BATTLE ROYALE this Friday, January 27th at Broadway Theatre

2012 Festival Call for Entries - Submit Your Film Now

Have you made a feature or short film that just does not fit into the mainstream Cineplex theatre? If you have and if your film has not screened in Saskatoon then you should be sending it in for submission as soon as possible.

We are looking for cool films of all lengths to show during both our midnight series and also for our
annual festival.

We do not charge an entry fee and encourage local, national and international submissions.

The Deadline for Submissions is February 28th, 2012 but please submit your film as soon as possible.

Please head on over to our submissions page to download the form to provide with your film and for information on the submission process.

2012 Film Festival

Dark Bridges Film Festival is Saskatchewan's premiere showcase of cool independent and foreign genre films. In 2009 Dark Bridges celebrated its launch with the Saskatchewan Premiere of Grace and the Canadian Premiere of Ink along with four short films. In 2010 the 1st annual festival was held which showcased 12 Feature films: Centurion, Dawning, El Monstro Del Mar!, Werewolf Fever, High School, Death of the Dead, [REC], [REC 2], Long Pigs, A Film With Me In It, Black Field as well as the The Good, The Bad, The Weird. In addition, 7 Saskatchewan short films and 20 World short films received their Saskatchewan Premiere at the festival. Our 2nd annual festival showcased 15 feature films: 13 Assassins, Beauty Day, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Mandrill, Rabies, Sennentutschi: Curse of the Alps, Stake Land, Super, The Corridor, The Millennium Bug, The Woman, TrollHunter, True Legend, Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil and Victims as well as 26 shorts from Saskatchewan, Canada and around the world

The Third Annual Dark Bridges Film Festival runs May 3rd through 6th 2012. Yes that is right, we are moving to spring so there are only a few more months until our third annual festival. Plans for next year's festival include an afternoon discussion session and our amazing Zombie Walk!

Keep watch here and at our Facebook Page for more information about the festival.

MIdnight Screening Series

In addition to our annual festival, Dark Bridges brings cool films to Saskatchewan through a midnight screening series. Over the past couple of years we have presented midnight screenings of Black Christmas (1974), Harry Brown, Frozen, The Loved Ones and Chillerama, Sint and Redline (special afternoon screening).

January 27th at Midnight at the Broadway Theatre be sure to come and catch a special one time screening of the hard to see cult classic BATTLE ROYALE.

Tickets are only $10 at the Door. Advance tickets will be available starting Tuesday January 24th at Unreal City Comics and The Broadway Theatre. See below for the trailer.


2011 Award Winners

Dark Bridges Film Festival is very pleased to announce the award winners from the 2011 festival.

Feature Films

Short Films

Over 800 votes were collected from the festival attendees immediately after each screening and also using an online survey.

Dark BRidges Present BATTLE ROYALE!

January 27th at Midnight at the Broadway Theatre be sure to come and catch a special one time screening of the hard to see cult classic BATTLE ROYALE.

Tickets are only $10 at the Door. Advance tickets will be available starting Tuesday January 24th at Unreal City Comics and The Broadway Theatre.

This is your one and only chance to catch this. Don't waste your time with The Hunger Games see the real teenagers killing each other film!

We Would Like to Thank The following for Supporting the 2011 Festival

Sponsors Row Three proprint Reel to Reel Saskatchewan Arts Board SaskCulture Broadway Theatre Saskatoon Bad Monster Films