Etheria Film Night is an annual Los Angeles-based genre film festival for new women directors. Etheria Film Night was founded in 2014 by Heidi Honeycutt, Stacy Pippi Hammon, and Kayley Viteo, former Viscera Film Festival staff members. The festival screens a curated lineup of horror, science fiction, thriller, fantasy, and action short films and one feature film directed by women.
2014: On July 12, 2014, the showcase screened the Los Angeles premieres of Rose McGowan's directorial debut Dawn and Axelle Carolyn's feature directorial debut Soulmate at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. Other films included Danis Goulet's Wakening, Gigi Saul Guerrero's Dia de los Muertos, Rebecca Thomson's The Jelly Wrestler, Kayoko Asakura's Hide and Seek, Sarah Doyle's You Me & Her (Audience Award Winner), and Julia Walter's Job Interview (Best Film Winner).
2015: On June 13, 2015, the showcase screened Ursula Dabrowsky's feature horror Inner Demon at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. Other films included Mara Tasker's Sheila Scorned, Gigi Saul Guerrero's El Gigante, Martha Goddard's Gödel Incomplete, Chloe Okuno's Slut (Audience Award Winner), Arantxa Echevarria's De noche ye de pronto (Best Film Award Winner), and Amber Benson's SheVenge.
The Etheria Film Night Inspiration Award, presented at the annual premiere, honors notable women in genre film. Lexi Alexander won the award in 2014 and Jane Espenson won the award in 2015.
