Etheria Film Night

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Etheria Film Night
GenreFilm Festival - horror, fantasy, science fiction, action, and thrillers directed by women
Founded2014
FoundersHeidi Honeycutt & Stacy Pippi Hammon
Website www.etheriafilmnight.com

Etheria Film Night (aka Etheria Film Festival) is an annual Los Angeles–based genre film festival for new short films by women directors. [1] Etheria Film Night was founded in 2014 by Heidi Honeycutt, Stacy Pippi Hammon, and Kayley Viteo, former Viscera Film Festival staff members. [2] The festival screens a curated lineup of horror, science fiction, thriller, fantasy, dark comedy, and action short films and sometimes a feature film.

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Annual showcase

Inspiration Award

The Etheria Film Night Inspiration Award, presented at the annual premiere, honors notable women in genre film. Lexi Alexander received the award in 2014, [5] Jane Espenson received the award in 2015, [20] Jackie Kong received the award in 2016, [21] Stephanie Rothman received the award in 2017 (presented by Roger Corman), [22] Rachel Talalay received the award in 2018 (presented by John Waters). [23] Gale Anne Hurd received the award in 2019 (presented by Roger Corman). [24] In 2021, Angela Kang received the award (presented by Hurd). [25] The 2022 Etheria Inspiration Award was presented to previous Etheria filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero onstage at the live screening. [26] The 2023 Etheria Inspiration award was presented to Brinke Stevens onstage at the live screening by Joe Bob Briggs. [27]

Alumni

Notable alumni include Mercedes Bryce Morgan, [28] Jacqueline Castel, [29] Mia'kate Russell, [30] Yoko Okumura, [31] Chloe Okuno, [32] Gigi Saul Guerrero, [33] Prano Bailey-Bond, [34] Axelle Carolyn, [35] Bridget Savage Cole, [36] Anna Chazelle, [37] Mariama Diallo, [38] Roseanne Liang, [39] Natalie Erika Smith, [40] Danis Goulet, [41] Mindy Bledsoe, [42] Amelia Moses, [43] Jill Gevargizian, [44] Arantxa Echevarría, [45] Taryn O'Neill, [46] Bola Ogun, [47] Kayoko Asakura, [48] and Christine Boylan. [49]

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