VarietyNov 22

How Short Film ‘The Singers’ Used Viral Talent to ‘Make Something Very Human and Handmade’ About Male Vulnerability
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https://variety.com/2025/film/features/the-singers-short-film-viral-talent-1236583117/

The Singers Short Film Used Viral Talent for Story of Male Loneliness

Sam Davis directed this improvised adaptation of the 1850 Russian short story "The Singers."

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VarietyNov 12

‘Appofeniacs’: Deepfake Videos Turn Deadly in a Gory Crowdpleaser That Evokes Tarantino’s Interconnected Stories — FilmQuest

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/features/appofeniacs-deepfake-video-horror-movie-1236571086/

VarietyNov 12

‘Appofeniacs’: Deepfake Videos Turn Deadly in a Gory Crowdpleaser That Evokes Tarantino’s Interconnected Stories — FilmQuest
#Variety #Features #Appofeniacs #FilmQuest

https://variety.com/2025/film/features/appofeniacs-deepfake-video-horror-movie-1236571086/

'Appofeniacs': Deepfake Video Horror Movie Evokes Quentin Tarantino

'Appofeniacs' director Chris Marrs Piliero breaks down his feature debut, which leaves characters scarred by deepfake video trickery.

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VarietyNov 5

‘Kombucha’ Is a Bloody Satire of Startups and Grind Culture: ‘Everyone Is Feeling Corporate Burnout’ — FilmQuest

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/features/kombucha-bloody-horror-movie-grind-culture-1236562093/

VarietyNov 5

‘Kombucha’ Is a Bloody Satire of Startups and Grind Culture: ‘Everyone Is Feeling Corporate Burnout’ — FilmQuest
#Variety #Features #FilmQuest #Kombucha

https://variety.com/2025/film/features/kombucha-bloody-horror-movie-grind-culture-1236562093/

'Kombucha': A Bloody Horror Movie Satirizing Grind Culture

"Kombucha" director and co-writer Jake Myers talks about his horror-comedy which takes on startup culture.

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VarietyNov 4

New Genre-Focused Film Market to Launch in 2026 Alongside FilmQuest Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/filmquest-film-market-1236569105/

VarietyNov 4

New Genre-Focused Film Market to Launch in 2026 Alongside FilmQuest Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #FilmQuest #FilmQuestMarket

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/filmquest-film-market-1236569105/

FilmQuest Film Market to Launch in 2026

A new film market focused on genre fare is being launched by the founder of FilmQuest and the co-founder of Slamdance.

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VarietyNov 1

How ‘Influencers’ Updated ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ for the Social Media Age and Shot a Globetrotting Film on an Indie Budget — FilmQuest

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/features/influencers-cw-conwoman-social-media-thriller-1236561347/

VarietyNov 1

How ‘Influencers’ Updated ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ for the Social Media Age and Shot a Globetrotting Film on an Indie Budget — FilmQuest
#Variety #Features #FilmQuest #Influencers

https://variety.com/2025/film/features/influencers-cw-conwoman-social-media-thriller-1236561347/

'Influencers': CW Returns as Deadly Conwoman in Social Media Thriller

"Influencers" writer and director Kurtis David Harder breaks down his globetrotting thriller about the misdeeds of the villainous CW.

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VarietyOct 29

FilmQuest’s Robust Shorts Selection Mines Fresh Horror From Influencers, Murderers, Shoplifters and Sleep Paralysis Demons

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/filmquest-shorts-horror-films-1236564413/