTER VISIONS:
Sinister Visions inc. is a dark visual design & promotion studio that specializes in all things haunted, Halloween & horror. With over 20 years’ experience, Sinister Visions provides branding/art/design/marketing services to its clients, actively sponsors a number of creepy events, provides free original spooky fonts (you’ve already seen them everywhere), and… one paragraph just isn’t going to cover it. For information and, more importantly, samples of SVi’s work, visit http://www.sinistervisions.com

ABOUT ZOMBIE ARMY PRODUCTIONS: Zombie Army Productions is a consortium of businesses that brings the highest production quality to the darkest events. Every year, The Zombie Army stages Chicago’s top-rated haunted houses (Statesville Haunted Prison and The Fear at Navy Pier) and the enormously popular Zombie Prom at Excalibur. ZAP has a highly-acclaimed and highly-anticipated movie negotiating distribution (“THE MOLEMAN OF BELMONT AVENUE”), a popular web reality series (Days of the Living Dead) and is famous in Chicago’s spookier circles for bringing a wildly good time to every event they attend. For information & details, visit www.zombiearmyproductions.com

ABOUT MUVICO ROSEMONT 18
Located in Rosemont off of River Road and 294, the Muvico Rosemont 18 is Chicago’s premiere movie-going experience featuring elegant stadium seating, state of the art Sony 4K digital projection, and Bogart’s; a full service bar and restaurant. www.muvico.com

ABOUT BOGART’S
Bogart’s Bar & Grill is a full service bar and restaurant located on the 2nd floor of Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18. Offering classic American Fare, a large variety of domestic and imported beers, and top shelf liquor and wine selections, Bogart’s is a great place to sit down for a great meal or cocktail, before the show after the show or anytime!

The Dallas stop on the tour, at the Palladium Ballroom (Google Map) on Wednesday, November 9, features appearances by Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen), Nikki Reed (Rosalie Hale), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Hale), Kellan Lutz (Emmett Cullen), and Elizabeth Reaser (Esme Cullen). The event will also feature a performance by “Breaking Dawn” soundtrack artist Christina Perri.

Here’s the details, verbatim, on how to score tickets to the event. Pay attention!

Tickets are free and will be available beginning at 10:00 am local time on Saturday, November 5th at each event location. Tickets are limited to two per person and are non-transferable. Names must be provided for the pair of tickets upon pick up. Photo ID must be shown upon arrival at the event (school ID is acceptable) and guests must arrive at the event with the individual who picked up the tickets. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis, until venue capacity is reached.

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1)” opens in theaters November 16.

In a career that’s spanned 25 years, Fishbone is an influential band hailing from Los Angeles that combines ska, punk, and funk into an explosive punch. They burst onto the national scene in 1985 with “Party At Ground Zero,” and enjoyed their greatest chart success with the songs “Everyday Sunshine” and “Sunless Saturday.”

Featuring interviews with Flea, Gwen Stefani, Ice-T, Perry Farrell, Branford Marsalis, George Clinton, Tim Robbins, Gogol Bordello, ?uestlove, and others, the film “Everyday Sunshine” traces the band’s history, influence, and struggle as individualistic, genre-blending artists up against an unforgiving music industry that threatens to pass them by.

Angelo Jones and Norwood Fisher will be present at the Texas to talk about the movie, along with co-directors Lev Anderson and Chris Metzler. Devin Pike will moderate the Q&A.

Tickets are onsale now through the Texas Theatre web site.

That’s why we’re so excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with Studio Movie Grill in Lewisville to present Muppet Movie Madness. The first three Saturdays in November, we want you to experience three of the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational films on the big screen, on 35mm prints… for free:

• Saturday, November 5: The Muppet Movie
• Saturday, November 12: The Great Muppet Caper
• Saturday, November 19: The Muppets Take Manhattan

All Muppet Movie Madness screenings are at 4:30 pm at Studio Movie Grill Lewisville (1600 S. Stemmons Fwy @ Corporate Dr., Lewisville, TX 75067), and they’re absolutely free.

In addition, you’ll be able to walk away with great giveaways from Disney’s “The Muppets,” in theaters on Thursday, November 23. We’re also awarding reserved seats for our exclusive screening of “The Muppets,” so you’ll get to see the new adventures of Kermit, Animal and the gang before anyone else.

Get your free tickets for the Muppet Movie Madness series by RSVP-ing at the links above, today.