UNHOLY NIGHT opens in select theatres across Canada from December 4, 2026.
Unholy Night had its World Premiere at the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival where it won the Gold Audience Award for Canadian films. It also screened at the 2026 Atlantic International Film Festival, where it received an honourable mention for the Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Canadian Feature.
The film will open theatrically across Canada beginning December 4, 2026.
RUN TIME: 91 minutes
DIRECTOR: Michael Gabriele
CAST: Marc Bendavid, Toni Ellwand, Shailene Garnett, Ron Lea, Jacqueline Robbins
PRODUCERS: Jason Levangie, Jenna MacMillan, Marc Tetreault
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jef Burnham, Tina Carbone, Mike Chapman, Fatima Hayward
CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Game Theory Films
SYNOPSIS: Gino’s traditional family Christmas Eve turns into a bloody battle for survival when his long-dead grandma drops by and goes on a murderous rampage. Amid the chaos, Gino reunites with his ex and the dysfunctional duo must avoid his dead Italian relatives popping up all around the neighbourhood as they search for a way to get rid of these Yuletide revenants and survive his family Christmas.
PARTICIPATING THEATRES:
December 4:
Tivoli Cinema / Charlottetown, PEI
Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane / Halifax, NS
Cinéma Cineplex Forum et VIP / Montreal, QC
Mayfair Theatre / Ottawa, ON
Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas and VIP / Toronto, ON
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas / Vancouver, BC
December 18:
Pender Islands Community Hall / Pender Island, BC
Additional cinemas to be announced.
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