from Kody Zimmermann:
Hey Everyone!
Great news over here. My short film — the Familiar — has been accepted to the 2009 Screamfest L.A. Film Festival in October. Everyone who knows me, knows me as a HUGE horror fan and this is known as “The Sundance of Horror.” I’m ecstatic!
What’s best, the film will be playing at the Famous Grauman’s Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, in a venue that is supported by Wes “A Nightmare on Elm Street” Craven, Clive “Hellraiser” Barker, Eli “Cabin Fever” Roth, Tobe “Poltergeist” Hooper, and John “American Werewolf in London” Landis.
This is like Christmas for me…!
Thanks everyone for your continued support — it has been a hell of a ride this far, and to get this news makes it all worthwhile!
The website — www.theFAMILIARmovie.com — should be up soon, but in the meantime, if you’re on Facebook, you can become a fan of the film at this incredible clunky address: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Familiar/143250262526.
Thanks again!
About Screamfest LA:
The Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the largest horror film festival in the United States. Some of the largest horror online publications have called it the “Sundance of Horror.” The festival is now held annually at the prestigious Grauman’s Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood. Screamfest premieres and showcases new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers. Film entries are accepted in the categories of Best Feature, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Special Effects and Musical Score. In addition, there are special categories for Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary and Best Student Film.
The largest film festival held in Los Angeles, Screamfest is an internationally recognized showcase for independent filmmakers and writers of the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres.
Screamfest was formed in August 2001 to give filmmakers and writers in the horror/sci-fi genres a venue to have their work showcased to people in the industry. The majority of the films showcased in the past now have distribution.
The festival has hosted many famous filmmakers and actors as guests, including Sam Raimi, Wes Craven, Eli Roth, James Wan, Rob Zombie, Mike Mendez, Clive Barker, Lin Shaye, Robert Englund, Tobe Hooper, James Gunn, Zack Snyder, Stan Winston, Sean Cunningham and John Landis.
Screamfest has also introduced some major horror films onto the world, including Hatchet, Behind the Mask, Wolf Creek, The Lost, 28 Days Later, Dog Soldiers, Wrong Turn and many more.
While the horror boom continues to show no signs of slowing down, Screamfest continues to grow at an alarming rate. Annually Screamfest holds a private party at the Sundance Film Festival and has many exclusive engagements in Los Angeles and Hollywood throughout the year. The festival has been featured on Craig Ferguson and Entertainment Tonight and in Variety, Time magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, NY Times and other major online and print publications.