Etheria 2022’s short films will be announced in May, 2022, so stay tuned!
The 2021 Etheria Jury included Gale Anne Hurd (Producer, The Walking Dead, Terminator), Phillip Kobylanski (President, Valhalla Motion Pictures), Rachel Talalay (Director, Dr. Who), Stephanie Rothman (Director, The Velvet Vampire), Lloyd Kaufman (Director, Producer, Founder of Troma Entertainment), Amanda Reyes (Film Historian and Editor and Co-Author of Are You in the House Alone? A TV Movie Compendium: 1964-1999), Raquel David (Manager, Elevate Entertainment), Rolfe Kanefsky (Director, Art Of The Dead), Erin Maxwell (Senior Editor, Ranker.com), Anastasia Elfman (Actress), Richard Elfman (Director), Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (Film Critic and Fantastic Fest programmer), Josh Millican (Co-Editor in Chief, Dread Central), Chelsea Stardust (Director, Satanic Panic), Sean Keller (Screenwriter and Musician), James Branscome (Cinematic Void), Jonathan Barkan (VP of Acquisitions and Distribution of Feature Films, The Horror Collective), John Skipp (Author, Filmmaker, Tales of Halloween, The Bizarro Encyclopedia of Film Vol. 1), Norm Gidney (Horrorbuzz.com), Erik Ryan (Film Events, HorrorBuzz.com), Julie Corman (Producer), Shade Rupe (author, Dark Star Rising), Kier-La Janisse (Film Programmer, Author, Filmmaker), Buddy Giovinazzo (Yachtsman), Peter Block (Producer), Mali Elfman (Producer), Tiffany Shepis (Actress/Host/Badass), Kenneth J. Hall (creator of Puppet Master), Bill Moseley (Actor), Josh Miller (Screenwriter), Trent Haaga (Writer/Director of Questionable Taste and Talent, 68 KILL), Kailey Marsh (Brillstein Entertainment Partners, The BloodList), Matt Konopka (Editor/Owner of Killer Horror Critic), Sonia Lupher (PhD, Founder of Cut-Throat Women), Anthony DiBlasi (Director, Writer Last Shift, Dread), Alison Peirse (writer and academic), Dr. Victoria McCollum (Film Lecturer and Horror Scholar at Ulster University, Northern Ireland), Mick Garris (Director), S.A. Bradley (Author, Speaker, Podcaster, Screaming for Pleasure, and Hellbent for Horror) and numerous development executives, agents, managers, show runners, and distributors.
"If you can get into this fest its amazing
probably the BEST fest I have ever had the pleasure to partake in...even just attending as a supporter
you will get something out of it."
"We got some great press and response from our film, and many people reported on the excellent quality of the films. I highly recommend applying and attending this film if you can!"
"I was so in love with all the amazing films screened and being able to sit up there and talk about horror movies with you talented, amazing women was just the best...This is awesome. You all are awesome."
“Managers and studio executives have already contacted me since the Egyptian event
three days ago. It’s amazing. I have been in several major festivals with this short, in fact I
have been in four Oscar qualifiers and this only happens with Etheria, so congratulations,
you are doing an amazing job.”
"I was genuinely blown away by the quality of the eight short genre films at Etheria Film Night [2017]. It was an amazing evening, that I feel privileged to have been a part of. I just hope Hollywood sits up and takes notice..."
"Etheria’s offerings walk this walk year after year, spitting in the face of those who say women don’t gravitate toward creating or watching dark, cerebral, or disturbing films."
"Etheria has evolved into much more than simply a platform to champion fair representation among the sexes in Hollywood. It is a vast network of passionate, skillful, and knowledgeable fans and filmmakers."
"One of the most exciting events in Los Angeles is Etheria, a film festival dedicated specifically to showing sci-fi, fantasy, and horror from women filmmakers. Their programming is top-notch..."
“I wasn’t really trying to give women their first break. I was trying to find the best director, writer, or below the line individual, and if they happened to be a woman, I would hire them. Other guys would look only at men, while I would look at the talent irrespective of their gender.”
“The fact that I am part of this amazing line up of amazing female horror/sci-fi directors, it makes
me really excited. I feel like it’s important and more women need to be involved in genre."
"The fact that the films played to a full house of excited guests proves that Etheria continues to be a key destination for movie lovers and champions of female auteurs."
Amanda Serra, Elizabeth Serra, Victoria Serra, and Kristina Aaryn Martin
"Words will never do justice to the magic that was this year's [2018] Etheria Fest... I can't thank the amazing Etheria team enough for their support, generosity and inspiration. They are definitely part of the solution!"
Gale Anne Hurd
2019 Etheria Inspiration Award Recipient / Producer of the "Terminator" trilogy
"Etheria showcases the work of women directors who I’m confident will be the future Steven Spielbergs, Jordan Peeles, Kathryn Bigelows and Guillermo Del Toros.”
Joe Russell
Filmmaker / Producer of Etheria 2018 Selection "Laboratory Conditions"
"Etheria provides way more than 'just another place to screen your film.' They spend lot of energy not only celebrating the filmmakers and films, but also connecting those filmmakers with each other."
Anca Vlasan
Filmmaker / Director of Etheria 2018 Official Selection "CU Later Tuesday"
"I cannot stress enough how amazing and caring the program directors of Etheria are."
Cidney Hue
Filmmaker / Director of 2018 Official Selection "Ovum"
"I will be encouraging all women filmmakers working in genre to apply for future Etheria Film Nights for many years to come."
Amanda Serra
Filmmaker / Amanda Serra, star and producer of 2018 Official Selection "Skin Deep"
"This festival is ALL about the filmmakers and I highly recommend it!"