Artik is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Tom Botchii.[1][2] It stars Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo and Lauren Ashley Carter.[3] The film had its international premiere at Macabro and world premiere at Popcorn Frights.[4][5]

Artik
Directed byTom Botchii
Written byTom Botchii
Produced by
  • Jerry G. Angelo
  • Erik Bernard
  • Tom Botchii
Starring
CinematographyMartin Moody
Edited byTom Botchii
Music byCorey Wallace
Production
companies
TLG Motion Pictures
Fire Born Studios
Have Not Films
Release date
  • August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11) (United States)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A comic book obsessed serial killer Artik teaches his son how to avoid a series of brutal murders until the boy reaches a mysterious man who blocks everything.

Cast

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Reception

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Critical response

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Review aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes gave it 100% rating, based on six reviews.[6]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Result
2019 Dragon Awards Best Feature Won[7]
2019 Shriekfest Best Feature Nominated[8]
2019 Oaxaca FilmFest Best Feature Nominated[9]

References

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  1. ^ Mack, Andrew (July 18, 2019). "ARTIK: First Images Released For Tom Botchii's Debut Horror Thriller". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Wood, Gus (September 3, 2019). "GBFF 2019: Tom Botchii Skowronski's 'Artik' Is A Brutal, Personal Apocalypse". Pop Horror. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Halen, Adrian (June 30, 2018). "Artik 'First Look' – Trailer release for new Chase Williamson, Lauren Ashley Carter Horror Film". Horror News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Artik". macabro.mx. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (July 10, 2019). "Dread Presents: ARTIK To Have World Premiere At Popcorn Frights 2019". Dread Central. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Artik (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 Dragon Con Independent Film Festival Winners". dragoncon.org. September 4, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 official selections". shriekfest.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Selection". oaxacafilmfest.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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