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Fear Screen Horror Film Festival is thrilled to announce an exciting partnership with Letterboxd, the world's leading social platform for film lovers.
Fear Screen Horror Film Festival has unveiled a new Barrier‑Free Entry Support programme, reaffirming its commitment to making horror cinema accessible to every creator, regardless of financial circumstances. The initiative provides heavy discounts or complete fee waivers to filmmakers facing economic hardship, ensuring that talent and storytelling take centre stage—not income.
Fear Screen has successfully inaugurated its inaugural festival with a remarkable evening of independent filmmaking on Tuesday, 28th October 2025, hosted at the historic Roxy Movies cinema in Middlesbrough. The event showcased the collective talent of emerging horror creators, establishing the festival as a vibrant platform for genre excellence within the North East creative landscape.
A new force in British horror cinema is preparing to awaken. Fear Screen proudly announces its official launch party, taking place on 29th October 2025, in what promises to be an unmissable celebration for lovers of dark, daring, and independent film.
Durham, UK, 18 August 2025 – Set Starters, a leading UK-based organisation committed to nurturing and supporting emerging talent in the film and television industry, is proud to announce the launch of Fear Screen, a pioneering festival dedicated to celebrating independent horror cinema. This festival will shine a spotlight on bold, original, and boundary-pushing films created by emerging filmmakers from across the United Kingdom and beyond.
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