Viscera Film Festival

The Viscera Film Festival was an annual Los Angeles-based horror film festival for women filmmakers.[1] Originally an online festival, Viscera was founded in 2007 by Shannon Lark and Heidi Honeycutt.[2] In July 2010, the festival became a live event with screenings held at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.[3] All of the screenings were short films.[4] After the Egyptian Theatre premiere, Viscera toured their yearly film lineup at events held around the world for the rest of the year.[5] The Scream Queen Filmfest Tokyo was a subsidiary festival.[6]

2007 Selections

The 2007 Viscera Film Festival Selections included "Go Ask Alice" by Shannon Lark, "I'm a Little Teapot" by Sallie Smith, "The Cleaner" by Michelle Fatale, "Wretched" by Heidi Martinuzzi and Leslie Delano, "When Sally Met Frank" by Victoria Waghorn, "Snake Pit" by Brandy Rainey, and "Out of Print" by Reyna Young (Viscera Award Winner).[7]

2010 Selections

The 2010 Viscera Film Festival Selections included "The Date" (Viscera Award Winner) by Natasia Schibinger and Jennifer Gigantino, "Don't Lose Heart" by Taliesyn Brown and Matt Mitchell, "Hollow Halls" by Ebony Winston, "Sisters" by Belinda Green-Smith, "Fantasy" by Izabel Grondin, "Lip Stick" by Shannon Lark and Stacie Ponder, "Deadly Beauty" by Chandeline Nicole, "Confederate Zombie Massacre" by Devi Snively, "Taste of Flesh, Taste of Fear" by Stacie Ponder, and "Snow Day, Bloody Snow Day" by Faye Hoerauf and Jessica Baxter.[8]

Inspiration Award

The Inspiration Award was founded in 2012 to honor women filmmakers.[5]

• 2012: Mary Lambert[9]
• 2013: Jennifer Lynch[10]

References

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2. Sipos, Thomas M. (August 14, 2012)."Viscera Film Festival Honors Women Filmmakers." Hollywood Investigator. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
3. Johnson, Kjerstin (July 14, 2010). "Scream Queens: An Interview with the founders of the Viscera Film Festival". Bitch Magazine. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
4. Perkins, Rodney (July 12, 2010). "Women of Horror Showcased at the Viscera Film Festival". Twitch Film. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
5. Marks, Lisa (July 12, 2012). "The horror, the horror: Women Gather in LA for Viscera Film Festival". The Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
6. Marsh, James (September 15, 2013). "Scream Queen Filmfest Tokyo: A Two-Day Celebration Of Female Horror Directors". Twitch Film. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
7. "Viscera 2007 – Viscera Film Festival". Bloody Disgusting. November 11, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
8. "Viscera winners announced". Final Girl. January 30, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
9. Miska, Brad (June 22, 2012). "CA Readers Win A Pair Of Tickets To The 'Viscera Film Festival' This July!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
10. King, Susan (July 7, 2013). "Viscera Film Festival: Horror movies and the women who direct them". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 21, 2014.