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‘Sea of Dust’ Wins ‘Best of Fest’ Award at Fright Night
SEA OF DUST is proud to announce its receipt of the “Best of the Fest” Award from Kentucky’s esteemed Fright Night Film Festival. Hailed “the largest genre festival in mid-America,” Fright Night featured SEA OF DUST as its keystone Friday night projection on August 14th. SEA OF DUST is a “surreal and bizarre tribute to the European horror cinema of the 1960s” starring genre icons Tom Savini (FROM DUSK TIL DAWN, GRINDHOUSE) and Ingrid Pitt (THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, COUNTESS DRACULA) in the tale of an other-worldly evil that threatens to possess humanity. The satirical film features the contributions of Stuart `Multiple Miggs’ Rudin (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) and venerated musician Stephen Malkmus (PAVEMENT).
The Fright Night Award marked SEA OF DUST ‘s second U.S. festival win, following its Best Picture Grand Prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF).
Famed French filmmaker Jean Rollin, the visionary behind such milestones of the fantastique as LIPS OF BLOOD and THE LIVING DEAD GIRL, recently lauded the film as “mysterious, enigmatic and full of promise.”
Joe `The Phantom of the Movies’ Kane, editor of Videoscope Magazine, has called SEA “very imaginative (without stinting on the blood and gore). The Hammer-like production design is impressive.”
Visit the film’s official site (www.seaofdust.com) to see why SEA has been hailed a “one of a kind film, as there is nothing else out there that is remotely similar to this” ( Gorezone Magazine , UK ).
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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