One of our favorite film festivals in the world is giving the big middle finger to the Corona Virus and moving online! Etheria Film Festival is presenting its program for 2020 entirely online! The 2020 Official Short Films Showcase Lineup which consists of Etheria's 2020s nine short films will be available to watch on Shudder, [...]

Attention women film students: are you making (or wanting make) a horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action, or thriller film? The Shockwaves Podcast and Etheria Film Festival have announced open submissions for the 2020 Stephanie Rothman Fellowship. The Fellowship is open to any female-identifying participants in an undergraduate or graduate university or college film program. Now in [...]

ETHERIA FILM FESTIVAL is a showcase for horror, sci-fi, and fantasy films, and especially for the women who create them. Held at the world famous Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California, 2019 has been their biggest and best year yet! Etheria’s 2019 Inspiration Award recipient was prolific, award-winning producer Gale Anne Hurd (Terminator trilogy, Aliens, "The Walking [...]

The 2019 Inspiration Award will be presented to producer Gale Anne Hurd at the live ceremony by legendary filmmaker Roger Corman. The 2019 Stephanie Rothman Fellowship winner will be announced. Etheria’s 2019 Inspiration Award recipient, prolific, award-winning producer Gale Anne Hurd, says “I’m absolutely thrilled to receive the Inspiration Award from the Etheria Film Festival.  [...]

Etheria Film Night, the world’s most respected annual showcase of genre films directed by women for an audience including producers, managers, show runners, distributors, and genre fans, has announced their 2019 Official Lineup of Shorts on Saturday, June 29. The Eight Short Films will be screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA followed by [...]

The Shockwaves Podcast and Etheria proudly announced the formation of the Stephanie Rothman Fellowship for women film students who are, or want to, make horror, science fiction, action, fantasy, and thriller films. The fellowship is open to any identifying women in an undergraduate or graduate university or college film school program around the world. Applications [...]

Gone are the days of women’s roles in horror films being restricted to promiscuous teenagers in slasher films. I generally don’t care for the term “female director.” But as a director myself (who also happens to be a woman, hey!), attending the Etheria Film Festival was an absolute treat, and a wonderful way to showcase [...]