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Eerie Teaser Art for ‘Locked in a Room’
At Risk Entertainment has many actors, crew, and fans excited. They have decided to plant their feet in the dirt without socks or shoes and produce a slate of films in Michigan where many production companies have recently brought their projects for the incentives. At Risk Entertainment recently signed on with Collective Development Incorporated, to collaborate on their latest picture Locked in a Room.
Collective Development Incorporated is headed by actor and producer DJ Perry who has the same philosophy as At Risk Entertainment… “write great scripts… produce great movies“. Currently, At Risk Entertainment is in post production on the highly anticipated “Crackula“, a film that by the mere title has many fans and industry types intrigued and CDI is currently in post with the action/thriller “Renovation” filmed last November in Yuma, AZ.
The CEO/Director of At Risk Entertainment Larry Simmons, was an alumni of HBO Project Green Light and credits Matt Damon and Ben Affleck with his recent success. “Project Green Light gave me the blueprint, the material does the rest… that one contest showed me how to focus on making a picture the audience will enjoy“. At Risk Entertainment will be producing “Locked in a Room” with producers Phyllis Larrymore Kelly, Gordon Djordjevski, and DJ Perry. In additional to some of the known name talent in Michigan At Risk Entertainment is in talks with representatives for Rae’Ven Larrymore Kelly to join the cast. Her credits include (“Hannah Montana“, “A Time to Kill“, “What’s Love Got To Do With It“), and the recent Warner Premiere film “Preacher’s Kid.”
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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