HOLLYWOOD, CA – Women of Color Unite (WOCU) and entertwine partner for a horror themed film festival unlike any other. The event will culminate with an outdoor screening on Halloween weekend with horror shorts created by teams led by women of color in the US. Each group will develop, shoot, and deliver short films in 48 hours, October 1-3, to compete for a chance to win prizes and an opportunity for their films to be seen by millions of people across the country and judged by an esteemed panel of industry professionals. The Screening will be held in Los Angeles on October 29, 2021.
Critics from WOCU will narrow the submissions down to 10. Judges will then select the top 5 films from those 10 which will be shown at the outdoor screening. The top ten will also stream on a Shudder platform with the viewers voting for the Audience Winner.
“I wanna thank Nia DaCosta for knocking it out of the ballpark. This event was planned before the release of Candyman, but I know the excitement around this Festival swelled with the success of the movie. Women of Color and really any group that has been pushed to the
margins when given the opportunity in genres that have traditionally ignored them, will put their own unique twist creating nothing short of magic. This was entertwine’s idea and WOCU is honored to have come in as a partner,” said Cheryl Bedford, WOCU founder.
Industry Panel of Judges: Tananarive Due (Author, EP, Writer, Educator), C. Robert Cargill (Screenwriter, Novelist, Podcast Host), Effie T. Brown, (Producer), Fanshen Cox (Producer, Educator, Writer), Jess Carson (Writer, Director), Geno Brooks (Writer, Director, Producer),
Miguel Rodriguez, (Founder Horrible Imaginings Film Festival)
Sponsors: Shudder, Bad Robot, Crooked Highway, Pine Stage Productions, Final Draft and The Micheaux Film Festival
About Women of Color Unite
Women of Color Unite (WOCU) is an LA-based social action and non-profit organization, with over 3000 members that focuses on remedying the inequities that face Women of Color in today’s entertainment and media industries. We stand for hiring parity, fair treatment, and providing resources to Women of Color content creators industry-wide. To learn more about Women of Color Unite (WOCU) visit, https://wocunite.org/
To learn more about entertwine visit, https://entertwine.us
Media outlets are invited to cover this event. Please submit your request to Amy Malone, GICPR 323-972-4081 or amy@gicpublicrelations.net
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