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THE X FEST
South Africa's Wildest
FILM FESTIVAL
THE X FEST
IS NOW INTEGRATED INTO THE
SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST !
2024 celebrates the 20th annual HORRORFEST Film Festival & Halloween event!
The X FEST chapter will include:
TERRIFIER 3
CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
(50th anniversary)
BOOK HERE NOW
See the full 2024 HORRORFEST Cinema Selection
(incl. Africa Premieres & Classics)
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THE X FEST Chapter at HORRORFEST '23 :
ITS SPECIAL CHAPTER INCLUDED THE STREAMING OF
NOT ONE, BUT ALL FOUR OF THE LEGENDARY TROMA
TOXIC AVENGER
MOVIES AT THE 2023 HORRORFEST!
SEE BELOW FOR ALL HORRORFEST '23 MOVIES IN CINEMA AND STREAMING
ACROSS 25 OCTOBER - 6 NOVEMBER:
The HORRORFEST and X FEST teams up with FRIGHTFAN to bring you the TROMA WEEKEND
streaming
across 26 - 28 February 2021 at Frightfan.tv !
5 crazy movies from the world's wildest indie studio, entertaining the globe for 40 years.
Including new epic SHAKESPEARE'S SHITSTORM
and the legendary Toxie in both '80s classics THE TOXIC AVENGER and its fantastic sequel THE TOXIC AVENGER PART II.
MUTANT BLAST delivers gore and laughs galore while SLASHENING: THE FINAL BEGINNING gives the slasher movie a twist.
Head to Frightfan.tv right now!
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THE X FEST
South Africa's Wildest
FILM FESTIVAL
THE X FEST is excited to announce another affiliated event with our sister film festival
SOUND ON SCREEN!
2019 SOUND ON SCREEN Music Film Festival is set for
26 - 28 April
at the Labia Theatre
(68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town)
First movie announcement:
LORDS OF CHAOS
- South African Premiere -
(see trailer below)
Book now at
QUICKET
‘90s a new musical genre (with its roots in the '80s) expanded in Norway: Black Metal
With dark, occult imagery, the renowned black and white corpsepaint and strong anti-Christian sentiments,
the abrasive and challenging music went beyond imagery into true darkness, not only resulting in church burnings,
but also violence, suicide and murder.
These events were captured in the book Lords Of Chaos.
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund (known for Rammstein and Madonna music videos and films like Spun and Polar),
he was also in fact a member of early Swedish Black Metal legends Bathory.
Starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira, Valter Skarsgård
Book now at
QUICKET
Full
line-up at www.flamedrop.com/sos
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X FEST-linked movies to feature at the first FLAMEDROP FILM FESTIVAL
(9 - 15 December 2017, The Bioscope, Johannesburg) will include :
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X FLIX Short Film Collection
Highlights from all Flamedrop related events will include:
From the S.A. HorrorFest :
SOUTHBOUND
SHADOW REALM: BEST SA HORRORFEST SHORT FILMS
ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW
From Daring Doccies :
THE NATURE
OF EXISTENCE
From Sound On Screen :
BLACKHEARTS
A FAT WRECK - Punkumentary
PLACEBO: ALT.RUSSIA
From Celludroid :
MONTAUK CHRONICLES
TRACEROUTE
BEST CELLUDROID SHORT FILMS
From X Fest :
X FLIX: BEST X FEST SHORT FILMS
all info at
www.flamedrop.com/filmfest
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The SOUND ON SCREEN music film festival will be held in conjunction with
THE X FEST and DARING DOCCIES (including Punk and Metal subjects, with A Fat Wreck: The Punk-u-mentary and Blackhearts, plus Placebo: Alt.Russia has the band
uncharted investigation of alternative art and culure across the vastness of Russia)
www.flamedrop.com/sos
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SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE NEXT X FEST
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
FULL FESTIVAL INFO & DATES COMING SOON
Join the Facebook Group here
(see below for details on last year's X Fest)
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3 - 6 APRIL 2014 LABIA THEATRE 68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, ZA |
4 - 7 APRIL 2014 THE BIOSCOPE 286 Fox Street, Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA |
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Please note: It came to our attention (Tues 25 March) that the Quicket.co.za site could not be accessed - we're hoping by now this has been rectified
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The 2014 X FEST is hosted in conjunction with :
Sound On Screen Music Film Festival & Daring Doccies Documentary Film Festival
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X FLIX
Thursday 3 April, 8:30pm
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A selection of amazing, crazy, eye-popping and mind-blowing short films from around the world
(that you won't see on any other South African cinema screen).
All short film titles announced soon.
FIST OF JESUS
E.N.D.
