MONSTER FEST JURORS (surprise!)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

“Man, I really enjoyed watching these — so great to see such a high number of quality shorts! Delightful. I actually downloaded a bunch of the ones that 'didn’t make the cut', too... Tons of fun.” - STEPHEN SUSCO, producer, screenwriter, Monster Fest Juror


Here you go folks. Culled form some of the coolest genre fests, horror websites, and even the big screen at the corner multiplex. We bring you the DVXuser MONSTERFEST 2010 INDUSTRY JURORS.

This means there will be both an audience 1,2,3 etc. AND a Jury 1,2,3. Twice the opportunity to place. Films are eligible to place in both categories.

PRIZE-ATUNITIES


GUARANTEED SCREENING SLOT AT TEXAS BLOODBATH 2010
CONSIDERATION (fee waived) for SHRIEKFEST (in L.A.)
REVIEW on BLOODY DISGUSTING or HORROR-MOVIE-A-DAY.com by the engimatic "BC"
REVIEW on FEARZONE.NET or elsewhere by perhaps the most well known, prolific genre shorts filmmaker on the circuit and sometimes reviewer DEVI SNIVELY

NEW


GUARANTEED SCREENING SLOT AT FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST 2010



(the screening slots at Texas Bloodbath and Fright Night Film Festivals are the 1st place prize. The rest may be 1st place only opps as well, or they may not be, we'll see what makes the most sense. More opportunities may or may not be added as well.)


Composed of genre festival programmers, reviewers, filmmakers, and a Hollywood producer / screenwriter, your ...
JURORS
(click each to jump to their bio posts)

STEPHEN SUSCO (producer/screenwriter) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811498&postcount=2)
DENISE GOSSETT(SHRIEKFEST Founder / Festival Director) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811505&postcount=3)
ANDREW ROSE (TEXAS BLOODBATH Founder / Festival Director) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811513&postcount=4)
BLAKE MYERS (programmer ATLANTA HORROR FEST, Filmmaker) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811525&postcount=5)
DEVI SNIVELY (writer/directrix) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811563&postcount=6)
BC (reviewer/blogger BLOODY DISGUSTING & HORROR-MOVIE-A-DAY, Editor, Some Guy) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811596&postcount=7)

NEW!


CHRISTIAN REMDE VP of Acquisitions at R SQUARED FILMS (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811615&postcount=8)

KEN DANIELS (FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Founder / Festival Director) (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1811616&postcount=9)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

STEPHEN SUSCO (producer/screenwriter)
Over the past thirteen years, Stephen has penned and sold over forty scripts and pitches, and has written for a variety of acclaimed directors and producers. His first film, THE GRUDGE, was produced by legendary director Sam Raimi and grossed almost $200 million worldwide in its theatrical release.

Stephen's latest film, RED (starring Brian Cox) premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film festival, and was distributed theatrically by Magnolia Pictures.

Under his newly-formed banner Zero Hour Films, Stephen co-wrote and produced the comedy HIGH SCHOOL (starring Michael Chiklis and Adrian Brody), which will be released in 2010. Stephen is currently writing THE FRESHMAN for Sam Raimi, THE BUTCHERHOUSE CHRONICLES for Platinum Dunes, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE for Twisted Pictures and producing his script ZERO.DARK.THIRTY with producer Michael Douglas.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839812/

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/picture.php?albumid=332&pictureid=2075
(photo LIFE) (http://www.life.com/image/79184176)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

DENISE GOSSETT(SHRIEKFEST Founder / Festival Director)
Denise moved to Los Angeles from Orlando, FL. Denise has been in the entertainment business for over 15 years primarily as an actress. Most recently she wrapped an appearance on "The Office". She can be seen in "The Last Ride" with Dennis Hopper and on such tv shows as "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Veronica Mars","Fashion House", "Believers Among Us", "Superboy","Guilty Or Innocent", "The Life of Tonya Harding", "What Should You Do?", a recurring role on "Zoey 101", "Drake & Josh", "Untold Stories of the E.R", The Michael Jackson Trial on E!", "Scene of the Crime", and "The Great Imposter". Denise has also had lead roles in many feature films. Denise started this SHRIEKFEST in L.A. after starring in the horror film "Chain of Souls". She can also be seen in the SciFi film "Decaying Orbit" and the horror films "La Llorona", "Carnies", and "Fright Club."

