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Winners of the 37th Annual Saturn Awards
Last night came and went another edition of the Annual Saturn Awards. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films’ 37th edition proudly presented the awards to its winners and special award recipients (you can find the list of nominees here). The event took place in Burbank, California.
Life Career Award – Bert I. Gordon
Best Local Stage Production: Small Theatre “Watson”
Best Local Stage Production: Drama or Comedy “The Liutenant of Inishmore”
Best Local Stage Production, Musical: “Young Frankenstein”
Best DVD Collection: “Avatar”
Best DVD Release: “Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy”
Best DVD Classic Film Release: “The Complete Metropolis”
Best DVD TV Release: “Twilight Zone: Seasons 1 & 2”
Best Action/Adventure Film: “Salt”
Life Career Award: Michael Biehn
Best Make-Up: “The Wolfman”
Best Production Design: “Tron: Legacy”
Best Performance by a Younger Actor: Chloe Grace Moretz
The Visionary Award: Marvel Studios
Best Guest Starring Actor on TV: Joe Manganiello
Best TV Presentation: “The Walking Dead”
Best Supporting Actress on TV: Lucy Lawless
Best Supporting Actor on TV: John Noble
Best Actor on TV: Stephen Moyer
Best Actress on TV: Anna Torv
Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series: “Breaking Bad”
Best Network TV Series: “Fringe”
Dr. Donald A. Reed Award: Dean Devlin
Best Costume: “Alice in Wonderland”
Best Music: “Inception”
Best Special Effects: “Inception”
Best TV Guest Star: Richard Dreyfuss “Weeds”
Best Supporting Actress: Mila Kunis “Black Swan”
Best Supporting Actor: Andrew Garfield “Never Let Me Go”
Best Animated Film: “Toy Story 3”
Best Actress: Natalie Portman for “Black Swan”
Best International Film: “Monsters”
Best Horror/Thriller Film: “Let Me In”
Best Writing: Christopher Nolan “Inception”
Best Director: Christopher Nolan “Inception”
Best Fantasy Film: “Alice in Wonderland”
George Pal Memorial Award: Frank Darabont
Best Science Fiction Film: “Inception”
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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