The Witch (stylized as The VVitch) is a 2015 American-Canadian horror film directed by Robert Eggers. The plot follows a Puritan family encountering forces of evil in the woods beyond their New England farm. It won the Directing Award in the U.S. Dramatic category at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The film is scheduled to be released on February 19, 2016, by A24 Films.The Witch was filmed in Mattawa Voyageur Country region of Northern Ontario, Canada.In the 17th century, a Puritan family lives alone on the edge of a New England wilderness. Soon after their infant son disappears, their daughter is suspected of witchcraft, and the family begins to break down in the face of an unknown evil.
The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2015. Prior to the film’s debut at the festival, A24 Films acquired theatrical distribution rights to the film in the US, with Universal Pictures taking the European distribution. The film went on to screen at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on July 7, 2015 and the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 6, 2015. The film was also selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was originally scheduled to be released on February 26, 2016, but was moved up to February 19, 2016.