http://shriekfest.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1011206/
http://media.ec2.bside.com/festivals/images/shriekfest2009/l/shriekfest2009_l.png (http://shriekfest.com/)

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/picture.php?albumid=332&pictureid=2069
(photo: Fatally Yours) (http://www.fatally-yours.com/interviews/interview-with-shriekfest-film-festival-founder-denise-gossett/)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

ANDREW ROSE (TEXAS BLOODBATH Founder / Festival Director)
The Texas Blood Bath Film Festival is an independent horror film festival held November 13th-15th 2009 just north of Waco, Texas.

The Texas Blood Bath Film Festival seeks independent filmmakers who share a common vision to produce horror films that are original, creative, and technically superb and to give them a venue to show their film to horror fans who's attention is directly solely at the film festival and not long lines to get celebrity autographs. Texas Blood Bath will honor the filmmaker and the fan, first and foremost, in every decision made.

The Texas Blood Bath Film Festival Board of Directors is made up of Andrew Rose, Parrish Randall, Amanda Slaughter, and Maegan Booth. Each of these directors brings with them a love of independent horror cinema and a strong desire to provide a venue for horror filmmakers and horror fans to gather and watch horror not found in the mainstream cinema market today.

The Texas Blood Bath Film Festival judges for 2009 include Anthony Brownrigg, Brian Harris, Alan Rowe Kelly,and Eve Blaack. Anthony Brownrigg and Alan Rowe Kelly are independent horror filmmakers (writers, directors, producers, and actors), while Brian Harris and Eve Blaack are film reviewers/critics and each has written hundreds of reviews for their chosen medium -- Wildsidecinema.com (Brian) and The Hacker's Source (Eve).

Half of all proceeds from The Texas Blood Bath Film Festival will be given to local and national charities.


http://www.texasbloodbath.com/
http://www.horrorsociety.com/2009/11/01/the-2010-hot-honeys-hunks-of-horror-calendar/
http://www.texasbloodbath.com/images/tbbff-extrasmall.jpg (http://www.texasbloodbath.com/)

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/picture.php?albumid=332&pictureid=2071
(photo: unknown)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

BLAKE MYERS (programmer ATLANTA HORROR FEST, filmmaker)
Independent artist Blake Myers has long been a fixture in Atlanta’s underground filmmaking community and is a renowned special effects artist for films like the 2007 festival darling, Blood Car. When not making movies that involving blood, puppets, blue gorillas or real life super heroines, Blake teaches summer camps educating children about media literacy, and helping them to develop their own artistic voices using video cameras. Blake graduated from the Communications program at Georgia State University, where he booked and ran Cinefest Film Theatre. A master builder, Blake makes his living building photography sets for corporate clients and advertising agencies.

http://atlantahorrorfilmfest.com/info.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0583500/

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/picture.php?albumid=332&pictureid=2072
(photo: Danger Woman Movie) (http://www.dangerwomanmovie.com/the-filmmakers/)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

*note from JDS: click here (http://www.deathincharge.com/) and gasp.

DEVI SNIVELY (writer/directrix)
With film titles such as Teenage Bikini Vampire and Confederate Zombie Massacre! it’s no wonder writer/directrix Devi Snively’s signature “romantic musical horror comedy” genre has been likened to everything from the silent classics of Buster Keaton to EC Comics to Tim Burton and beyond. With Death In Charge she continues to explore themes of life and death with playful irony.

Devi (pronounced DAY-vee) is an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame where she teaches her always over- enrolled course “Cultures of Fear: Anthropological Perspectives of the Horror Film,” the impetus for her upcoming book. She has worked professionally as a ballerina, Spanish translator, hair model, book editor, video game writer, documentary filmmaker, newspaper columnist and video editor. She’s been decidedly unprofessional in several other careers. In 2007 she was selected as one of 8 participants to the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop For Women (DWW). To date she’s written multiple feature-length screenplays, directed 9 short films and a feature-length documentary, and has just finished shooting her first feature-length narrative, trippin’. Her last 3 short films have been officially selected to screen at over 100 festivals worldwide and garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim: “Please, please, someone give this (wo)man a gob of money to make a feature!!”