PLUG & PLAY
MOCKING DEATH
LA CARNE CRUDA (RAW MEAT)
SCHOOL SHOOTING - THE MUSICAL
HOW TO SURVIVE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
BLOODY LADY
Book At:
ZOMBIE ISLAND
Friday 4 April, 6:15
Two grave looters flee the angry villagers and sail to a desolate island only to encounter a greater foe – a swarm of zombie pirates. The hungry undead were originally hired by an American scientist to kidnap the descendents of the island’s natives to help him read ancient scripture and find a mysterious meteorite. With their greedy nature, the pirates stole the meteorite from Seabrook thinking it was something of value. That is, until they were all infected by the contagious alien virus inside the meteorite!
South African Premiere
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Lamb Of God's Documentary
AS THE PALACES BURN
4 - 6 April in Cape Town / 4 - 6 & 12 April + 1 May in Johannesburg
( courtesy Specticast & in conjunction with RAMfest )
AS THE PALACES BURN is a feature-length documentary that originally sought to follow LAMB OF GOD and their fans throughout the world, to demonstrate how music ties us together when we can't find any other common bond. However, during the filming process in 2012, the story abruptly took a dramatic turn, bringing the band into a Kafkaesque nightmare, when lead singer Randy Blythe was arrested on charges of manslaughter, blamed for the death of one of their young fans in the Czech Republic. What followed was a heart-wrenching courtroom drama that left fans, friends, and curious onlookers around the world on the edge of their seats.
Filming took place in Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, India, Israel, and the United States.
African Premiere
( see trailer below )
The film will include a new / pre-recorded Q&A with the band members that will be available exclusively to audiences attending the global theatrical screenings.
Audience give-aways will include Lamb Of God CDs, posters & a copy of As The Palaces Burn (10th anniversary CD) autographed by the band!
LABIA Theatre screening times (Cape Town) :
| Friday 4 APRIL, 8:15pm book on-line at |
Saturday 5 APRIL, 6:15pm book on-line at |
Sunday 6 APRIL, 8:30pm book on-line at |
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The BIOSCOPE screening times (Johannesburg) :
| FRI 4 APRIL, 7:30pm Book Here |
SAT 5 APRIL, 8:00pm Book Here |
SUN 6 APRIL, 7:00pm Book Here |
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www.TheBioscope.co.za
New TERMINATRYX studio album SHADOW released
04 / 04 / 14
HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN SECRETS
Saturday 5 April, 4pm
Down on his luck, Jacob landed the job as overnight security officer at the old ShadowView Manor, now a commercial office and retail building. Jacob is about to learn nights around the old Manor contains many secrets. A dark past that is breaking through the boundaries of time, leaking into this dimension. His first night on the job is the anniversary of a dark tragedy that has stained the building...
This Grindhouse madness also features Troma head honcho, the legendary Lloyd Kaufmann.
South African Premiere
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MARCH OF THE GODS
Botswana Metalheads
(Director & Producer Attending)
Saturday 5 April, 8:30pm (Cape Town)
5-7 April (Johannesburg)
This fascinating documentary looks at the (unexpected) Metal scene in the (unlikely) African location of Botswana, with a focus on the band Wrust.
Interviews with local bands, fans, musicians and people who offered anthropological insights into the subculture and its history
sheds light on this passionate expression and the people who live for it.
Director Raffaele Mosca will fly in from Europe to attend the screening and chat with the audience.
South African Premiere
( For more background, click here for Edward Banchs' article on the movie and the Botswana scene,
and exclusive interview with the director by Jon Monsoon for Mahala )
Cape Town Booking At:
There will be 3 screenings in Johannesburg at The Bioscope, 5 - 7 April,
with director Raffaele Mosca flying in to attend the show on 7 April.
www.TheBioscope.co.za
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TIGHT
Sunday 6 April, 4pm
Four of the hottest adult stars attempt to break into Rock 'N' Roll under the management of industry superstar
Bree Olsen and form the first all-girl pornstar rock band - TIGHT!
(Howard Stern XXX-Factor winner)
African Premiere
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BLOOD TOKOLOSHE :
Dawn Of The Beast
Sunday 6 Apil, 6:15pm
Blood Tokoloshe is one of the first South African B Grade Horror films about the legendary cultural boogeyman, the Tokoloshe monster.
Written and directed by Jordan Harland, it was shot entirely on location in the township of Orange Farm outside Soweto.
Cape Town Premiere
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CAPE TOWN SCHEDULE
THURSDAY 3 APRIL |
FRIDAY 4 APRIL |
SATURDAY 5 APRIL |
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HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN SECRETS |
TIGHT |
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ZOMBIE ISLAND |
Lamb Of God's AS THE PALACES BURN |
BLOOD TOKOLOSHE |
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X FLIX
Short Films |
Lamb Of God's AS THE PALACES BURN |
MARCH OF THE GODS: Borswana Metalheads |
Lamb Of God's AS THE PALACES BURN |
Submissions for the 2014 X Fest now closed
SUBMISSION LINK
