Category: Festivals
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Into 2025…
So, into another year already. Oh my God. We’ve changed the layout of this site a bit, as you may have noticed if you’ve been here before. A few scrappy bits of the old layout may remain; apologies if you notice them, we’ll get them sorted eventually! First big appointment of the new year is…
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Horror-on-Sea – Awesome as Usual
We love Horror on Sea around these parts. It’s a genuinely independent film festival, showcasing some really unusual movies that other fests might overlook. Of course, I’m slightly biased, seeing as H-o-S has been kind enough to host my talks on various aspects of filmmaking since the first festival five years ago. This year’s big…
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Horror Stories @ Horror-on-Sea
Pat’s first live show of 2017 takes place this Saturday at the amazing and brilliant Horror-on-Sea festival in Southend. This annual festival is a huge highlight of the year (every year!) for the crew at Jinx Media. There are countless premieres and special events, including the World Premiere of Slasher House II from our wonderful…
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New (old) interview with Pat
A short interview with Pat from the 2014 Horror-on-Sea festival has found its way online this week. Check it out below!
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The Devil’s Music – The Plan
Hi folks, Pat here. You may have seen my entry a couple of weeks back about how the release of The Devil’s Music fell through. We’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the movie and the situation, and I want to share my plan with you. Quick recap: The Devil’s Music is our rock…
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Screenwriting Masterclass June 4th – Tickets Selling Fast!
If you’re hoping to join the one-day screenwriting workshop/masterclass on June 4th, you’d better get moving. This is a small-scale event, and tickets are limited. So, if you want to spend a day with like-minded souls in a jam-packed one-day crash course designed to take your writing to the next level then order a ticket RIGHT NOW! …
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House on the Witchpit – Director’s Intro
Pat’s intro to the premiere of the new movie from Jinx Media, recorded live at the Horror-on-Sea festival on 23rd January 2016. House on the Witchpit – Introduction from jinxmedia on Vimeo.
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The Witchpit Awaits
The long-awaited fifth feature from Jinx Media, The House on the Witchpit, will have its world premiere at the awesome Horror-on-Sea festival in Southend, Essex on January 23rd 2016. This will be straight after the first performance of Pat Higgins’ 2016 live show/masterclass/thing “Watch Horror. Write Horror. Make Horror” – full details can be found…
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Pitching to Joel Schumacher in a Lift
Screenwriters get introduced to the idea of the ‘elevator pitch’ with the following scenario: Imagine that you found yourself in a lift with a Hollywood power-player, and you only had that 60 seconds or so to sell them on the idea of your movie. 60 seconds to convince them that the idea might be worth…
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“How Not To Make A Horror Movie” – Saturday 24th February 2015 @ Horror on Sea
Getting all set for the first live date of 2015; my new show ‘How Not To Make a Horror Movie’. This takes place on Saturday 24th February at the Horror-on-Sea festival in Southend – my favourite film festival of the year. This year’s line-up has got some amazing movies, including the latest from my old…
Pat Higgins and Jinx Media 