~ SpookyDan, Bloody-Disgusting.com
“If schlock cinema needs a queen, then bow down to Devi Snively, may her reign be strong.”
~ Tex Massacre, Hacker’s Source Magazine
“Devi Snively is probably one of the most recognizable horror directors in that her films have a very distinct look and feel; somewhere between early silent films and rock videos.”
~ Heidi Martinuzzi, Film Threat / Pretty-Scary.net

http://www.deviantpictures.com/
http://www.trippinthemovie.com (http://www.trippinthemovie.com) (first feature)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1507113/


http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/picture.php?albumid=332&pictureid=2074
(photo: unknown)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

*note from JDS: BC is an enigma. There is no "bio" as such online. I do know his real (full) name but I'm not telling. Suffice it to say he's a deft contributor to BLOODY DISGUSTING, runs / is the site HORROR MOVIE A DAY and watches at least, well, one horror movie a day. Here's an excerpt from the H-M-a-D FAQ:

1. WHO ARE YOU?

I dunno, some guy. I love horror movies. Who cares? I will say I am kind of a wiseass and I have an odd sense of humor. I also tend to go off on tangents, and tangents on tangents. When you read these things, just imagine a guy at a bar next to you who’s had a few too many and doesn’t realize you’re not interested. But if you must know, my name is Brian, and I work as an editor of sorts out in Los Angeles.

...

3. DO YOU REALLY WATCH A MOVIE EVERY DAY?

Yes! In fact, writing a review for each movie was something I came up with after about a month or so of daily movie watching. I don't just review a film a day, nor do I watch a few movies over the weekend and spread the reviews out over the week. Every day, at some point between 12:01 AM and 11:59 PM, I at least start a horror movie (sometimes I have to go see a movie that starts at 11 PM, obviously it wont be done until after 12). No exceptions, no cheating!

*here's some press quotes from his website, which I am too lazy to transcribe by hand:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FPLXIK0wH4c/RwSVeTNdfHI/AAAAAAAAAJw/-0zOQhnO8XI/s1600/brianbanner.gif

www.horrormovieaday.com (http://www.horrormovieaday.com)
www.bloody-disgusting.com (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com)

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/picture.php?albumid=332&pictureid=2076
(photo: unknown)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

CHRISTIAN REMDE VP of Acquisitions, R Squared films

R-Squared Films was created by a group of award-winning filmmakers with one goal in mind, to give small independent productions a way to reach a large audience. Using new technology like Video On Demand and Pay-Per-Download as well as proven technology like DVD and Blu-Ray, we give independent filmmakers a way to get their films out on a global stage. R-Squared Films also gives the filmmakers a way to make money from their hard work. We offer a very competitive percentage of each sale and, unlike many other distribution companies, will pay out on a quarterly basis. For more information about R-Squared Films visit their web-site at rsquaredfilms.com (http://www.rsquaredfilms.com/).

http://www.rsquaredfilms.com/images/index_06.jpg (http://www.rsquaredfilms.com/)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

KEN DANIELS, Founder / Festival Director FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST

FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST:
Fright Night Film Fest is the largest genre show in the Mid South. Our festival has risen to prominence and has attracted worldwide attention. Our films come from Spain, Sweden, Canada, England, LA, New York and of course all over the Country. Not only are we a Film Festival and Convention, we are an industry show providing educational forums for actors, producers, investors, directors and others wanting to break into the industry. We support the independent community by providing a forum for their film and a voice of support to help them get distribution. As a direct result of our show we have helped launch the careers many filmmakers.

Their website seems to be down between fests but here's a link with some info:
http://ominous-events.com/index.php?title=Fright_Night_Film_Fest

http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab302/mylochner/RobertEnglundjohns-1.jpg (http://ominous-events.com/index.php?title=Fright_Night_Film_Fest)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

reserved for additional cool people__

[Mike Manning]

That's pretty effing cool Jack!

