Celebrate 25 Years of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ at the Victory International Film Festival in September!

Gregg Hale, one of the producers of The Blair Witch Project, will be in attendance and take part in a Q&A after the movie!

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Get your tickets now for the 25th anniversary screening of The Blair Witch Project!

The landscape of horror cinema would look a lot different if not for The Blair Witch Project. Originally released in the summer of 1999 amid a revolutionary marketing campaign, this classic sparked the imaginations of legions of filmmakers. That led to a wave of found footage horror movies, a wave that is still happening twenty-five years later. Regardless of its incredible influence though, The Blair Witch Project Project, on its own, is an excellent movie with a fascinating story about how it was made.

Gregg Hale, producer of The Blair Witch Project and writer/director of a segment in V/H/S/2.
In addition to being a producer, Greg Hale has also directed projects, including the “A Ride in the Park” segment of V/H/S/2 (2013).

The Victory International Film Festival is celebrating the legacy of The Blair Witch Project with a screening taking place on September 13th, 2024. One of the film’s producers, Gregg Hale, will be in attendance, and he will take part in a Q&A session after the movie. As a founding member of Haxan Films along with the writers and directors of The Blair Witch Project, Hale has plenty of great stories about the movie to share with fans.

Tickets are on sale now for only $10, and they are available directly from the theater: Showplace Cinema East in Evansville, Indiana.

Mysterious constructions hang from the trees in The Blair Witch Project (1999).
Stories about the way the movie was filmed are legendary at this point. If you attend the screening with Gregg Hale, you can dig even deeper into the history of this iconic film.

This anniversary screening of The Blair Witch Project takes place on the second day of the three-day Victory International Film Festival. The event takes place September 12–14 in multiple locations in downtown Evansville, Indiana, and you can buy passes now on victoryiff.com. Single day passes are $10, and three day passes are only $25. So, if you’re going for Blair Witch, why not just go for all three days? The full schedule includes 65 films (shorts and features) from 26 countries, as well as workshops, parties, and panels.

Additionally, Blood Moon Pictures is helping produce the Blair Witch event, and their upcoming movie, New Fears Eve, will make its Indiana premiere at 1:15 PM on Saturday as part of the festival! The Blair Witch Project is a shining example of how important indie horror is, so go support modern independent horror by seeing New Fears Eve!

A still of the Doctor from New Fears Eve.
Stick around through Saturday so you don’t miss your chance to see New Fears Eve in a theater!

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Poster for the 25th anniversary screening of The Blair Witch Project at the Victory International Film Festival.

Meet The Author

Chris has a degree in film studies at Temple University’s campus in Tokyo, Japan. He is a renowned expert on horror cinema.