Pat Higgins
Encyclopedia
Pat Higgins is a film director
, writer
, producer
and owner of independent production company Jinx Media Ltd.
Higgins' first feature from the company, Trash House
, was filmed in 2004 and released on DVD in Europe in February 2006. It was distributed by Screen Entertainment, the UK distributors of such controversial features as I Spit On Your Grave
and Faces of Death
.
Higgins' second feature, KillerKiller, was filmed in 2006 and completed in 2007. All worldwide rights were licenced to York Entertainment, who released the film on DVD in August 2007.
Higgins' third feature, Hellbride, was publicly premiered at the Festival of Fantastic Films
in the UK in September 2007, where it was awarded 'Commended' status. It was released on DVD in the USA on 5 May 2009 via Midnight Releasing and in the UK in March 2010.
Higgins' fourth feature, The Devil's Music, was listed as complete on 19 January 2008. It premiered at the Festival of Fantastic Films
, in 2008, where it was awarded winner of Independent Feature category and was released on DVD in the US in December 2009.
In October 2008, Fangoria
described Higgins as one of the "most promising British horror directors", and announced his involvement in an anthology movie entitled Bordello Death Tales for which Higgins directed a sequence titled Vice Day.
Higgins is also the writer of Strippers vs Werewolves, a horror comedy produced by Black & Blue Films and starring Adele Silva
, Barbara Nedeljáková
, Sarah Douglas
and Billy Murray
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and owner of independent production company Jinx Media Ltd.
Higgins' first feature from the company, Trash House
Trash House
Trash House is a comedy-horror feature film, shot in Essex in 2004 and released on DVD in Europe in February 2006. It was distributed by Screen Entertainment, the UK distributors of such controversial features as I Spit On Your Grave and Faces of Death...
, was filmed in 2004 and released on DVD in Europe in February 2006. It was distributed by Screen Entertainment, the UK distributors of such controversial features as I Spit On Your Grave
I Spit On Your Grave
Day of the Woman is a 1978 controversial rape revenge film. The film received a limited release, with a wider release in 1980. Prominent film critics condemned the film for its graphic violence and lengthy depictions of gang rape, and the motion picture remains controversial to this day...
and Faces of Death
Faces of Death
Faces of Death is a 1978 mondo film which guides viewers through explicit scenes depicting a variety of ways to die and violent acts....
.
Higgins' second feature, KillerKiller, was filmed in 2006 and completed in 2007. All worldwide rights were licenced to York Entertainment, who released the film on DVD in August 2007.
Higgins' third feature, Hellbride, was publicly premiered at the Festival of Fantastic Films
Festival of Fantastic Films (UK)
The Festival of Fantastic Films is an annual non-profit celebration of cinema fantastique, held annually in central Manchester, England. It was created by Tony Edwards and the late Harry Nadler , together with their fellow enthusiast Gil Lane-Young.Past...
in the UK in September 2007, where it was awarded 'Commended' status. It was released on DVD in the USA on 5 May 2009 via Midnight Releasing and in the UK in March 2010.
Higgins' fourth feature, The Devil's Music, was listed as complete on 19 January 2008. It premiered at the Festival of Fantastic Films
Festival of Fantastic Films (UK)
The Festival of Fantastic Films is an annual non-profit celebration of cinema fantastique, held annually in central Manchester, England. It was created by Tony Edwards and the late Harry Nadler , together with their fellow enthusiast Gil Lane-Young.Past...
, in 2008, where it was awarded winner of Independent Feature category and was released on DVD in the US in December 2009.
In October 2008, Fangoria
Fangoria
Fangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:* Fangoria Comics* Fangoria Films* Fangoria RadioFangoria may also refer to:* Fangoria , a Spanish electro pop band...
described Higgins as one of the "most promising British horror directors", and announced his involvement in an anthology movie entitled Bordello Death Tales for which Higgins directed a sequence titled Vice Day.
Higgins is also the writer of Strippers vs Werewolves, a horror comedy produced by Black & Blue Films and starring Adele Silva
Adele Silva
Adele Silva is an English actress and television personality who has been on stage and television since she was a young girl. She is best known for playing the role of Kelly Windsor in the television soap opera Emmerdale....
, Barbara Nedeljáková
Barbara Nedeljáková
Barbara Nedeljáková is a Slovak actress, best known for her role as Natalya in the 2005 horror film Hostel.-Filmography:-External links:*Barbara Nedeljakova's Official website...
, Sarah Douglas
Sarah Douglas
Sarah Douglas is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa in the first two Superman movies , and for her role as Pamela Lynch in the 1980s primetime drama series Falcon Crest .-Early life:Douglas was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, the...
and Billy Murray
Billy Murray (actor)
Billy Murray is an English actor, best known for playing Don Beech in The Bill from 1995 to 2004, Johnny Allen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2005 to 2006, Captain John Price in the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...
Filmography
- Trash House (2006)
- KillerKiller (2007)
- Hellbride (2007)
- The Devil's Music (2008)
- Bordello Death Tales (2009)
- Strippers vs Werewolves (Writer only)(2011)
External links
- Jinx Media website
- Fangoria - America's Horror Magazine
- York Entertainment website
- Festival of Fantastic Films UK Award Winners
- Interview with Pat Higgins at Behind the Couch