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‘A Serbian Film’ Opens British Horror Film Festival
On Saturday 30th October from midday until midnight Bournemouth pier is going to be home to vampires, ghouls, zombies and werewolves as the British Horror Film Festival gets underway. The controversial movie A Serbian Film has been nominated for Best Feature Film and Best Actor (for Srdjan Todorovic) at the festival, which culminates in an awards ceremony at the end of the evening.
Festival Director Stuart Brennan has said that having the first UK public screening of the movie was a tough decision: “The film has received a lot of controversial press and hype recently, but our team watched it and considered it as an important film, with a powerful message behind it. We’re proud to have it open the festival, uncut.”
There are only a limited number of tickets on sale, so booking in advance is essential.
Directors from Australian horror films Needle and Voodoo Lagoon have confirmed their attendance, as has the British director of Devil’s Playground, who will all be on hand to do Q&A sessions after the films and introduce their movies.
The event and all screenings have been rated as over 18’s only and will be held in the Pier Theatre in Bournemouth.
The schedule is as follows:
* 12pm – 2pm – A Serbian Film
* 2pm – 4pm – Short & Student Horror Film Screenings
* 4:15pm – 6:15pm – Needle
* 7:30pm – 9:15pm – Voodoo Lagoon
* 9:35pm – 11pm – Devil’s Playground
* 11pm – 12am Awards Ceremony
TICKETS can be booked at www.filmfestivalguild.com
The British Horror Film Festival is run by The Film Festival Guild, a Bournemouth based business that sets up and runs film festivals in the UK. Their aim is to promote independent film-makers and bring awareness to movies that you might not see at your local cinema.
In its first year the festival has started off as a one day event, but is expected to grow each year, increasing the number of screenings and special events on a regular basis.
A Serbian Film: From new director Srdjan Spasojevic, A Serbian Film features a semi-retired porn star who agrees to participate in an “art film” in order to make a clean break from the business, only to discover that he has been drafted into making a film with darker moments than he ever imagined.
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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