Whew! What a week… the third year of my film festival SplatterFest is finally wrapped up. Such a great year, with great films, and an amazing special guest – Anthony Michael Hall. I was very excited to honor him with a Lifetime Achievement Award before the sold out screening of Sixteen Candles!
I’ll be writing full report over at the SplatterFest site, but this year was really special, and AMH stayed on site and engaged fans for 14 hours! That’s dedication.
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ME & BRUCE CAMPBELL
Bruce Campbell (Burn Notice, Evil Dead, Army of Darkness) was a special guest at my film festival SplatterFest last year! It was so exciting to have him as part of the festival, and he was truly generous to all of our guests. Continued thanks to Bruce and Mike Estes for a great working experience, and I look forward to working with Bruce again in the future.
This year’s events are about to kick off with the short film competition starting Friday night at 6pm. There is still time to register your team! Ikan has come on board as a sponsor, and we have been able to expand the prizes offered.
Grand Prize is a Canon t4i Camera, and Ikan Flyweight DSLR Camera Support Rig. 1st Runner up will take home an Ikan VL5 Deluxe Field Monitor Kit.
BEHIND THE SCENES AT SPLATTERFEST
I hosted a film industry mixer this past thursday for my film festival SplatterFest. Tracy Collins did a fantastic job interviewing contestants, with Jim Stamos running camera and Hector Luna of C-47 producing this behind the scenes spot.
There is still time to register for SplatterFest, and the festival takes place Oct. 2-6th at the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park.
Anthony Michael Hall (BreakFast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science) is this year’s special guest.
Filmmakers are competing for a chance to win a Canon t4i camera!
ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL
I’m excited to announce that I will be bringing in Anthony Michael Hall (Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Dead Zone) as a special guest for my horror film festival SplatterFest.
He will be signing autographs, doing a Q&A, and we will have a special night of screenings. We’ve once again teamed up with the Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park, where all of the events will take place. Hall will be here for one day only Oct. 6th. VIP tickets will be available soon on the SplatterFest site (which give priority access). The festival runs Oct. 2-6th.
I’m looking forward to another great year at SplatterFest!
SPLATTERFEST EARLY REGISTRATION
SplatterFest early registration ends August 9th – be sure to register while it’s still at the discounted rate. And be sure to attend the mixer August 9th at McElroy’s pub. There you will have an opportunity to mix, mingle and form teams.
Don’t know what SplatterFest is?
It’s Houston’s premiere horror film festival, competition and convention. Filmmakers will be given one weekend to write, shoot and edit a horror short film. Grand prize this year is a Canon t4i camera.
Actors – this is the fastest way for you to get footage for your reel, as Splatterfest puts out a DVD compilation of shorts at the festival.
Check out this promotional artwork I drew.