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Chicago Critics Film Festival Includes ‘Dead Snow 2’ and ‘Willow Creek’!

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After a wildly successful launch last year, the Chicago Critics Film Festival is pleased to announce the first wave of titles that will be screening as part of this year’s event. The first film festival to be created and curated entirely by film critics, this year’s lineup will include the latest films from acclaimed directors such as Michel Gondry and Ari Folman and stars like Audrey Tautou, Robin Wright, Hugo Weaving, Jenny Slate and Romain Duris, all of which will be making their local premieres. The festival will run May 9-15, 2014 and will be held this year at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. Passes will be available for purchase soon.

Created by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2013, the festival offers a selection of films comprised of recent festival favorites and as-yet-undistributed works from a wide variety of filmmakers ranging from award winners to talented newcomers chosen by members of the organization, the only current example of a major film critics group hosting its own festival. The seven titles announced today come from around the globe and offer viewers an eclectic blend of films including raunchy comedy, introspective dram and mind-blowing fantasy.

Schedule

Friday, May 9th

    7:00pm:
    They Came Together

    9:30pm:
    Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

    11:59pm:
    Housebound

Saturday, May 10th

    1:50pm:
    Chicago Critics Film Festival Shorts Program 1

    3:45pm:
    Copenhagen

    5:45pm:
    The One I Love

    7:45pm:
    Calvary

    9:45pm:
    Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead

    11:59pm:
    The Congress

Sunday, May 11th

    2:45pm:
    10,000 KM

    5:00pm:
    The Overnighters

    7:00pm:
    That Guy Dick MillerA Bucket of Blood

    10:30pm:
    Mood Indigo

Monday, May 12th

    5:00pm:
    Chicago Critics Film Festival Shorts Program 2

    7:00pm:
    I, Origins

    9:30pm:
    Frequencies

Tuesday, May 13th

    5:00pm:
    Private Violence

    7:00pm:
    Nick Offerman: American Ham

    9:35pm:
    Starred Up

Wednesday, May 14th

    5:00pm:
    Mystery Road

    7:30pm:
    Willow Creek

    9:45pm:
    El Critico

Thursday, May 15th

    4:45pm:
    I Put A Hit On You

    6:30pm:
    Obvious Child

    8:30pm:
    Animals

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“Bite Size Short: Her House of Horrors” Announce Short Grant Program!

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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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