Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Crypticon Seattle 2012 -- Call for Entries


Is there a horror convention that isn't climbing aboard the film festival bandwagon?

Crypticon Seattle is now accepting entries for its first horror film festival. Yes, there's an Entry Fee, but it apparently covers all three Crypticons, and it can be waived in certain cases.

From the Crypticon Seattle website:


Crypticon films often feature exciting and controversial subjects. From
Lovecraft to Godzilla, foreign films to no-budget indies, Dracula to (gulp) Edward, films at the convention can cover every facet and nuance of horror.

Since submissions are for all three Crypticon conventions deadlines are not direct to be eligible
[sic] for the Seattle convention you must have your film to us by April 5th, 2012.

Crypticon does require a submission fee. If you have had a film at Crypticon in the past this fee will be waived. If you are a local filmmaker please contact us before submitting.

Feature length: $35.00
Short length: $25.00



Details at the Crypticon Seattle website.

There are apparently two other, affiliated Crypticons. One is in Minneapolis. I'm not sure where the third Crypticon is held.

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For a behind-the-scenes look at horror film festivals and the festival directors who manage them, see Horror Film Festivals and Awards. This book also includes a directory of over 200 horror film festivals, and a list of festival award winners from dozens of festivals over several decades.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Viscera Film Festival Seeks Bone Marrow Donors


In association with Cella Art Gallery, Femme Fatale Art Show, and City of Hope, the Viscera Film Festival will be rolling out the bloody carpet in North Hollywood, California on February 25th to host a charity bone marrow swab registration to cap off their 2012 celebration of Women in Horror Recognition Month.

Many people have life-threatening illnesses that require a bone marrow transplant for a cure. Finding a matching marrow donor is not always easy, or even possible. There aren't enough viable donors registered. Currently, only two out of ten of those suffering from leukemia, lymphoma and other life-threatening diseases ever get the treatment that could save their lives.

You can help change that.

The Be The Match Registry at City of Hope is working diligently to diversify their Registry of bone marrow donors to help more patients find lifesaving bone marrow matches. When you join the Be The Match Marrow Registry, you can save a life.

Every day thousands of patients need a life-saving transplant and are in search of a donor. With only 30% finding a suitable donor within their family, the remaining 70% must reach out to unrelated donors whose tissue type matches. Even with the Registry of millions, there are still patients waiting and hoping to find that match.

That's where you can help. Come to the Viscera Marrow Event and be swabbed and registered by City of Hope. You could save a life.

This event is FREE but please RSVP to either the Facebook event page or stacy at viscerafilmfestival dot com.

There'll be a very special screening of Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest. This was the last project Hammer horror icon Ingrid Pitt made, narrating her own story for a short animated film by an 11-year-old boy, Perry Chen, under the mentorship of cartoonist Bill Plympton.

Marrow will also provide a carpet walk, food, open bar, femme fatale-inspired art, and a screening of horror films by women.

Place:

Cella Art Gallery
1135 Weddington St
North Hollywood, CA 91601

Date: Saturday, Feb 25th

Time: 6 p.m. to (roughly) 10 p.m.

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For a behind-the-scenes look at horror film festivals and the festival directors who manage them, see Horror Film Festivals and Awards. This book also includes a directory of over 200 horror film festivals, and a list of festival award winners from dozens of festivals over several decades.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Rondo Hatton Awards Nominee

My book, whose title is also the name of this blog -- Horror Film Festivals and Awards -- has been nominated for the 2012 Rondo Hatton Horror Classic Awards.

The nomination is for their (what else?) "Book of the Year" category.

The Rondos are a fan award. Anyone can vote for the winners online.

My previous book, Horror Film Aesthetics, was likewise nominated for a Rondo last year. It didn't win, and I don't expect to win this year. But as they say about every award, "It's just an honor to be nominated!"

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For a behind-the-scenes look at horror film festivals and the festival directors who manage them, see Horror Film Festivals and Awards. This book also includes a directory of over 200 horror film festivals, and a list of festival award winners from dozens of festivals over several decades.