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“While You Were In a Coma” Premiering Online
TentSquare, Inc. has announced the first ever Crowd Powered Entertainment, original short film “While You Were In a Coma”, will be streamed live on the site for members and fans before beginning its film festival run this month.
The online screening will take place via tentsquare.com on March 10th at 8PM EST, with an encore at 11PM EST. The ten-minute film will be followed immediately by a live video Q&A with the cast and crew.
“A comedic sci-fi tale, it follows the story of Otis Reeves, a man who wakes from a coma 30 years after his prom night to find the world in shambles and the girl of his dreams still out there waiting for him.“
“While You Were In a Coma”, the first Crowd Powered Entertainment ever, was voted on by TentSquare members every step of the way, from the title to plot points, to the director and lead actor.
“This film is a collaboration of over 5,000 members of the TentSquare Community,” said Andrew van den Houten, seasoned film producer and TentSquare Inc. Founder & CEO. “The goal was to prove we could democratize the filmmaking process and create a high quality, entertaining film that engages our audience from development to release.”
Screenplay development was lead by writers Matthew and Kevin McManus, whose first feature film, Funeral Kings, was an Official Selection of SXSW 2012. They asked the community to vote on elements used to build the script: genre, types of characters, and plot twists.
Once the script was completed, TentSquare held competitions opened to select the film’s Director, Cinematographer, Lead Actor, and Featured Song.
“TentSquare projects are unique because members get to be part of the whole journey- they are involved in conception, development, and execution,” said James St. Vincent, who was selected by the TentSquare community to play the lead role of Otis.
Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.
The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:
“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.
“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.
“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.
“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”
Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.
WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.
To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.
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