Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a showcase of horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema held annually in Toronto, Canada at the Bloor Cinema. The festival premieres a diverse selection of feature-length and short-films from around the world including new works from Asia, Europe and North America.

Past Festivals

2006

The inaugural festival was held October 20–24, 2006, at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, Canada. The festival showcased 13 feature films from around the world, and 15 short films from Canada. Some of the films screened at the festival included Special, directed by Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmorewhere, the J-horror film Retribution from cult director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the North American premiere of the Thai action-horror film Vengeance, and The Rise of Leslie Vernon, which won the festival's first Audience Award.

Other films included The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell, Heart Under Blade, Night of the Living Dorks, Re-cycle, Mad Cowgirl, Slaughter Night and The First Contact. The festival also featured a Make Your Own Damn Movie! masterclass taught by Lloyd Kaufman. Festival attendance was 4,350.

2007

The 2nd annual festival was held from October 19 to 25, 2007, at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival expanded to fifty films; fourteen features and 36 short films from around the world, including 15 Canadian shorts. Some of the highlights include the festival included The Tripper, directed by David Arquette, the new film from...
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