Our friends over at the Viscera Organization, a 501(c)3 non-profit based out of Los Angeles, California, are looking for volunteers to fill positions in both the beloved Viscera Film Festival and the fledgling Etheria Film Festival branches! Download the Staff Call PDF on the Viscera Film Festival front page to find out more!

The Viscera Film Festival on Facebook.

The Etheria Film Festival on Facebook.

Got a bit of news concerning further festival screenings for Curio Media co-founder Karen Lam’s newest short film The Stolen.

It’s been invited to play the Atlanta Horror Film Festival September 28-30, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival October 25-November 3…in Bruges. (*giggles*—LB)

Of course you do!! And you’ll have plenty of chances as it’s hitting the festival circuit, starting with the Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival which takes place during Atlanta, Georgia’s annual Dragon*Con event.

Can’t make it to Georgia? The Stolen will also be playing at the inaugural Etheria Film Festival in Somerville, Massachusetts, on September 15. Etheria is a new branch of the Viscera Organization that focuses on sci-fi and fantasy films made by women.

Live in Canada? Never fear! The Stolen is making its Canadian premiere at the Montreal ComicCon HorrorFest!

Click here and “like” The Stolen on Facebook! And to learn more about Curio Media co-founder Karen Lam, click here!

Here are a few reviews of this year’s amazing Viscera Film Festival, which was held at the Egyptian in Los Angeles.

By Stephanie Ogrodnik for Quiet Earth.us

By Staci Layne Wilson for Horror.com.

By Jonathan Weichsel at Film Radar.com.

Announced at the Viscera event was a new service of the organization called MoHA, the Mistresses of Horror Alliance, which is headed up by French-Canadian filmmaker Maude Michaud. Allow me to quote myself (me being LB):

Where Viscera seeks to promote and encourage female filmmakers externally, MoHA seeks to connect those filmmakers with each other to encourage collaboration amongst our ranks. This is all a part of the message of Viscera, that we’re better working together like the organs of the human body (y’know…viscera.)

The website for MoHA is still being worked on, but if I’m remembering correctly, it should be up before the end of the year.

Over on their fantastic website, the Viscera Film Festival have announced a few of this year’s special guests, including a special honour they’re handing out! Check it out:

Mary Lambert (director, “Pet Sematary”) is the Viscera 2012 Special Guest Speaker and will be honored with the first ever Inspiration Award onstage.

Gale Anne Hurd (producer,“The Walking Dead”, “Terminator”), Elizabeth Stanley (producer, “Trailers from Hell”), Lexi Alexander (“Lifted”,  ”Punisher: War Zone”), Susanna Lo, (Manson Girls),  Michael Berryman (“The Hills have Eyes”).

Get your tickets now for what will be one of the most amazing events of this year!

Also, RSVP for the afterparty which will be held at the Hotel Roosevelt and RSVP for the Post-Apocalyptic Brunch at Wirtshaus the next day!

I hope y’all have been paying attention to the Viscera Facebook event page or website, but if you haven’t: Tickets are now available for the Viscera Film Festival’s fabulous July 7th 2012 kick-off event and red carpet! 

Admission is $11 and you get to see ALL of the films, food, free drinks (including alcohol), and you get to check out the red carpet and awards ceremonies as well as the after party at the Hotel Roosevelt!

A few scant details have been released about the Viscera Film Festival’s July 7 Red Carpet event that kicks off the 2012-2013 tour. You should keep an eye on their website for more information. If you live in L.A., near L.A., or happen to be going to L.A. at that time, you should go to the event which is being held at the world famous, historic Egyptian Theatre! It boasts an impressive line-up of international short horror films as well as some of the most spectacular filmmakers around!

The Viscera Film Festival website.

Like the Viscera Film Festival Facebook page to keep up on all things Viscera such as upcoming screenings and things planned for during the event weekend!

Join the event page for the red carpet event! 

The redesigned website for the official Women in Horror Recognition Month website has been revealed! They’re working on the archive now, but the rest of the site, including the mission and history of the effort, are up and running. Women in Horror Recognition Month is a service of the Viscera Organization (the group behind the Viscera Film Festival.)

This is going to be a bit of a long post! There are a lot of awesome flicks in this year’s Viscera Film Festival line-up (as announced on Planet Etheria and on Horror-movies.ca!!)

Playing at the 2012 red carpet event on July 7 at the world famous, historic Egyptian in Los Angeles:

Baby Face - Kate Shenton
Barbie Girls - Vincianes Millereuu
Bloodtraffick - Jen Thym
Escape From Hellview - Hadas Brandes
How to Rid Your Lover of a Negative Emotion Caused By You - Nadia Litz
Jump (clip) - Louise Fielden
Nice Guys Finish Last - Kimberly McCollough
Sibling Rivalry (Under 18) – Tara-Nicole Azarian
The Dump - Rebekah McKendry
The Halloween Kid - Axelle Carolyn
The Morning After - Jen Moss
The Night Caller - Donna Thorland and Peter Podgursky
The Third Eye - Caroline du Potet

The 2012 tour line-up:

Baby Face - Kate Shenton (see above)
Barbie Girls - Vincianes Millereuu (see above)
Bloodtraffick - Jen Thym (see above)
Dead Friends - Katelyn D. Mann & Stephen W. Martin
Escape From Hellview - Hadas Brandes (see above)
Hawkins Hill - Sarah Seligman
How to Rid Your Lover of a Negative Emotion Caused By You - Nadia Litz (see above)
Jump - Louise Fielden (see above)
Locked In - Valeria Appel
Monster Slayer - Valorie Caskey Ebeling
My Mom and Other Monsters - Kate Tsang
Nice Guys Finish Last - Kimberly McCollough (see above)
Neighbors - Robyn Simms & Stephen Johnson
Red- Maude Michaud
Road Rage - Barbara Stepansky
Sibling Rivalry (Under 18) – Tara-Nicole Azarian (see above)
Sheeties - Paula Haifley
Smothered - Unn Lilleaas
Sylvie - Valerie Khoudari Ratner
Summer of the Zombies - Ashleigh Nichols
The Provider - Brianne Nord-Stewart
The Dump - Rebekah McKendry (see above)
The Halloween Kid - Axelle Carolyn (see above)
The Morning After - Jen Moss (see above)
The Night Caller- Donna Thorland and Peter Podgursky (see above)
The Third Eye - Caroline du Potet (see above)
Undetected - Kristen Anderson-Suave
Zeke - Dana Buning