Before I write anything else, can I just say how much I LOVE that image above by Viscera photagrapher Joshua Hoffine?
The Viscera Orginization has put out the call for submissions for their 2013 festival. Female directors have from now until February 28th to submit their short film for consideration. Unlike many festivals, Viscera does not charge any submission fees. The goal of Viscera is to discover and promote the best female directors working in horror. The festival premiers in Los Angeles with a red carpet event before screening at different venues across the country. In recent times the Viscera organization has expanded to include the Etheria Sci fi and Fantasy film festival and an upcoming action film festival as well.
The Viscera Organization also has a new FACEBOOK Page which brings their various prograqms and promotions under one umbrella. Click the link to "like" it.
Don't take my word for it, here's the press release:
The Viscera Organization also has a new FACEBOOK Page which brings their various prograqms and promotions under one umbrella. Click the link to "like" it.
Don't take my word for it, here's the press release:
FEMALE HORROR
FILMMAKERS CALL VISCERA HOME
2013 Viscera Film
Festival: Call for Submissions is Open!
LOS
ANGELES, CA, October 1, 2012 – Now that Halloween is drawing near,
female filmmakers working in genre cinema are stampeding to Viscera
as it announces its 2013 festival call for submissions. From October
1, 2012 through February 28, 2013 (culminating in Women in Horror
Month), Viscera is accepting digital submissions for its 2013
festival season. Unlike
most festivals, Viscera does not
charge submission fees. Filmmakers
interested in submitting should head to the Submissions
tab of the main website, www.viscerafilmfestival.com.
For
filmmakers whose work is selected, gore-soaked masses of thrilling
experiences await. On the Viscera Film Festival Bloody Carpet Event,
filmmakers pose for photos and meet fans and fellow filmmakers, as
well as big-name celebrity guests. Films are screened in front of
enthusiastic crowds (this July, Viscera screened at the Egyptian
Theatre in Los Angeles). Uniquely beautiful awards are given out, and
there’s always an after-party. But the Viscera World Tour is the
real draw: Festival-selected
films are shown around the world throughout the year.
As every filmmaker knows, the more a film screens, the greater the
opportunity is for furthering a career in the industry.
Although
Viscera’s primary mission is to promote female filmmakers, the
Organization doesn’t believe in exclusion or domination, but in
equality. Many men are co-directors/co-producers of the films
programmed. Even scary little monsters (filmmakers age 18 and under)
can gain support in their budding careers via Viscera’s Fresh Blood
category.
“I
believe in the Viscera Film Festival and what it has done for women
filmmakers everywhere by creating one of the few venues available to
showcase
the work women are doing in the genre and avant-garde film world. It
is a small but steadily growing community and the Viscera
Film
Festival, along with its ancillary endeavors, act as a support system
and a bridge for these filmmakers to find one another and connect on
a
creative and professional level. Without the film festival, I would
not have met many of the bright and talented women filmmakers, actors
and
producers that I now work with on a daily basis.”
–
Amber Benson, Director/Actress (Buffy
the Vampire Slayer,
Drones)
“As
a producer of genre films, I can assure you that there is no other
organization in the United States which has taken on these objectives
with the degree of passion and commitment as VFF.”
–
Elizabeth Stanley, Producer (Dark
Path Chronicles)
“Thanks
to their championing of females who write, direct and produce horror
films, I have been given the chance to share my voice and vision with
a wider audience, which has facilitated some significant
opportunities in my career.”
–
Devi Snively, Filmmaker (Confederate
Zombie Massacre)
Additionally,
horror photographer Joshua Hoffine, known for his work depicting
children’s nightmares, lent one of his frightening images for the
call for submissions poster. It depicts a menacing monsteress lying
on a field of rose petals in the style of American
Beauty,
which illustrates the horror and beauty of Viscera’s mission in
gorgeous, full-blooded color.
About
the Viscera Film Festival and Viscera Organization:
The
Viscera Film Festival was created in 2007 by Shannon Lark to
encourage and promote the work of women horror filmmakers. The fest
has grown each year, morphing into a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
with an ever-expanding, dynamic staff of men and women who eat,
sleep, and breathe genre cinema. Beginning, as a touring festival,
Viscera has become a highly anticipated genre event in Los Angeles,
complete with red carpet (what we affectionately refer to as the
“Bloody Carpet”), celebrity guests, and a raucous after-party.
2012 marked the third annual Bloody Carpet event in Los Angeles at
the Egyptian Theatre. Viscera’s tentacles have encircled the globe
and films programmed at the festival have screened all over the
world.
About
Viscera’s other festival and organizations:
Etheria
Film
Festival:
Viscera’s brand-new sci-fi/fantasy festival recently premiered in
Boston, MA on September 15, 2012 to a nearly sold-out crowd or
ravenous sci-fi fans. This sister fest was created because of the
enormous amount of high-quality fantasy and sci-fi films were
submitted to Viscera; the Organization created a festival just for
these films. http://www.etheriafilmfestival.com
Women
in
Horror
Month:
Women In Horror Month remains under Viscera’s bloody umbrella, as
Viscera and WIHM, founded and executed by Hannah Forman, shares the
same positive mission: To educate the public about women’s roles
(via the horror genre) and how equality can be attained. The WIHM
Board of Directors approves WIHM-created content. Wherever you see
the WIHM seal, you’ll know that it’s “WIHM Approved”.
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Feature
film submission link:
http://www.femputor.com/2013-viscera-film-festival-feature-film-submission-form
Short
film submission link:
http://www.femputor.com/2013-viscera-film-festival-short-film-submission-form
For
sponsorship opportunities, contact Miguel, Viscera’s Director of
Sponsorship at: miguel@viscerafilmfestival.com
For
press and interview requests, contact Michele, Viscera’s Director
of Marketing at: michele@viscerafilmfestival.com
For
Viscera and Etheria film submission questions, contact Heidi,
Viscera’s Director of Programming at: heidi@viscerafilmfestival.com
For
more about the Viscera Organization, contact Shannon, Viscera’s
Founder and Director of Operations at:
shannon@viscerafilmfestival.com
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