The 2009 Flyway Film Festival, in partnership with the WideSpot Performing Arts and Community Center, is pleased to present the International Zombie Summit on Saturday, October 24—a one-day, genre-specific event of classic and cutting-edge independent zombie films and a rare opportunity for Q&A with their directors/producers.

Currently scheduled to appear is director Pericles Lewnes with his 1989 classic, REDNECK ZOMBIES; as well as producer Justin Johnson with his recent documentary, ZOMBIE GIRL. Also screening as part of this event will be Cannes 2009 most-talked-about UK feature, COLIN; the Norwegian Nazi Zombie film that wowed Sundance, DEAD SNOW (DOD SNO); and the cerebrally horrifying Canadian feature, PONTYPOOL. At press time, other director attendee confirmations are still pending.

Says, Lewnes, whose film LOOP won a Special Jury Award at the 2008 Flyway Film Festival, “From the buffoonery of REDNECK ZOMBIES, to the Romero-esque genius of COLIN, the International Zombie Summit will showcase the leap from the cheesy 1980s to the terrifying new world of Zombie 2.0.”

Beginning in mid-September, the Flyway Film Festival website will feature a full International Zombie Summit schedule, including director biographies, trailers for each selected film, as well as online ticketing options for purchase of a special International Zombie Summit pass, which allows attendees access to the filmmaker/producer panel discussion, hosted by Lewnes. Pass holders will also receive a limited edition International Zombie Summit poster, signed by artist Andres Guzman and the attending directors/producers. Individual tickets will be available for purchase in early-to-mid-September.