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Viscera Film Festival

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The Viscera Film Festival is an online festival for films directed and produced by women.
Viscera promotes women lead productions by giving awards, promotion, and distribution.
The Viscera Series Award, a monetary prize specifically designed for women only productions will be given to one filmmaker.
SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.
We've received a lot of great films, and thank you to all the ladies who participated! .
2007 VISCERA WINNERS!
Out of Print - Reyna Young
Snake Pit- Brandy Rainey and Kris Phipps
BRAINS - Shannon Lark and Amber Steele
Wretched - Heidi Martinuzzi and Leslie Delano
Movie Monster Insurance - Paula Heyflea
The Cleaner - Michelle Fatale
It's My Birthday - Shannon Lark
I'm a Little Teapot - Sallie Smith

When Sally Met Frank - Victoria Waghorn
The mission of Viscera is to give promotion through participating sponsors, awards, and distribution for today's female filmmakers making a difference in the genre.
*Please note that the Chainsaw Mafia is not sexist, whatsoever. Transgendered women or those who identify strongly with the female gender are encouraged to apply.TCM also holds annual Chainsaw Mafia Film Festivals in which men and women are encouraged to enter!
AWARDS
* Distribution: All winners of Viscera will have their work placed on the Viscera Series DVD which will be distributed through TCM via internet.
* Festival Screening: Various film festivals are teaming up with the Chainsaw Mafia, picking the Viscera film of their choice to play at their next festival.
* Marketing/Promotion: Production companies, horror based websites, magazines, and forums are marketing Viscera through cross promotion.
Each Artist will be highlighted as a Viscera Women, with a bio, pic, and contact information on The Chainsaw Mafia. Artist’s films and info will be featured on thechainsawmafia.com indefinitely.
* Prizes: The Viscera Series Award of $200 will go to one winner wherein the production consisted completely of the female gender. Various Sponsors are donating prizes to winners of Viscera. Prizes will be announced continuously.
SPONSORS
These sponsors support Viscera and the Chainsaw Mafia's mission. Check out these fantastic vendors, writers, and artists!
Pretty-Scary
Ghost Droppings
Bump in the Night
Cadaver Girls
Living Dead Girlz
The Haunted Report
The Chopping Block
Izabel Grondin
Niki Pretti Photography
Hollywood Investigator
4321 Films
NyQ Goodtrip
Horror Movies
Urban Chillers
Horror-Fanatics
Bloody Messy Girls
Killer Reviews
Ax Wound
FESTIVALS
These Festivals will review the winning films for a potential screening of the Viscera film of their choice.
The Chainsaw Mafia Film Festival
Pretty-Scary Film Festival
Dead Channels
South African Horrorfest
It Came From Lake Michigan
Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
ShockerFest International Film Festival
A Night of Horror
Photography on this page is by Niki Pretti Photography and Diana Phan.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Every male and female interested in horror, no matter how much. Film Festival Directors, TV Horror Hosts, Theater owners, Actors/Actresses, Filmmakers, Horror Website operators, Horror Themed Magazine Writers, and Zombies.

My Blog

Current Viscera Woman: Victoria Waghorn

Victoria Waghorn : DirectorVictoria Waghorn, a New Zealander Filmmaker who currently resides in Sidney, has recently gained status as TCM's current Viscera Woman. Victoria's film "When Sally Met Frank...
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Fri, 23 May 2008 04:27:00 PST

Current Viscera Woman: Heidi Martinuzzi

Heidi Martinuzzi : JournalistHeidi Martinuzzi is a Los Angeles-based film journalist and the owner/editor of the only website for and about women who love horror movies, www.pretty-scary.net. Her arti...
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:52:00 PST

New Resume Service on TCM!

The Chainsaw Mafia now offers a resume service for industry professionals! If you wish to post your Resume / Bio Please choose one of the following topics that best describes you. Actors, Thespians, S...
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:46:00 PST

Vote for Shannon Lark to be the new spokesmodel for Fangoria!

Go vote for Shannon Lark to be Fangoria’s next Spooksmodel!Shannon Lark, an amazing actress/filmmaker everything horror super talent is competing for this position and is more than deserving for...
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:52:00 PST

A Nightmare To Remember Film Festival

..> ..> A Nightmare To Remember Film Festival Last Doorway Productions is putting together a Horror film fest. That's right our first a...
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:24:00 PST

ScreamTV Interview: Shannon Lark

New review up from Scream TV!Written by Theron Neel  Click here to read!
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:56:00 PST

N.V.H. Magazine Interview w/ Shannon Lark!

Check out the new interview with Shannon Lark at N.V.H. Magazine!Scream Queens Then/Now
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:39:00 PST

OUT OF PRINT WINS 2007 VISCERA SERIES AWARD

Shannon Lark November 12, 2007 OUT OF PRINT WINS 2007 VISCERA SERIES AWARDSan Francisco - CA. The 2007 Viscera Film Festival is pleased to announce that OUT OF PRINT, written and dir...
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:18:00 PST

Viscera Series 2007 Official Selections

We are pleased to present to you the 2007 Viscera Series Official Selections!Out of Print - Reyna YoungSnake Pit- Brandy Rainey and Kris PhippsBRAINS - Shannon Lark and Amber SteeleWretched - Heidi Ma...
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:09:00 PST

Submissions are currently closed.

The deadline has passed and submissions are currently closed. Thank you Viscera women for submitting such great films! Stay tuned for updates regarding online screenings, and the Viscera Series DVD.
Posted by Viscera Film Festival on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:09:00 PST