CELEBRITY
GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR
THE
VISCERA 2013 FILM FESTIVAL
CO-PRESENTED
BY AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE
5:00
pm Red Carpet Ceremony Kicks Off the Celebration at the Egyptian Theatre July
13th
Los
Angeles, CA – July 11, 2013 -- The Viscera Organization is pleased to reveal
the celebrity guests and special events for the upcoming 2013 Viscera Film
Festival, an annual celebration of female filmmakers in the horror genre this
Saturday evening beginning at 5:00 pm. Co-presented by the American
Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard) in Hollywood,
the Viscera Film Festival’s gala festivities begin with a packed carpet
ceremony featuring some of the biggest and brightest talents of the independent
horror world. Following the VFF carpet ceremony, the festival will begin at 7
pm and feature 13 brand new short films by a talented group of emerging female
horror directors from around the world, including the UK, Japan, Spain, Mexico,
Canada, and the US. An awards ceremony sponsored by SoulFX Studio will cap off
the Viscera Film Festival event.
Celebrity
guests in attendance for the 2013 Viscera Film Festival include Denise Crosby
("Star Trek: The Next Generation," PET SEMATARY), AJ Bowen (YOU'RE
NEXT), Brea Grant ("Dexter"), Juliet Landau ("Buffy the Vampire
Slayer"), Amber Benson ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), Trent Haaga
(CHEAP THRILLS), Anthony DiBlasi (DREAD), Jeffrey Reddick (FINAL DESTINATION),
John Skipp (iconic horror novelist) Kristina Klebe (ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN),
Mike Mendez (BIG ASS SPIDER), Kevin Pereira ("Attack of the Show"),
Darin Scott (TALES FROM THE HOOD), Legendary Scream Queen Brinke Stevens, Drew
Daywalt (LEPRECHAUN'S REVENGE), David DeCoteau (Rapid Heart Films) and Jessica
Cameron (TRUTH OR DARE).
Director
Jennifer Lynch (CHAINED, SURVEILLANCE) will also be in attendance that night as
she's receiving the 2013 Inspiration Award from the Viscera Film Festival for
her pioneering career as a female filmmaker during a special presentation on
July 13th.
Tickets
for the 2013 Viscera Film Festival are now on sale at www.fandango.com/egyptiantheatre_aaofx/theaterpage?date=7/13/2013.
Those
that attend Viscera Film Festival will also have the opportunity to take part
in a special raffle that's being held during the festivities; tickets are $5
each and also include a complimentary drink at the Spider Energy Bar (must be
21+). Raffle winners will have a chance at winning items from great vendors
including leather masks from Epic Leather, jewelry and art from fantastic
independent artists like Jessica Grundy and Tina Enos at Nikytagaia
Photography, issues of Fangoria Magazine, hard drives from Western Digital,
lifelike latex masks from Shoggoth Assembly and much more.
An
after party will be held directly following the 2013 Viscera Film Festival at
the legendary Hollywood hot spot and VFF sponsor, Cat & Fiddle (6530 W
Sunset Blvd.) For more information on the VFF after party, please visit www.facebook.com/events/453050628119448.
Keeping the festival activities going, the 2013 Viscera Film Festival
organizers are holding a special "recovery" brunch where fans and
filmmakers alike are encouraged to come out, drink some coffee and work off
those hangovers together at the Cat & Fiddle on Sunday, July 14th at 11 am
(www.facebook.com/events/181999185291813).
The
Viscera Film Festival will also be kicking off an international tour for the
selected short films as well as a handful of tour selections that aren’t
screening at the premiere event. This past year, the Viscera Tour landed at
over 20 venues around the world ranging from independent movie houses to
universities, screening an eclectic program of shorts that have been curated by
the Viscera Organization since 2007. The tour provides an outlet for
up-and-coming female filmmakers around the world to have their work shown on
the big screen and to industry professionals.
The
2013 Viscera Film Festival Official Selections:
Anniversary
Dinner - USA
Directed
by Jessi Gotta
Synopsis:
A survivor of the zombie apocalypse is about to discover that 'Til Death Do
Us Part' was just the beginning.
Dead
Crossing - LOS
ANGELES PREMIERE - Canada/Mexico
Directed
by Gigi Saul Guerrero
Synopsis:
A Mexican family attempting to cross the border with a group of immigrants
encounter a vicious and terrifying secret involving the way the United States
deals with illegal immigration.
Eternal
Springs -
WORLD PREMIERE - USA
Directed
by Kate Rhamey, Allison Rohm
Synopsis:
Erma, a deranged old woman who thinks she's eleven years old, captures young
women to be her dolls.
Halloween
Bash -
WORLD PREMIERE - USA
Directed
by Jenn Wexler
Synopsis:
A mean girl bent on playing tricks receives a mysterious Halloween treat.
In
the Dark - USA
Directed
by Helen Truong
Synopsis:
As the only survivor of a psychological experiment that killed her fellow
participants, a woman must find the courage to face a terrifying truth -- one
that will finally set her free or trap her forever.
My
Brother’s Keeper - UK
Directed
by Jen Moss
Synopsis:
Holed up at the end of the world with her well-meaning but dim-witted
brother Jo (Alex Esmail), Jess (April Pearson) isn’t sure what will destroy her
will to live first: the zombies or Jo’s incessant optimism.
No
Place Like Home -
WORLD PREMIERE - Japan
Directed
by Nicholas Humphries
Produced
by Mai Nakanishi, Christine DeJoy
Synopsis:
What happens when Dorothy's desperate wish to go home faces a most
unexpected turn where she finds herself in zombie apocalyptic Kansas?
