Feature Film AFIN 022
Puppet Killer
Directed by 
Lisa Ovies
AFIN 2019 Winner
- 2019
- 1h 23m
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Canada - English
- Horror
- Comedy
- Thriller
Stills
1 frame
Winner
Best Cinematography
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Synopsis
While celebrating Christmas at a cabin in the woods, a group of high school students are stalked by a psychotic killer obsessed with horror movie icons.
Director's Statement
Puppet Killer is my dream project and has been my passion for the last 3 years. It started as a bizarre idea after working as a casting director on a Horror movie and simultaneously producing a musical with puppets. I remember sitting on the stairs watching a musical number and thinking " What would I do if this was my project, my vision..." And from that moment, Puppet Killer was born. Puppet Killer pays homage to all my favorite old school horror films and honors the art of practical effects. True horror fans will love the recalls from their favorite films and the actors performances are truly brilliant. I am ecstatic to bring this film to audiences after such a long journey.
What makes this one special
- A first-time filmmaker
From the Judges
From the Judges
A horror outing made by someone who plainly loves the genre and knows its rules well enough to play with them. The panel came away praising its polished, well-crafted look and a fresh, genre-savvy inventiveness, alongside a cast that includes some recognisable and capable performers. It stayed with them well after the credits, the mark of a film that lingers.
Director's Biography
Lisa Ovies Director
Lisa Ovies is an award winning producer, director and actress currently residing in Vancouver, Canada. She originally trained at Vancouver Film School in 2002 for documentary film, production and screenwriting; as well as received a scholarship in 2006 to Columbia Academy of Broadcasting where she excelled in her field. In 2008 she began pursuing her love of acting by attending the full time program at Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts and in June 2011, she launched the film company I No.Films. Since then, she received a full scholarship to Women in the Directors Chair to train in the art department, and in 2014 she received a scholarship to Chicago Second City where she spent the better part of the summer working on her improv and sketch writing. In 2014 she also had her directorial debut with the comedy 'I Wanna Date U' and her feature film "Taking My Parents to Burning Man" took home audience choice awards at the Sonoma International Film Festival, the Newport Beach Film Festival and the Maui Film Festival. She most recently directed her first feature film, the comedic slasher 'Puppet Killer. Lisa is also the owner of Rogue Studios, a studio space in Vancouver that is home to 2 production companies, an improv school and a children's acting school.
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Kyle Cassie Lee 
Jett Klyne Young Jamie 
Sage Brocklebank Mr. Officer - Jessica Cameron Vengeance / Reporter
Catherine Lough Haggquist Ms. Stevens 
Jen Soska 
Sylvia Soska
Original Music Composer
Stephen Gallagher
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Puppet Killer was Winner of Best Cinematography at the AFIN International Film Festival 2019, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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