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Chicago’s CINEPOCALYPSE Explodes Into the Music Box This June!
The Music Box Theatre announced today the return of Cinepocalypse, the Midwest’s largest gathering of horror films and the cinephiles who love them!
Shifting dates, the festival will kick into full fear on June 21st and conclude on June 28th, 2018 for a week full of ass-kicking genre world premieres, special guests and more.
Bloody Disgusting sponsored the 2017 showcase, which included over 60 films, including the World Premiere of Primal Rage and U.S. Premieres of Lowlife (jury award winner) Snowflake (audience award winner), and closing night film Beyond Skyline. Special guests such as Joe Carnahan, Eric Roberts, Larry Cohen Simon Barrett, Jessica Harper, Antonio Fargas, Barbara Crampton, along with filmmakers from around the world, appeared throughout the festival as well.
Programming efforts for the 2018 festival have already begun and submissions are officially open for shorts and features via Film Freeway.
“We couldn’t be any more thrilled to build off of last year’s festivities. In fact, we’re so excited that we pushed the date up 5 months! 2018 is already lookin’ to be an all-timer for genre film, and we’re eager to once again overload Chicago,” writes festival artistic director Josh Goldbloom.
Early bird badges for the festival will go on sale. For ticket prices and further information, please visit https://musicboxtheatre.com/events/Cinepocalypse-2018. The Music Box Theatre is one of the nation’s most prestigious art house theatres and makes a concerted effort to diversify programming and bolster local audiences through special events and festivals like Cinepocolypse, the Chicago Critics Film Festival and more throughout the year.
The Music Box Theatre stands as one of the nation’s most prestigious art house theatres, and has recently made a concerted effort to diversify programming and bolster local audiences. Located on the city’s Northside at 3733 North Southport Ave, The Music Box’s year-round programming has consistently offered genre fans some of the very finest cinematic experiences in digital, 35mm, and 70mm formats.
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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