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 Eclectic, 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. https://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. https://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”. https://womeninhorrormonth.com
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