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‘Halloween’ Editor Working on ‘Box of Shadows’
Fotocomics Productions, who sent us the first official photos last week, has announced that Charles Bornstein, editor on such horror classics as Haloween and The Fog, has joined the post-production team of Box of Shadows, editing the new horror thriller by director Mauro Borrelli and producers Ed Polgardy and Scott Rudolph.
The film is about a group of college friends who discover a 15th century mechanical coffin that allows them to experience the world as ghosts. The photos feature the movie’s signature coffin and a mechanical reaper who is one of the film’s primary villains.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have Charles Bornstein editing this picture,” said Borrelli. “He brings emotion to every moment and best of all, is a master at cutting scary scenes.”
“We are very pleased with the material we have shot, and having Charles in the editing room will push it to an ever higher level,” said Polgardy.
Bornstein, a 35 year Hollywood veteran, has edited movies in the FRIDAY THE 13TH, HOWLING, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, CRITTERS, and PSYCHO franchises. His experience in the horror genre is a perfect match for Borrelli’s dark thriller about a 15th-century coffin that allows a group of college friends to experience the world as ghosts.
“The story and material for Box of Shadows is edgy, scary, and extremely entertaining,” said Bornstein. “This movie should be a real treat for fans of dark material.”
Bornstein is joined on the post production team by visual effects supervisor Maxim Matthew of Maxim Matthew Creations. Matthew is overseeing the film’s many special effects sequences, including images of ghosts, a mechanical reaper, and a 15th-century supernatural coffin packed with gears and other moving parts.
Matthew, a visual effects producer currently based in Los Angeles and Berlin, has numerous international horror film credits, including HEADHUNTER: THE ASSESSMENT WEEKEND and URBAN SCUMBAGS VS. COUNTRYSIDE ZOMBIES.
“Box of Shadows is a real playground for a visual effects artist,” said Matthew. “Borrelli has an amazing imagination, and bringing his vision to life is a real treat.”
BOX OF SHADOWS is slated for release in Summer of 2010.
Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.
The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:
“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.
“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.
“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.
“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”
Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.
WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.
To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.
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