"SERPENT'S
LULLABY" by
award-winning Canadian director
PATRICIA
CHICA wins the Best Short Film Award at
THE
MAGNOLIA FILM FESTIVAL in Mississippi.
(Hollywood, CA) - February 25th, 2015 – Acclaimed horror
and fantasy short film Serpent’s Lullaby,
directed and produced by L.A. based Canadian filmmaker Patricia Chica, won
the Best Short Film Award at the Magnolia Independent Film
Festival in Starkville, Mississippi.
“I’m
deeply honored to win this award and very proud for the team. It’s a collective
victory! Moreover, the Magnolia Film Fest is in my top list of festivals not
only for the quality of their programming but also because they have been very
supportive of my work since the early days of my career. I feel like I’m part
of the family!”, says director Patricia Chica.
Patricia Chica’s previous shorts The Promise, Day Before
Yesterday, and Ceramic Tango have all won the Best Short Film award
at the Magnolia Film Festival in 2000, 2010 and 2014 respectively.
This is the fourth Magnolia trophy that Chica brings home.
The
filmmaker wishes to thank the cast, crew and sponsors for making this movie
possible. Starring Jenimay Walker (Medusa), Annabella Hart (Mother), Richard
Cardinal (Stone Man), and Samuel Nadeau (Baby), this short
film’s key members include screenwriter Charles Hall, veteran
producer Byron A. Martin, cinematographer Richard Duquette, VFX
makeup artistSteph Miramontes, animal wrangler Kim Rock, executive
producers David Angel and Lily Spencer, as well as American
composer Sean O’ Bryan Smith. Post-production by RedLab Digital, Switch
VFX and Premium Sound.
Patricia Chica (@PatriciaChica) is presently putting the final
touches of her latest short A Tricky Treat at
the RedLab Studios in Toronto. Chica is part of the Women in Horror
Recognition Month’s Massive Blood Drive PSA. She directed the segment Ripe
N’ Bloody that was qualified by Fangoria Magazine as “the
most deliciously vile of the blood bath”! According
toDread Central, Patricia Chica “is known for making bold, edgy,
and visually striking independent films” and listed her as
one of the “Rising Female Filmmakers” to
watch, among other notable directors - the Soska Sisters (American
Mary) and Jennifer Kent (The Babadook).
Serpent’s
Lullaby continues
to tour with screenings to come in Montreal, QC, Hamilton, ON, and Scotland, UK
among others.
LINKS
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Serpent's
Lullaby on Facebook:
Patricia
Chica Official Website:
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PatriciaChica
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