Dundead

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Dundead
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Location Dundee, Scotland
Founded2011
Hosted by Dundee Contemporary Arts

Dundead is a horror film festival in Dundee, Scotland.

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Background

The festival has taken place at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) on an annual basis since April 2011, [1] with the exception of 2020, when the festival was cancelled, and 2021, when a scaled-back version was held, in both cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Additional screenings also take place at the DCA under the Dundead name throughout the year.

The festival was programmed by Chris O'Neill, head of cinema at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork, Ireland, from 2011 to 2019. Since the pandemic, it has been programmed by Michael Coull, the DCA's cinema programmer. [3]

Programme

2016

The 2016 festival took place from 28 April–1 May 2016, with the programme including four previews and a Wes Craven retrospective. [4]

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2015 Green Room Jeremy Saulnier Preview
1977 The Hills Have Eyes Wes Craven
2015 Evolution Lucile Hadžihalilović Preview
2015 Southbound Radio Silence, Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Craven
1981 Time Bandits Terry Gilliam
1980 Hawk the Slayer Terry Marcel
2015The Hexecutioners Jesse Thomas Cook
2015 Baskin Can EvrenolPreview
1996 Scream Wes Craven
1983 Krull Peter Yates
2015 Queen of Earth Alex Ross Perry Preview
1983 The Final Terror Andrew Davis
2005 Red Eye Wes Craven

2017

The 2017 festival took place from 27–30 April 2017, featuring a mix of previews, new titles and a retrospective of Stephen King classics. [5]

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2016 The Devil's Candy Sean Byrne
2007 The Mist Frank Darabont
2016EgomaniacKate Shenton
2016 The Void Steven Kostanski, Jeremy Gillespie
1979 Salem's Lot Tobe Hooper 112-minute theatrical cut [6]
1984 Firestarter Mark L. Lester
2016 The Autopsy of Jane Doe André Øvredal
2016 The Chamber Ben Parker
1982 Creepshow George A. Romero
1986 Stand by Me Rob Reiner
1980 The Shining Stanley Kubrick
2016 The Eyes of My Mother Nicolas Pesce
2016 Always Shine Sophia Takal
1989 Pet Sematary Mary Lambert

2018

The 2018 festival took place from 10–13 May 2018, with a special Tobe Hooper retrospective following his death the previous year. [7]

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2017 The Endless Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead Preview
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Tobe Hooper
2017 The Cured David FreynePreview
2017 M.F.A. Natalia Leite Preview
1976 Eaten Alive Tobe Hooper
1982 The Dark Crystal Jim Henson, Frank Oz
2017Vampire ClaySoîchi UmezawaPreview
1981 The Funhouse Tobe Hooper
1932 The Old Dark House James Whale
2017 My Friend Dahmer Marc Meyers Preview
1985 Lifeforce Tobe Hooper

2019

The 2019 festival took place from 2–5 May 2019. A number of films from 1999 were screened to mark the 20th anniversary of the DCA's opening that year. [8]

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Joe Berlinger Preview
1999 Ring Hideo Nakata
2018The Dead CenterBilly SenesePreview
2018WerewolfAdrian PanekPreview
1999 Existenz David Cronenberg
2019 Far From the Apple Tree Grant McPhee Preview
2018 Knife + Heart Yann Gonzalez Preview
1999 The Blair Witch Project Eduardo Sánchez, Daniel Myrick
2018 Level 16 Danishka Esterhazy Preview
2019 The Hole in the Ground Lee Cronin
1971 A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick
1979 Phantasm Don Coscarelli
2019Those Who Deserve To Die Bret Wood World première

2020

The 2020 festival was scheduled to take place from 7–10 May 2020 but was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]

2021

The 2021 festival was cancelled, but a scaled-down programme of events under the title Dundead Summer Camp took place from 9–11 July 2021. [10]

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2021 Werewolves Within Josh Ruben UK première
1975 The Amusement Park George A. Romero
2019 Climate of the Hunter Mickey ReeceUK première
2020 Riders of Justice Anders Thomas Jensen Preview
2020The World We KnewWW Jones, Luke SkinnerScottish première
2020Alien on StageLucy Harvey, Danielle KummerScottish première

2022

The 2022 festival, the first full festival since 2019 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, took place from 28 April–1 May 2022. [11]

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2021 We're All Going to the World's Fair Jane SchoenbrunPreview
1973 Ganja & Hess Bill Gunn
2021 Dashcam Rob Savage Preview
1994 Interview with the Vampire Neil Jordan
1922 Nosferatu F. W. Murnau
2021Straight to VHSEmilio Silva TorresScottish première
2021UpurgaUģis OltUK première
1988 Vampire's Kiss Robert Bierman
1970 The Vampire Doll Michio Yamamoto
2021 Ultrasound Rob SchroederPreview
2021 Good Madam Jenna Cato Bass Preview
1998 Blade Stephen Norrington

2023

The 2023 festival took place from 11–14 May 2023, with the programme including one European première, one UK première and three Scottish premières, as well as a five-film retrospective of David Cronenberg. [2] [12]

YearTitleDirector(s)Notes
2022 The Origin Andrew CummingPreview
1981 Scanners David Cronenberg
2023 Abruptio Evan MarloweEuropean première
2022 Dark Nature Berkley Brady Scottish première
1983 Videodrome David Cronenberg
1988 Dead Ringers David Cronenberg
2022No More TimeDalila DroegeUK première
2022 Polaris Kirsten Carthew Scottish première
1979 The Brood David Cronenberg
1973 Messiah of Evil Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
2022Satanic HispanicsAlejandro Brugués, Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Eduardo Sánchez Scottish première
1986 The Fly David Cronenberg

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