Orange
County Hill Killers - USA
Directed
by Katie Downer
Synopsis:
Storytelling and reality are blurred when four teenagers enter the infamous
Blackstar Canyon.
Outbreak
- LOS
ANGELES PREMIERE - USA
Directed
by Maddison Lopez
Synopsis:
A toxic plant explosion releases a fume that does strange things to nearby high
school students. Everyone's trying to get out alive.
Phantom
Limb - WORLD
PREMIERE - USA
Directed
by Lark O. Arrowood
Synopsis:
Jeffery has always suspected that something was wrong with his body. We find
him in the eye of the storm, on the verge of collapse. He is disheveled and
beginning to suspect that he has made a grave error.
Self-Portrait
- Canada
Directed
by Jovanka Vuckovic
Synopsis:
In the process of taking off her make-up, a young woman reveals her true
face.
Slumber
Party - USA
Directed
by Jenn Wexler
Synopsis:
A dark wish becomes a nightmarish reality when best friends play a game of
Bloody Mary.
The
Meeting - US
Premiere - Canada
Directed
by Karen Lam
Synopsis:
In a weekly meet-up, four serial killers confess their sins and hope for
redemption. But all hell breaks loose when a newcomer pops in, and threatens to
join the group...
**This
film was made by a member of the Viscera Staff.**
Other
films that will be joining the 2013 Viscera Tour include:
Estigma
- Spain
Directed
by Sara Ibáñez Mayor
Synopsis:
A girl commits murder in a bath, but the crime may not be over...
still.
Fashion
Victim - Canada
Directed
by Caroline Trudel
Synopsis:
A woman awakens in her party dress & heels. The sounds of distress
she hears make it clear she needs to find a way out fast. Will her attire
impede her ability to escape? Will she be fashion’s latest victim?
Racist
Zombies - USA
Directed
by Jennifer Treuting
Synopsis:
The only thing worse than zombies is racist zombies. A comedy short by The
Charlies.
Shelter
- USA
Directed
Eve Edelson
Synopsis:
A battered woman finds an unusual way out of a very unusual relationship in
a night of cosmic justice in an animal shelter.
Out-of-town
attendees are encouraged to stay at The Redbury (1717 Vine Street), Hollywood’s
premiere boutique hotel and official sponsor of this year’s festival (www.theredbury.com).
This year's Viscera Film Festival poster was designed by Irene Langholm
with photography by Joshua Hoffine. The Viscera Film Festival is a
co-presentation of the Viscera Organization and the American Cinematheque in
Hollywood, California. Both organizations are 501(c)3 not-for-profits.
Official
sponsors for the 2013 Viscera Film Festival include American Cinematheque, Cat & Fiddle, The Redbury, ARRI, Final Draft, FEARnet, OKC & Norman Vapes, Fast Custom Shirts, Fangoria Magazine, Western Digital, Spider Energy Drinks, Wooden Nickel Lighting, Evil Supply Company, Jungle Software, Sony Creative Suites, Scream Sirens Magazine, Too Fast Brand Alternative Apparel, Mago's Magic Shoppe, Horribly Ecletic, The House of Mirthquake, Joshua Hoffine, Irene Langholm, The Homicidal Homemaker, Undead FX, Laughing Vixen Lounge, Deep Midnight Perfumes, Fangtastic Cards, Evil Episodes, The Art of Kamille Freske, Solocosmo: Art by Jessica Grundy, NikytaGaia Photography, Dolled up or Dead, The Shoggoth Assembly Special Effects, From the Vomit, SoulFX Studio, SoCal Death Militia, Epic Leather, Lycan it!,
and THe Poisoned Apple.
About
the Viscera Film Festival and Viscera Organization:
The
Viscera Film Festival was created in 2007 by Shannon Lark to encourage and
promote the work of female horror filmmakers. The fest has grown each year,
morphing into a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with an ever-expanding, dynamic
staff of men and women who eat, sleep and breathe genre cinema. Beginning as a
touring festival, Viscera has now become a highly anticipated genre event every
summer in Los Angeles, complete with a carpet ceremony (what we affectionately
refer to as the “Bloody Carpet”), celebrity guests, and a raucous after party.
2012 marked the third annual Bloody Carpet event in Los Angeles at the Egyptian
Theatre and Viscera’s tentacles continue to encircle the globe, programming
films at festivals and theaters throughout the world.
About
Viscera’s other festival and organizations:
Etheria Film Festival:
Viscera’s sci-fi/fantasy festival premiered in Boston, MA on September 15, 2012
to a nearly sold-out crowd or ravenous sci-fi fans. This sister fest was
created because of the enormous amount of high-quality fantasy and sci-fi films
that are submitted to Viscera’s horror festival each year; the Organization
created a festival just for these films. http://www.etheriafilmfestival.com
Full Throttle Film Festival:
Viscera’s brand new film festival specializing in action and thriller films
directed by women. Full Throttle will be launched in 2013 in Austin, Texas. The
selected films will be screened in venues domestically and internationally via
tour coordinators through Partner festivals and locally-hosted events and
screenings. http://www.fullthrottlefilmfestival.com
Women in Horror Month: Women In Horror
Month is under Viscera’s bloody umbrella, as Viscera and WIHM, founded and
executed by Hannah Forman, shares the same positive mission: To educate the
public about women’s roles (via the horror genre) and how equality can be
attained. The WIHM Board of Directors approves WIHM-created content. Wherever
you see the WIHM seal, you’ll know that it’s “WIHM Approved”. http://womeninhorrormonth.com
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