[Jason Ramsey]

Jack really kicked ass with this and took the bull by the horns. We're gonna have some "non-traditional" prizes this time such as this stuff Jack has done, hopefully some cash prize(s) and of course some gear as well... but, doing things a bit differently.

later,
Jason

[NOBELO]

Awesome! Nice job guys.

[Marlon Ladd]

Do the dang thing then DVXuser mods! Great surprise! I see ya' JDS!

[Barry_Green]

Jack absolutely rocked this. Thanks so much JDS for taking these extra steps to have our DVXFest filmmakers seen by an audience of festival directors!

[Sprocketboy]

I was hoping that something like this would happen. Nice going JDS.

[Geoff_R]

Awesome! Really takes the dvxfest to a new level of awareness. Nice work, Jack.

[AJ Brooks]

This fest just keeps getting better.

[Edgen]

Sweeet! Wonderful work Jack!

/j

[Shawn Philip Nelson]

Holy crap! This is awesome! Way to go Jack!

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Very cool! Do we have to resubmit a high res version or anything?
Thanks for doing this guys. Really nice work.

Mike

[Matt Harris]

nice job jack!

[Rodney V. Smith]

Good job on the jurors.

[Jason Ramsey]

Very cool! Do we have to resubmit a high res version or anything?
Thanks for doing this guys. Really nice work.

Mike

Nope. they are watching them the same way you guys have been.

later,
jason

[Troy Ruff]

Wow this is amazing! I cant believe this opportunity. Well judges good luck on the voting! :) And thank you for this great offer.

[Brandon Rice]

wow awesome group of judges!

[John LaBonney]

Sweet! Good luck to the finalists!

[Charli]

Jack is the man! Seriously, dude, you just took this to a whole 'nother lever - freakin' awesome!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Just got Christian Remde, VP of Aquisitions of R Squared Films, a cool boutique distro co., as another, and probably the final, juror.

As it turns out Christian is "a big fan of DVXuser".

I'm at a festival in the last hotel in America without flippin' WIFI so can't do proper update with links etc right now but I will try to get to a Starbucks later and do a proper post (thumb typing on 3G at the moment).

Here's basic info and a link in the interim:

(woot!)

Christian Remde
R-Squared Films
http://www.rsquaredfilms.com

[Susanne G.]

Fantastic effort J.D.S. - Compliments!

Susanne

[lyonfilms]

Wow. Super cool.

[cinealma]

Geez, I check out for a few days and all hell breaks loose.

Very cool, Mr. Stanley. Very cool.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

New Juror and new guaranteed festival slot coming in a few ...

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

OK now that I'm back home with internet access, first page updated to announce new jurors:


CHRISTIAN REMDE, VP of Acquisitions at R SQUARED FILMS and
KEN DANIELS, Founder / Festival Director of FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST

AND ...

New prize:
GUARANTEED SCREENING SLOT at FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST added! (that's in addition to the Guaranteed Screening Slot at TEXAS BLOODBATH folks!)

:beer:

[Richard J. Johnson]

Christian and Buzz at Rsqaured are great guys they are distributing our film.

http://www.rsquaredfilms.com/torn.html

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

Very cool, Jack. Nice work.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Christian and Buzz at Rsqaured are great guys they are distributing our film.

http://www.rsquaredfilms.com/torn.html

Very cool. And yes Christian seems like a solid guy.

...

Got this email from Stephen Susco when he turned in his ballot, asked if I could share the following with you and he gave me the OK.

“Man, I really enjoyed watching these — so great to see such a high number of quality shorts! Delightful. I actually downloaded a bunch of the ones that 'didn’t make the cut', too... Tons of fun.” - STEPHEN SUSCO, producer, screenwriter, Monster Fest Juror

[Jason Ramsey]

April Fools!!!!



just kidding.

later,
Jason

[Ralph D]

Amazing stuff, Jack. Now I really regret not entering the fest.

[Sprocketboy]

Equipment prizes are fine and dandy, but I believe the ultimate prize is to find an audience. I hope this concept of industry jurors and external fest screenings continues in many DVX User fests to come.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I have some ideas for our Winter, Human Drama themed Fest, and I'm sure Zak can ask some people too since that's his real world festival milieux , but these were all contacts I made at Genre Fests this year.

