Masterclasses

The Castelo Horror Film Festival is produced by Red Swan Films, LDA, founded by husband-and-wife team Ita Kennedy and Todd Farmer.Ita Kennedy is an American Executive Producer with over 30 years of experience in US film and television, having managed international productions across six continents and more than 50 countries — including eight seasons of the Emmy Award-winning Amazing Race, the Below Deck franchise, and productions for NBCUniversal, Warner Bros, National Geographic, and Animal Planet.Todd Farmer is an American screenwriter and novelist whose Hollywood credits include Jason X, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Drive Angry, and The Messengers.Based at Quinta do Castelo in Pedrógão Grande, Central Portugal, we produce horror cinema and cultural events that welcome horror fans, families, and everyone in between, celebrating dark cinema alongside the traditions of the region we call home.