Director Kerry Anne Mullaney featured on wednesday’s Woman’s Hour programme, briefly discussing her experiences as a horror film director, and the role of women in film!

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[BBC News Scotland] Scots film scoops horror honours

A film shot on location in the south of Scotland has taken two awards at a movie festival in Spain.

The Dead Outside won best film and Kerry-Anne Mullaney took best director at the 10th Estepona International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival.

It was filmed in Auldgirth near Dumfries and beat off competition from some bigger budget rivals. Ms Mullaney currently has two more feature films in the pipeline which she also hopes to shoot in the region. She said she was delighted to have received the recognition for her work.

“I was so thrilled to receive best director. I never expected to receive best film too,” she said. “People came up afterwards and told me how much they loved the film and its foreboding atmosphere.” Ms Mullaney runs film company Mothcatcher along with producer Kris Bird.

They recently moved to the village of New Abbey in Dumfries and Galloway, from a base in Edinburgh. Mr Bird said the festival awards were a “major achievement” which would hopefully help to secure the support necessary to start filming another feature film later this year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8268372.stm

“This annual festival of all things frightening and gory continues, and it’s still a doozy. Fans of ultra-prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike will be thrilled to see two new films screening this week, Crows: Episode 0 and Detective Story. Another highlight, British shocker The Dead Outside offers up a pandemic possibly more frightening than swine flu. See sfindie.com for more info.

“The Dead Outside”: 5 p.m. Sunday, 7:15 p.m. June 12 and 16.
An unusual zombie film in that it delivers its jolts through suspense and style rather than blood and gore, “The Dead Outside” breathes much-needed new life into the increasingly tired subgenre. The picture capitalizes on one of the most universal fears — being left alone — and conjures up a chilling tale of isolation. There are zombies outside but the real drama happens indoors as two former strangers come to terms with what they now mean to each other. (http://www.blackenterprise.com/news-article/131015882)”

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