The only reason I can think that we wouldn't do it is if we run out of contacts. Hopefully people that had such a good time will be willing to come back for future horror fests, and it would be great to have the genre fests come back with screening slots and and have more genre fests offer screening slots too.

[Rodney V. Smith]

Wouldn't think it would be hard to find some judges for the summer popcorn movie fests either....

Edit: and of course all of the other juries :beer:

[Barry_Green]

We did a jury for TimeFest, and now for this HorrorFest. I would always want to see a jury of folks who are in a position to help our filmmakers take the next step up. I think Jack's picks of festival directors is an excellent choice.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Wouldn't think it would be hard to find some judges for the summer popcorn movie fests either....
You may be right. My point was that I've been out mixing it up in the genre fests to an excessive degree (with a few straight fests) and Zak has been out mixing it up to an excessive degree in straight fests and fests that value subtle Drama. So those are the two groups of people that I know two mods (Zak and I) have access to. Depending on what the Summer Popcorn fest is we may be able to pool from those resources. Barry got some big people in from Time Fest. Who knows what other mods may have hiding in their back pockets, but that's why I mentioned Horror and Human Drama fests.

[Rodney V. Smith]

Oh no argument there. It's just with the introduction of the jury for TimeFest, I'm sure alot of us welcomed the thought that a consistent panel would be introduced in the final round of each fest. When there was none for Lossfest, the assumption was that there would be one for Questfest (especially with the screening in LA being a big deal for us), but there was none there either.

Some consistency would be cool I think so we all know what to expect.

[Mark Harris]

Nice work Jack!

[Rodney V. Smith]

All hail the summer movie popcorn shootem up action flick jury (whomever you guys manage to wrangle of course....)

[Sprocketboy]

I'm sure their maybe a few among us that can contribute to this list of connections. The only problem is that they cannot enter the fest if a suggested juror is chosen.

[Sprocketboy]

BTW, Human Drama Fest sounds fantastic.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

All hail the summer movie popcorn shootem up action flick jury (whomever you guys manage to wrangle of course....)
Heh heh :beer:

As for consistency. I'd feel comfortable committing to something like 1 a year at this point, maybe. I'm flattered that you consider us such Hollywood insiders that we can put together cool people for each fest simply by wanting to, but we may not be the super connected Hollywood insiders that you think :)

If, however, we can get good jurors on board, people that it would be worthwhile for you guys to screen for, we'll do it. My rolodex isn't that long though. Barry got the folks on board for Time Fest, who knows how many more people like that he has in his rolodex. Perhaps tons. Perhaps a few. Maybe in between. Who knows? Only the Shadow knows ...

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I'm sure their maybe a few among us that can contribute to this list of connections. The only problem is that they cannot enter the fest if a suggested juror is chosen.
Hmmm. Well they could just be ineligible for the Jury award maybe. Wouldn't effect our usual audience system.


BTW, Human Drama Fest sounds fantastic.

Human Drama Fest is just the generic term for the type of fest we usually have in winter, like Horror Fest would be the type of fest we have in Fall. It's usually:
Fall: Horror
Winter: Human Drama
Spring: Popcorn / Blockbuster

[Rodney V. Smith]

...Human Drama Fest is just the generic term for the type of fest we usually have in winter...r

I have a GREAT idea for the winter drama human fest:
it's about men who stare... AT GOATS!

You guys feeling it? Now that is human drama. the jurors would LOVE it.

[Jason Ramsey]

I have a GREAT idea for the winter drama human fest:
it's about men who stare... AT GOATS!

You guys feeling it? Now that is human drama. the jurors would LOVE it.

sounds more appropriate for our summer popcorn/blockbuster fest :)

later,
jason

[TMerry]

Rodney, great idea, sound familiar.. but how about this, "The Goats that Stared an MEN - while eating popcorn!"

[Chris_Keaton]

Are the results being posted today?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Waiting on 2 Jurors. They have until late tonight. Unless there is a tie or something wierd we should have them early tomorrow.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Just saw this. Devi Snively did a little article about Monsterfest in the blog for her feature:
http://www.deviantpictures.com/trippinmovie/juror-duty/