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Monster Cast Rounds Out ‘Land of Canaan’
After an almost eight year delay, Torchlight Entertainment and Monte Cristo Entertainment’s LAND OF CANAAN is supposed to start filming this fall, with an expected limited release in Summer 2009. The film is a psychological thriller/horror flick based on a true story of murder and hauntings in the Nevada town of Goldfield. Inside you can find the monster cast listing for the film, which is slated to be directed by Reginald La France from a screenplay by France & Mike McCartney. Also check out a tour of the Goldfield Hotel.
Starring in the film are: Julianne Michelle (Down The P.C.H), Tara Reid (Urban Legend, American Pie, The Big Lebowski), Robert Englund (Nightmare On Elm Street, Hatchet), Juliet Landau (Hack!, Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Alexz Johnson (Final Destination 3, Instant Star), Dwight Yoakam (Panic Room, Slingblade, Crank), Ilia Volokh (Charlie Wilson’s War, Swordfish), Dee Wallace Stone (Halloween, The Plague), Jerry Mathers (Will To Power, Angels With Angels), Zay Harding (Down To You, Hollywood Confidential), Laura Salem (Johnny Famous, A Man Apart), Brendan Fletcher (Freddy Vs. Jason), Vanessa McCaffrey (Down The P.C.H, The Blue Hour), Mike McCartney (Land Of Canaan), Bo Hopkins (A Crack In The Floor, The Road Home) and Crystal Lowe (Final Destination 3, Black Christmas).
Tour of the Goldfield Hotel
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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