Etheria Film Night

Etheria Film Night is an annual Los Angeles-based genre film festival for new short films by women directors.^[1] Etheria Film Night was founded in 2014 by Heidi Honeycutt, Stacy Pippi Hammon, and Kayley Viteo, former Viscera Film Festival staff members.^[2] The festival screens a curated lineup of horror, science fiction, thriller, fantasy, dark comedy, and action short films and sometimes a feature film.

Annual showcase

2014: On July 12, 2014, the showcase screened the Los Angeles premieres of Rose McGowan's directorial debut Dawn and Axelle Carolyn's feature directorial debut Soulmate at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California.^[3] Other films included Danis Goulet's Wakening, Gigi Saul Guerrero's Dia de los Muertos, Rebecca Thomson's The Jelly Wrestler, Kayoko Asakura's Hide and Seek, Sarah Doyle's You Me & Her (Audience Award Winner), and Julia Walter's Job Interview (Jury Award Winner).^[4]^[5]
2015: On June 13, 2015, the showcase screened Ursula Dabrowsky's feature horror Inner Demon at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California.^[6] Other films included Mara Tasker's Sheila Scorned, Gigi Saul Guerrero's El Gigante, Martha Goddard's Gödel Incomplete, Chloe Okuno's Slut (Audience Award Winner), Arantxa Echevarria's De noche ye de pronto (Jury Award Winner), and Amber Benson's SheVenge.^[7]^[8]
2016: On June 11, 2016, the showcase screened Anna Biller's The Love Witch at The Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California.^[9] Other films included Kerry Yang's Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon, Stephanie Cabdevila's Bionic Girl, Christine Boylan's HOSS, Olga Osorio's reStart, Toy Lei's Boxer, Jill Gevargizian's The Stylist (Audience and Jury Award Winner), Mindy Bledsoe's Hard Broads, Jacqueline Castel's The Puppet Man, and Prano Bailey-Bond's Nasty.^[10]
2017: On June 3, 2017, the showcase screened Roseanne Liang's Do No Harm (Audience Aawrd Winner), Olga Osorio's Einstein-Rosen, Tara Price's Earworm, Bridget Savage Cole's Swell (Jury Award Winner), Norma Vila's Jules D, Ruth Pickett's The Honeymoon, Cameo Wood's Real Artists, and Thirati Kulyingwattanavit's Kumal at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California.^[11]

Inspiration Award

The Etheria Film Night Inspiration Award, presented at the annual premiere, honors notable women in genre film. Lexi Alexander received the award in 2014^[5], Jane Espenson received the award in 2015^[12], Jackie Kong received the award in 2016^[13], and Stephanie Rothman received the award in 2017 (presented by Roger Corman)^[14].

References

↑ "Etheria Film Night: About". Etheria Film Night. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ Moore, Debi (February 3, 2014). "Female-Centic Etheria Film Night Expanding to Hollywood; Now Open for Submissions". Dread Central. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ Miska, Brad (April 7, 2014). "Etheria Film Night Hosts 'Soulmate' North American Premiere". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
↑ Hurelle, Fabien (October 12, 2014). "Etheria Film Night: Awards & Interviews". Hollywomen.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
1 2 Moore, Debi (June 30, 2014). "Etheria Film Night 2014 Announces Full Short Film Lineup and Inspiration Award Recipient". Dread Central. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ Honeycutt, heidi (April 3, 2015). "Etheria 2015 Headliner, Australian Horror Feature INNER DEMON". Fangoria. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
↑ Zimmerman, Samuel (May 26, 2015). "Etheria Film Night 2015 Announces Feature and Short Selections". Shocktillyoudrop.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
↑ "Etheria Film Night 2015 – that’s a wrap!". Etheria Film Night Official. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
↑ Barton, steve (April 19, 2016). "Etheria Film Night Announces 2016 Lineup". Dread Central. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
↑ "Etheria Film Night Official 2016 Selections". Etheriafilmnight.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
↑ "Etheria Film Night Official 2017 Selections". Etheriafilmnight.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
↑ Moore, Debi (February 5, 2015). "Jane Espenson to Receive the 2015 Etheria Film Night Inspiration Award". Dread Central. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
↑ Kaye, Jay (June 23, 2016). "Etheria Film Night: A Celebration of Women Filmmakers Under One Roof and with One Mission of Diversity, Creativity and Brilliance". Diabolique Magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
↑ Alexander, Chris (June 1, 2017). "Etheria 2017: Roger Corman to Present Stephanie Rothman with Award". Coming Soon. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

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