Pat Higgins

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About Pat Higgins

Visit jinx.co.uk for appearances, blogs and videos - find me on Threads/Bluesky @pathigginsfilm ‘One of the masters of horror’ – THE DARK SIDE magazine ‘One of the key names in the British horror revival’ – SCREAM magazine ‘Essex’s own horror auteur’ – Kim Newman ‘The Tarantino of budget gore flicks for style and dialogue’ – SFX magazine ‘I could go on and on about how much I loved this low-budget, big-ideas, fourth-wall-destroying, life-affirming horror movie but I won’t. I’ll just say Powertool Cheerleaders vs. The Boyband of the Screeching Dead is probably one of my films of – NERDLY ‘Director Pat Higgins reinvents the musical’ – STARBURST (on ‘Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead’) Fifteen years of lecturing experience in idea generation and screenwriting on courses such as the Television Production and Screen Media BA (Hons) course and Creative Media Production Extended Diploma (Film & TV) at University Centre South Essex College and Chelmsford College. My independently held 'One Day Masterclasses' regarding elements of screenwriting and idea generation have maintained 100% positive feedback from delegates and have regularly been described as 'brilliant'. Creative Copywriter on marketing campaigns ranging from independent features through to the True Blood S4 campaign for Fox International. Campaign for independent feature Hellbride prompted an article on the Horror Channel entitled "Is This the Greatest Tagline Ever?" In October 2020, the Kickstarter campaign for comedy musical feature film "Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead" reached the position of 'Most Popular Film Kickstarter on the Planet' out of the 74562 film projects that were live on the platform at that time. The resultant film premiered in London's Prince Charles Cinema as part of FrightFest in August 2022, and garnered 4 and 5 star reviews on sites such as Starburst and Nerdly. My live talks about filmmaking are regularly scheduled at colleges, universities and cultural festivals. Regular appearances at the London Screenwriters Festival have included delivery of "How to Write a Movie in 30 Days" and "Using Micro-Budget features to Launch your Screenwriting Career" Speaker at TEDx Chelmsford in October 2017 with the talk "Childhood Fears are Awesome" Interviewed on BBC ONE News at 6 and BBC ONE News at 10 in January 2023. I'm a passionate and enthusiastic creative, and bring positivity and experience to every new project. Thanks for taking the time to look at my profile.