Calling All Filmmakers: Hex Media Wants You!
Gareth Jones
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Enjoy shooting short films? Specifically… enjoy shooting short films about demons and all the creepy, crawling things that lie beyond the threshold of worlds? Then Hex Media wants you to be a part of their brand new anthology flick, For We Are Many!
Spearheading the public call for entries is Hex Media director Lawrie Brewster — a filmmaker who himself is rapidly cementing a reputation as a genre figure to watch, following the recent release of his excellent The Unkindness of Ravens (review).
Read on for the skinny from the press release and to see if any of your existing or planned shorts would fit the bill.
From the Press Release:
Hex Media founder Lawrie Brewster and producer Alex Harron are developing the new anthology For We Are Many, described as “a collection of original, international horror shorts inspired by daemonology and the occult.”
The film will feature a host of familiar names as well as providing an exciting opportunity for up-and-coming filmmakers to get involved. Among the directors already confirmed are FrightFest alumni Liam Regan (Banjo), Brad Watson (Hallow’s Eve), and Katie Bonham (Mindless) and genre icon Nicholas Vince, best known for his roles as the chatterer in Hellraiser and Kinski in Nightbreed, as well as Frank Woodward (writer of Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort).
For We Are Many will feature a large selection of horror shorts, each based on a particular demonic entity or occult theme, with an emphasis on intense horror, imaginative practical effects, and original stories. Hex Media is also seeking exciting new voices in the genre to contribute to the project.
According to Lawrie Brewster: “We are deeply passionate about seeking out new talent in the horror genre and helping to provide a platform for those with creative aspirations. Plenty of extremely talented filmmakers are putting out great short content, only for it to languish on YouTube. We thought that, with a little support and collaboration, we could instead give directors the opportunity to also be part of something bigger that we hope can act as a springboard for their careers – and make something pretty amazing and unique in the process.”
Hex Media has big ambitions in the genre with two features under its belt and another two in post-production. This latest project is an extension of the company’s goal to produce truly independent, fiercely original horror.
Hex Media will also distribute the film, adding it to the growing catalogue of their fledgling distribution wing and building on the success of their combined VOD/Special Edition model. The film is set for release in spring 2018.
To get involved with For We Are Many, hop over to Hex Media’s website, and check out the requirements. Good luck!
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