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Stars: Manuela Velasco, Paco Manzanedo, Héctor Colomé, Ismael Fritschi, Críspulo Cabezas, Mariano Venancio, María Alfonsa Rosso | Written by Jaume Balagueró, Manu Diez | Directed by Jaume Balagueró

When an established film series decides to shed its formula and try something wildly different in its structure – if not exactly its content – I can’t help but feel both relieved and wary. If it ain’t broke, right? On the other hand, later instalments risk becoming stale reruns of earlier movies with no sense of development or even surprise, as every gag, jump and plot twist possible has already been thrown at the audience.

Such is the dilemma I found myself in with [Rec]4: Apocalypse, which ditches the found-footage style of its predecessors in favour of going for full-blown narrative cinema. I must admit, I saw no reason for concern in the intense opening sequence, as the presence of properly-framed action and quick-paced editing (editing!

Set to premiere at next months Toronto International Film Festival is Jaume Balaguero's Spanish horror sequel '[Rec] 4: Apocalypse'. And hopefully this new international poster featuring a blood-soaked peek at the gorgeous returning star Manuela Velasco will ensure that bums will be on seats when it opens theatrically in its domestic Spain this Halloween. The fourth installment also stars Paco Manzanedo, Hector Colome, Ismael Fritschi, Crispulo Cabezas, Mariano Venancio, Maria Alfonsa Rosso, Carlos Zabala, Cristian Aquino and Emilio Buale all star in the sequel which sees the return of possessed TV reporter Angela Vidal. Check out the poster below....

Jaume Balaguero's horror sequel '[Rec] 4: Apocalypse' will be part of this year's Toronto International Film Festival and will further continue the story of possessed TV reporter Angela Vidal as she finds herself in an offshore quarantine facility. Screening as part of the Tiff's Midnight Madness program the fourth installment in the popular Spanish horror series sees the delightful Manuela Velasco return for a third time. Velasco is joined by Paco Manzanedo, Hector Colome, Ismael Fritschi, Crispulo Cabezas, Mariano Venancio, Maria Alfonsa Rosso, Carlos Zabala, Cristian Aquino and Emilio Buale. A new batch of images have been revealed leading up to its September screening which you can view below....

It looks like director Jaume Balagueró has tossed aside the found footage gimmick for his latest, the fourth entry in the “Rec” franchise, “Apocalypse.” Check out the trailer for the film below, which actually looks like a cross between “28 Days Later” and those “Resident Evil” movies … except set on a boat. I still have no idea how this ties in with the third movie, 2012′s “Rec: Genesis,” or does it at all? Who knows. Trailer looks pretty good. You can’t really go wrong with a pretty girl trapped in an oil tanker being chased by bloodthirsty zombie/demon types, amirite? The young reporter Ángela is rescued from the building and taken to an oil tanker to be examined. However, it is unbeknown to the soldiers that she carries the seed of the mysterious demonic virus. Starring Manuela Velasco, Héctor Colomé, Mariano Venancio, María Alfonsa Rosso, Ismael Fritschi, and Paco Manzanedo.

The Short film Net was recently presented in Madrid - a new project established as a way to promote the short film format the Spanish city. Renowned actors Marta Belenguer (“7:35 In The Morning”) and Mariano Venancio (“23-f”, “Camino”) were on hand to support the project. The aim is to renew the short film market through the union of various local short film festivals and the creation of a virtual space, www.reddecortometrajes.com. In words of its creators Samuel Rodríguez Cimiano and Diego Ruíz Hernández, "the net is not only a wide and new exhibition circuit, it is a meeting point for actors, directors, producers, screenwriters…and a way the audience can participate actively and the short film format can have the informative space and journalistic coverage it deserves. In this sense Internet, the social networks, and the official webpage will play a key element.” A total of over...