The Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival will return in March 2012, with other events taking place in February—including a 48-Hour filmmaking challenge and a short horror script comp.

Stranger With My Face (SMWF) is run by award-winning Tasmanian filmmakers Briony Kidd and Rebecca Thomson and a team of dedicated volunteers. It was first presented in February 2012 as an official Women in Horror Recognition Month event, sponsored by Monster Pictures. In 2013 the festival is supported by Screen Tasmania and Screen Australia, Events Tasmania, and Wide Angle Tasmania… Further corporate and community support is sought. Get in touch to discuss how you can be part of this one-of-a-kind cultural event!

The festival’s focus is on horror films directed by women, with the most exciting new work from Australia and around the world to be screened. Continue reading →