Tubi FrightFest 2026, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival, runs from Thursday August 27 – Monday 31 August 2026 in London, and The Nameless Ballad, the new genre feature by Federico Zampaglione (Shadow, The Well), receives its world premiere there, screening on Saturday 29 August on the main screen. We have the poster and some stills to whet your appetite! Following is the official press announcement.
Synopsis: After the runaway success of his debut album, 27-year-old British musician Sam Gallo, (Jamie Ward – His Dark Materials, Juliet & Romeo), is consumed by a crippling creative block and a growing addiction to prescription drugs. Under mounting pressure from his management to deliver another hit, he returns to the Italian countryside where he spent his childhood summers, hoping to reconnect with something he has lost. But inside the secluded house where he chooses to isolate himself, Sam encounters dark, enigmatic presences that seem to feed on his fears, his anguish, and his desperate need to create. What begins as a search for inspiration slowly descends into a haunting nightmare where the boundaries between reality and the supernatural begin to dissolve. Also drawn into this spiral of horror is Tania, his partner, played by Alana Boden (Mr. Selfridge, I Am Elizabeth Smart).
Written by Federico Zampaglione and Barbara Baraldi (Dylan Dog), the film takes the viewer on a journey along the thin line between imagination and nightmare.
The cast also includes: Giglia Marra (Morrison), Fabrizio Ferracane (Black Souls), Seumas Sargent (The Signal), Reed Stokes (The Tour Guide), Mia Desando, Vincenzo De Michele, and Sergio Ceglie. A special additional cast member will be revealed soon, delighting fans of the genre.
Zampaglione comments: “I’m very happy for my latest film to have its Word premiere at FrightFest, a festival I love, and I will be there, with the cast and crew, to meet the fans. Although this film is deeply rooted in the supernatural, this is probably my most personal film to date, because it is inspired by my work as a musician and singer.”
THE NAMELESS BALLAD is a SOMIC FILM production, directed by Federico Zampaglione, and written by Federico Zampaglione and Barbara Baraldi. DoP is Yuri Santurri. It is being distributed worldwide by Italian production and distribution company Minerva Pictures.
Tubi FrightFest 2026, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival, runs from Thursday August 27 – Monday 31 August 2026, and takes place at the Odeon LUXE Leicester Square and the ODEON Luxe West End for a five-day celebration of nerve-jangling eeriness, hair-raising shock, and epic scares.
For more information, visit www.frightfest.co.uk
