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 Award 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]
  • 2018: On June 16, 2018, the showcase screened Jocelyn Stamat's Laboratory Conditions (Audience and Jury Award Winner), Tammy Riley Smith's Lady M, Devi Snively's Bride of Frankie, Natalie Erika Smith's Creswick, Elizabeth Serra's Skin Deep, Maria Alice Alida's Instinct, Cidney Hue's OVUM, Naledi Jackson's The Drop-In, Macarena Montero's The Agency, and Anca Vlasan's C U Later Tuesday.[12]
  • 2019: On June 29, 2019, the showcase screened Mariama Diallo's Hair Wolf, Mai Nakanishi's Hana, S.K. Reimer's Bitten, Jessica Sanders' End of the Line, Chelsea Lupkin's Lucy's Tale, Stephanie Cabdevila's Atomic Spot, Ivy Liao's Cupid's Paradise, Elaine Mungeon's Good Morning, and Gigi Saul Guerrero's feature film from the Blumhouse Hulu series Into the Dark: Culture Shock.[13]
  • 2020: On June 19, 2020, the showcase screened Carlyn Hudson's Waffle, Mia'kate Russell's Maggie May, Yoko Okumura's Basic Witch, Bears Rebecca Fonte's Conversion Therapist, Myrte Ouwerkerk's Offbeat, Alexandria Perez''s The Final Girl Returns, Taryn O’Neill's Live, Kelli Breslin's Man in the Corner, and Ursula Ellis' Ava in the End. Due to the 2020 Covid-19 quarantine, the films were screened on Shudder (streaming service) from June 19 through July 20, 2020 rather than at a live event.[13]

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,[14] Jackie Kong received the award in 2016,[15] Stephanie Rothman received the award in 2017 (presented by Roger Corman),[16] Rachel Talalay received the award in 2018 (presented by John Waters).[17] Gale Anne Hurd received the award in 2019 (presented by Roger Corman).[18]

See also

References
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  2. Moore, Debi (February 3, 2014). "Female-Centic Etheria Film Night Expanding to Hollywood; Now Open for Submissions". Dread Central. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. Miska, Brad (April 7, 2014). "Etheria Film Night Hosts 'Soulmate' North American Premiere". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. Hurelle, Fabien (October 12, 2014). "Etheria Film Night: Awards & Interviews". Hollywomen.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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  6. Honeycutt, heidi (April 3, 2015). "Etheria 2015 Headliner, Australian Horror Feature INNER DEMON". Fangoria. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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  8. "Etheria Film Night 2015 – that's a wrap!". Etheria Film Night Official. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  9. Barton, steve (April 19, 2016). "Etheria Film Night Announces 2016 Lineup". Dread Central. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  10. "Etheria Film Night Official 2016 Selections". Etheriafilmnight.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  11. "Etheria Film Night Official 2017 Selections". Etheriafilmnight.com. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  12. "2018 Official Selections - Etheria Film Night". Etheria Film Night. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  13. Collis, Clark (May 26, 2020). "This year's Etheria Film Festival shorts to screen on Shudder". Etheria Film Night. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  14. Moore, Debi (February 5, 2015). "Jane Espenson to Receive the 2015 Etheria Film Night Inspiration Award". Dread Central. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  15. 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.
  16. Alexander, Chris (June 1, 2017). "Etheria 2017: Roger Corman to Present Stephanie Rothman with Award". Coming Soon. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  17. "Watch John Waters Present the Etheria Film Night Inspiration Award to Rachel Talalay! - Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  18. "Etheria Film Night 2019 Calendar Listing at the American Cinematheque - American Cinematheque Calendar". americancinemathequecalendar.com/. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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