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B-Indie Stars Crack Knuckles for ‘Dog Fight’
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We’ve got the first details on Dog Fight, an ensemble cast driven horror film which also combines elements of action, crime drama, and torture films into a single package in a storyline “revolving around an underground fighting ring whose competitors are made up of women who have been kidnapped and “broken” – essentially being turned into rabid dogs psychologically.”
Written by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska, the twin team behind the buzzed about film Dead Hooker in a Trunk, which Eli Roth has notoriously endorsed as saying, and I quote, “They aim to fuck you up”, it is being directed by Sean-Michael Argo, whose feature “Fable: Teeth of Beasts” recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is being produced by Tara Cardinal, who recently wrapped the action/fantasy epic “Legend of the Red Reaper” and Devanny Pinn, who aside from appearances in Piranha 3-D and the upcoming sci-fi thriller “15 Till Midnight”, recently wrapped the buzzed about revenge film “Song of the Shattered”.
Tara and Devanny will also star in the film, whose cast will be rounded out by such “B” horror figures as Brandon Slagle (15 Till Midnight, Duplicity, Kinky Killers), Elske McCain (Jessika Rabid, Gimme Skelter), Shannon Lark (Walking Distance), Rachel Grubb (Terror Overload, The Horror Vault Vol. 1), Deneen Melody (Slices of Life, Song of the Shattered), Tara Alexis (Fable: Teeth of Beasts, Red Scream Nosferatu). Also starring are Bill Oberst Jr. (Nude Nuns With Big Guns, Ripped Memories), Jose Rosete (The Rogue, Three Kings), Elisabeth Fies, Julia Boyd, Keith Kraft, Tawny Amber Young, Barry Ratcliffe, and many more TBA.
Filming will begin in the Los Angeles area during September and continue throughout the month for a Spring 2011 premiere.
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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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