Judges' Award: East Bay Indie Scream Fest

"Shelter" won the judges' award at Scream Fest on October 17 at the New Parish in downtown Oakland. This was the first year for this festival, beautifully organized by the folks at the East Bay Express. Oakland love was felt!

Scream Queen Film Fest Tokyo

"Shelter" to appear in Scream Queen Filmfest Tokyo

OAKUFF acceptance

"Shelter" is an official selection of the Oakland Underground Film Festival. Gratifying! "Shelter" was conceived, fermented, cooked up and finished in Oakland, with tasty sound added in San Francisco.

Viscera Film Festival

"Shelter" accepted for the Viscera Film Festival tour.

The kick-off event with 'red carpet' interviews was held at Grauman's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. The festival was beautifully run by the Mistresses of Horror Alliance, with networking events for the filmmakers before and after, and all logistics handled gracefully.

There was a strong Canadian contingent and it was neat to meet so many filmmakers from next door!

Viscera is a touring operation - they partner with other festivals which pick and choose from their slate. So, there is a multiplier effect for submissions, and potentially more acceptances to come for Shelter.

I recommend Viscera to women filmmakers with an interest in 'genre' work.

[It's not just for women, by the way - see their guidelines - the idea is to encourage women to take responsible and leadership positions.]