Dundead is a horror film festival in Dundee, Scotland.

Dundead
LocationDundee, Scotland
Founded2011
Hosted byDundee Contemporary Arts

Background

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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

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2016

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

Year Title Director(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
2015 The Hexecutioners Jesse Thomas Cook
2015 Baskin Can Evrenol Preview
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

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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]

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2016 The Devil's Candy Sean Byrne
2007 The Mist Frank Darabont
2016 Egomaniac Kate 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

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

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

2019

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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]

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Joe Berlinger Preview
1999 Ring Hideo Nakata
2018 The Dead Center Billy Senese Preview
2018 Werewolf Adrian Panek Preview
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
2019 Those Who Deserve To Die Bret Wood World première

2020

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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

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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]

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2021 Werewolves Within Josh Ruben UK première
1975 The Amusement Park George A. Romero
2019 Climate of the Hunter Mickey Reece UK première
2020 Riders of Justice Anders Thomas Jensen Preview
2020 The World We Knew WW Jones, Luke Skinner Scottish première
2020 Alien on Stage Lucy Harvey, Danielle Kummer Scottish première

2022

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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]

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2021 We're All Going to the World's Fair Jane Schoenbrun Preview
1973 Ganja & Hess Bill Gunn
2021 Dashcam Rob Savage Preview
1994 Interview with the Vampire Neil Jordan
1922 Nosferatu F. W. Murnau
2021 Straight to VHS Emilio Silva Torres Scottish première
2021 Upurga Uģis Olt UK première
1988 Vampire's Kiss Robert Bierman
1970 The Vampire Doll Michio Yamamoto
2021 Ultrasound Rob Schroeder Preview
2021 Good Madam Jenna Cato Bass Preview
1998 Blade Stephen Norrington

2023

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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]

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2022 The Origin Andrew Cumming Preview
1981 Scanners David Cronenberg
2023 Abruptio Evan Marlowe European première
2022 Dark Nature Berkley Brady Scottish première
1983 Videodrome David Cronenberg
1988 Dead Ringers David Cronenberg
2022 No More Time Dalila Droege UK première
2022 Polaris Kirsten Carthew Scottish première
1979 The Brood David Cronenberg
1973 Messiah of Evil Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
2022 Satanic Hispanics Alejandro Brugués, Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Eduardo Sánchez Scottish première
1986 The Fly David Cronenberg

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sneddon, Ciaran (26 April 2017). "Packed programme for Dundee horror film festival". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Pollock, David (5 May 2023). "Dead Ringers, 'Mad Max in the snow' and Spike from Buffy The Vampire Slayer – a slice of Dundead's 2023 offering". The Courier. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Introducing our new Dundead programmer". dca.org.uk. Dundee Contemporary Arts. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Dundead 2016 on sale now". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Dundead 2017 on sale now". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Salem's Lot". Dundee Contemporary Arts. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Dundead 2018 on sale". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Dundead 2019 on sale". 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Dundead Watch at Home". 8 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Dundead Summer Camp". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Dundead 2022 programme announced". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Dundead 2023 programme announced". Dundee Contemporary Arts. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.