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Zombie Anthology ‘Eschatrilogy’ To Premiere At UK’s Grimmfest
Sheffield based indie film company Safehouse Pictures are due to release their latest labour of love The Eschatrilogy at Grimmfest next month; an apocalyptic zombie film with a difference. Damien Morter wrote and directed this collection of ghoulish stories while wife Nicola was on producing duties, forming a horror partnership that is sure to leave it’s mark on the genre.
Alone in a monstrous world Matthew spends his time hiding away from zombies, collecting and burning bodies of the dead, but things take an unusual turn when he meets an unnamed drifter who carries with him a mysterious book. In this book are three tales of the apocalypse; stories of horror and survival that he has collected on his travels. As the mysterious traveller begins to reveal his true intentions can Matthew piece together the stories and the key to saving himself before he becomes just another entry in the Eschatrilogy?
Safehouse Pictures piqued the interest of indie-horror fans with their first feature Bicycle Day which they made for next to no money and went on to be nominated for 5 awards at the 2011 Killer Film Fest winning Best Editing.
The idea for Eschatrilogy began when the team produced a short film called Father For The Dead which saw 100’s of locals join in the fun as the monstrous horde and allowed Damien and his team to test out some big ideas for guts and gore which would go on to appear in Eschatrilogy. It was in the editing room that Damien decided he wasn’t content with showing faceless, nameless zombies and wanted to explore the lives they had before the outbreak and how they ended up as one of the shuffling masses.
Transforming some of Yorkshire’s most breathtaking landscapes into wastelands of evil, The Eschatrilogy has a very British aesthetic and its a true credit to the team that they have achieved such an impressive and visually atmospheric feature with a meager budget of £15,000. Speaking of the level of effects work in the film, Producer Nicola Morter said that “My husband and I have always been fascinated with practical effects and this film really gave us the opportunity to explore that. We’re both huge Tom Savini fans and his work taught us a lot about how to create fun and effective special FX’. Suggests that there will be plenty to keep the gore hounds happy in their second feature.
The film will premiere at Manchester’s Grimmfest on Sunday the 7th of October before rolling out to other festivals.
Find out more about Safehouse Pictures here.
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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