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Horror-On-Sea Kicks Off the UK Genre Film Festival Circuit!
As if January wasn’t filled with the day to day trauma of starting a new year, along comes Horror-On-Sea Film Festival to splash some blood on the beach. Taking place across two weekends starting this Friday it’s the best way to beat the January blues. Take a look below at the full line up of feature films, shorts and guests headed to Essex. Full info can be found on their website and Facebook page.
Friday, 19 January 2018
10.00am Islamic Exorcist – India 1h 23 mins
+ Daughter of the Lake – USA 15 mins
+ Not Alone – Greece 5 mins
12.30pm Pitchfork – USA 1h 34 mins
+ Mea Maxima Culpa – Canada 16 mins
+ The Mountain King – Canada 5 mins
3.00pm Darken – Canada 1h 22 mins
+ The Plan – France 13 mins
+ Monitor Against Mexicans over Nationwide – Uruguay & Mexico 5 mins
5.30pm Blessed are the Children – USA 1h 38 mins
+ Down Under – Spain 20 mins
8.00pm Mask of Thorn – UK 1h 42 mins
+ Judge – UK 10 mins World Premier
10.30pm Dead Love – UK 1h 41 mins
Saturday, 20 January 2018
10.00am Holy Terrors – UK 1h 13 mins
+ Devil Town – UK 16 mins
+ Happy Valentines – UK 9 mins
12.30pm Egomaniac – UK 1h 12 mins
+ The Weird World of Molly Brown- UK 15 mins
+ Chihuahua Man – UK 5 mins
3.00pm Escaping the Dead – Denmark 1h 16 mins
+ Extinction – UK 7 mins
+ Precious – UK 8 mins
3.00pm Pat Higgins Masterclass: Fear and Film
5.30pm Witches Brew – UK 1h 13 mins
+ The Flytipper – UK 16 mins
+ Life of the Party – UK 7 mins
8.00pm The Snarling – UK 1h 23 mins
+ Alex – UK 10 mins – World Premier
+ Baby Monitor – UK 4 mins
10.30pm Mania – USA 1h 28 mins
+ AR – Augmented Reality – UK 3 mins
Sunday, 21 January 2018
10.00am Beast – UK 1h 27 mins
+ Nick – UK 15 mins
12.30pm Crispy’s Curse – UK 1h 45 mins
+ Fugly – UK 5 mins
3.00pm Blood on Satan’s Paw – UK 1h 10 mins
+ Bella in the Wych Elm – UK 36 mins
5.30pm Seizure – UK 1h 26 mins
+ The Welcoming – UK 7 mins
+ The End – UK 3 mins
8.00pm Pumpkins – UK 1h 30 mins
+ Stag Do – UK 11 mins
+ Hush – UK 2 mins
10.30pm She Kills – USA 1hr 41 mins
The following weekend the Horror continues!
Friday, 26 January 2018 – Great Value Double Bill
7.00pm Mortuary Massacre – USA 1h 23 mins
9.00pm Charismata – UK 1h 40 mins
+ Unto Death – UK 8 mins
+ The Gardener – UK 3 mins
Saturday, 27 January 2018
11.00am Horror Shorts – Free Admission!
+ Bride of Frankie – USA 19 mins
+ Beyond Macabre – UK 7 mins
+ Maelstrom – Spain 3 mins
12.00pm The Girl with Two Faces – France 1h 15 mins
+ Lost Face – Australia 14 mins
2.30pm No Solicitors – USA 1h 39 mins
(No Solicitors is now known as No Visitors)
+ Lucky Shrooms – Canada 8 mins
5.00pm The Child Remains – Canada 1h 52 mins
+ The Zoo – Finland 4 mins
7.30pm Bonejangles – USA 1h 18 mins
+ The Foodies – France 18 mins
10.00pm Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair – Brazil 1h 50 mins
Sunday, 28 January 2018
11.00am Horror Shorts – Free Admission!
+ Low Rise – UK 9 mins
+ Cambio – Spain 10 mins
+ I See You – UK 11 mins
12.00pm Empire of the Sharks – USA 1h 26 mins
+ Taste – UK 13 mins
2.30pm The Redeeming – UK 1h 25 mins
+ The Ingress Tapes – UK 8 mins
+ Dead Celebrities – UK 1 mins
5.00pm Where the Skin Lies – UK 1h 31 mins
+ Clanker Man – UK 11 mins
+ Goodnight Gracie – USA 5 mins
7.30pm Aux – UK 1h 23 mins
+ Long Drive Home – UK 15 mins
+ Head – UK 6 mins
10.00pm Secret Santa – Canada 1h 18 mins
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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