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Ithaca Fantastik Announces Full Lineup for 2016!
Ithaca Fantastik will unleash its fifth annual film festival Nov. 9–13 in Ithaca, NY. The IF team has carefully crafted a lineup to offer something for every fantastic film lover.
The festival has horror fans covered, with some of the year’s stand-out genre gems. Fantastic Fest award winner The Autopsy of Jane Doe (André Orvedal) will lead the pack, followed closely by the ‘knock your socks-off’, Safe Neighborhood (Chris Peckover)—a coming of age twist on home invasion that the IF team calls one of the most fun films of 2016. Horror lovers will be delighted by action-packed Headshot (Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto), socially-infused zombie anime Seoul Station (Yeon Sang-ho), disturbing Pet (Carles Torrens), as well as an over-the-top Indian take on a zombie breakout: Miruthan (Shakti Soundar Rajan).
Extreme horror will be well-represented with yakuza tale Kiyamachi Daruma (Hideo Sakaki), and K-Shop (Dan Pringle), a fun horror film with deeply-anchored social commentary on British society. Plus, the wickedly fun Japanese response to Freddy vs Jason: Sadako vs Kayako (Kōji Shiraishi).
Festival offerings will go far beyond pure horror to provide a wide view into the fantastic genre. From enchanting love story Aloys (Tobias Nölle), to mental-illness-exploring biopic I, Olga Hepnarová (Tomás Weinreb, Petr Kazda), to mumblecore horror comedy Another Evil (Carson D. Mell) and Argentinean horror commentary Terror 5 (Sebastian Rotstein, Federico Rotstein). Sci-Fi fans have not been forgotten; IF will present mind-blowing anime Nova Seed (Nick DiLiberto) and the newest trippy film from Hikaru Tsukuda: Return of MIZUNO—these movies will be an excellent segway into horror for those new to the genre.
For its fifth year, IF will continue to bring the best in documentaries to upstate NY. 24×36: A Movie About Movie Posters (Kevin Burke) will open the festivities. The reality continues with an intimate take on Stanley Kubrick: S is for Stanley (Alex Infascelli), as well as Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (Gilles Penso, Alexandre Poncet)—an enlightening look at special effects history with interviews from masters like Phil Tippett, Rick Baker and Guillermo del Toro. Finally, with a perfect mix between feature film and documentary, Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses (David Stubbs) mind-blowingly blurs the lines between reality and fiction in this account of a New Zealand exorcism.
24×36: A Movie About Movie Poster
Kevin Burke, Canada
Alipato: A Very Brief Life of Ember
Khavn, Philippines/Germany
Aloys
Tobias Nölle, France/Switzerland
Another Evil
Carson D Mell, US
Autohead
Rohit Mittal, India
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
André Orvedal, UK
Belief: The Possession Of Janet Moses
David Stubbs, New Zeland
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Gilles Penso & Alexandre Poncet, US
Dearest Sister
Mattie Do, Laos
Headshot
Kimo Stamboel & Timo Tjahjanto, Indonesia
Here Alone
Rod Blackhurst, US
I, Olga Hepnarova
Petr Kazda &Thomas Weinreb, Czech Republic/Poland/Slovakia/France
Kiyamachi Daruma
Hideo Sakaki, Japan
K-Shop
Dan Pringle, UK
The Love Witch
Anna Biller, US
Master Cleanse
Bobby Miller, US
Miruthan
Shakti Soundar Rajan, India
My Father Die
Sean Brosnam, US
Nova Seed
Nick DiLiberto, Canada
The Open
Marc Lahore, France
Pet
Carles Torrens, USA/Spain
Return of MIZUNO
Hikaru Tsukuda, Japan
S is for Stanley
Alex Infascelli, Italy
Sadako vs. Kayako
Koji Shiraishi, Japan
Safe Neighbourhood
Chris Peckover, Australia/USA
Seoul Station
Yeon Sang-ho, South Korea
She’s Allergic to Cats
Michael Reich, US
Terror 5
Sebastian Rotstein & Federico Rotstein, Argentina
Werewolf 81’
Wolfen
Michael Wadleigh, US- 1981
American Werewolf in London
John Landis, US- 1981
Retrospective: The Known Unknowns
The Naked Prey
Cornel Wilde, US- 1965
Deliverance
John Boorman, US- 1972
Long Weekend
Colin Eggleston, AUS- 1978
Altered States
Ken Russell, US- 1980
Aliens
James Cameron, US- 1981
Visit ithacafilmfestival.com for more information and announcements to come about special guests and events.
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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