George Clarke (filmmaker)

George Clarke is a film director from Northern Ireland and the founder of Yellow Fever Productions.[1] He is known for creating low-budget horror films; his 2011 film The Last Light was filmed on a budget of £200.

George Clarke
Born
Ireland
OccupationFilm director

Career

In October 2007 Clarke launched Yellow Fever Productions. The following year Clarke released his first film, Battle of the Bone, about a zombie attack on Belfast.[2] The movie won the Audience Choice award at the Freak Show Film Festival in Orlando, Florida.[3] Clarke released his second zombie film, The Knackery, in 2009 and in 2011, released The Last Light, which centered upon a maintenance man who must seal up a haunted abandoned old peoples home. The film's lead actor, Robert Render, won the award for Best Actor at the 2011 Freak Show Horror Film Festival.[4] Per Clarke, the film had a budget of £200.[5]

The following year Clarke released the horror-comedy film Splash Area, which was awarded Best SFX and the Jury's Choice Awards at the 2012 Freak Show Horror Film Festival.[6] Clarke followed this up with the release of the 2013 thriller film Onus and the 2015 film The Blood Harvest.

Filmography
Year Film Director Producer Editor Cinematographer Writer Notes
2008 Battle of the Bone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [7][8][9]
2009 The Knackery Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Also known as Zombie Games: The Knackery [10][11][12][13]
2011 The Last Light Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [14][15][16][17][18]
2012 Pillow Talk Yes Yes Yes Yes No Short film, co-director with Anthony Boyle[19]
2012 Splash Area Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [20][21][22][23][24][25]
2013 Onus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [26][27][28][29][30]
2015 The Blood Harvest Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes [31][32][33][34][35]

References
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  2. "The zombie movie set at an Ulster flashpoint". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. "Northern Ireland horror film firm fears worst as bank closes in". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. "2011 FREAKY Award Winners - FSHFF 2012 - Orlando, Florida". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. Higgins, John (22 November 2011). "George Clarke, The Last Bastion of Bad Taste". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "Events Diary". IFTN.
  7. Ireland, Culture Northern (10 March 2008). "Battle of the Bone". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  8. "Belfast's Clarke produces zombie movie". Irish Examiner. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. "Munching season". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  10. "Film Review: Zombie Games: The Knackery (2009)". HorrorNews.net. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. "Zombie Action On The Cheap In Ireland's THE KNACKERY". ScreenAnarchy. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. Ireland, Culture Northern (26 August 2009). "The Knackery". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  13. "Hope and gory". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. Hill, John (7 May 2019). A Companion to British and Irish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-48283-4.
  15. "Belfast film-maker George Clarke premiers horror movie The Last Light". BBC News. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. "Eagle One Releasing The Last Light: An Irish Ghost Story in November". Dread Central. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  17. Strand, Jeff (10 October 2011). "Freak Show Film Festival Wrap-Up". Gleefully Macabre. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  18. "Throwing light on an award winning Belfast film costing £200". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  19. "Pillow Talk". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  20. "Paranormal Pop Culture: 'Splash Area: Night of the Freaks' Coming to DVD and Digital Media". paranormalpopculture.com.
  21. "Film Review: Splash Area (2012)". HorrorNews.net. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  22. McCaughan, Peter (9 May 2013). "Splash Area". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  23. "Splash Area: Night of the Freaks". Horror Society. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  24. "Eagle One Media Sets DVD Date for Splash Area: Night of the Freaks". Dread Central. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  25. bug, ambush. "AICN HORROR Send in the Clowns: Ambush Bug checks out SPLASH AREA: NIGHT OF THE FREAKS & CLOWN HUNT!". Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  26. "Film Review: Onus (2013)". HorrorNews.net. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  27. "Onus (UK DVD)". Dread Central. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  28. "ONUS". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  29. Blain, Terry. "Onus: An erratic tale that fails to captivate". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  30. "We've got the scoop on making no budget films!". Belfast Film Festival. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  31. "Movie Review - Blood Harvest (2016)". Flickering Myth. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  32. "Film Review: The Blood Harvest (2015)". HorrorNews.net. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  33. "THE BLOOD HARVEST". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  34. "Writer and director George Clarke talks about the special relationships in his life". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  35. Miska, Brad (23 October 2017). "Trailer Debut for Northern Ireland Horror 'Blood Harvest' (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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