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09Nov

ANULKA Honored with HALL OF FAME AWARD

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Star ANULKA DZIUBINSKA was honored with the first ever Hollywood Horrorfest HALL OF FAME Award for her performance in the cult film VAMPYRES (1975). And was in conversation with film historian DAVID DEL VALLE covering her career as a Playboy Playmate, acting in José Ramón Larraz’s acclaimed 70s lesbian vampire classic and working with legendary ‘enfant terrible’ director KEN RUSSELL on the set of LISZTOMANIA, with Roger Daltrey and Ringo Starr.

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07Nov

John Landis Honored with the 4th Annual Vincent Price Award

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The HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST film festival wrapped this weekend with the 4th Annual VINCENT PRICE AWARD, which this year honored JOHN LANDIS. The award is given to artists who have created iconic work equal to the late, great master of menace. In this case for the hugely influential and game-changing John Landis written & directed classics AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER.

It was a wonderful afternoon with the Landis family coming to celebrate Price’s film career and art legacy. Vincent’s daughter, VICTORIA PRICE presented the award and also gave an enthralling and moving talk on her father and his passion for the arts. The award was followed by a informal conversation with festival head, MILES FLANAGAN, discussing these two iconic films and their continued popularity and cultural impact.

The event was a fundraiser for the VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM in East LA.

03Nov

“PIG KILLER” Charity World Premiere – with JAKE BUSEY, BAI LING, LEW TEMPLE & more in-person

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“PIG KILLER” – with stars Jake Busey, Bai Ling, Lew Temple, Robert Rhine and Chad Ferrin in-person. More TBA

About this Event

“PIG KILLER,” based on one of the world’s most prolific serial killers Robert ‘Willy’ Pickton, has it’s highly anticipated Charity World Premiere at HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST on Nov. 4. Present during the event are stars Jake Busey and Bai Ling, who receive lifetime achievement awards at the event. Also present is Co-star Lew Temple plus Writer/director Chad Ferrin, Prod/actor Robert ‘Corpsy’ Rhine and many more TBA.

This outrageously horrific tale stars Busey (Stranger Things, Starship Troopers, The Frighteners) in the role of a lifetime as Canadian serial killer Willie Pickman. The script is inspired by the true story of Vancouver serial killer Willie Pickton who murdered 49 women and fed them to his pigs.

The film is packed with genre stars, including Bai Ling (The Crow, Exorcism At 60,000 Feet), Lew Temple (The Walking Dead) and Ginger Lynn (The Devil’s Rejects) as Pickman’s mother. The film is written and directed by Chad Ferrin (Night Caller) and produced by Robert Rhine (Exorcism at 60,000 Feet) who co-stars as RCMP Detective Schneer alongside his partner Detective Oppal (Michael Pare).

“PIG KILLER graphically depicts the rape, torture, slaughter and dismemberment of forty-nine young women on a pig farm. With his herculean hog, Balthazar, Willy terrorizes Vancouver’s seedy downtown with a horrific series of brutal murders.” – Robert Rhine/Producer

The evening is a fundraiser for the KEEP-A-BREAST FOUNDATION.

Tickets and more information:

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Date: Sat Nov 04 2023

Time: 7:00pm (Los Angeles)

Location: Jaxx Theatre, 1089 North Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029

PIG KILLER is a Girls and Corpses/Crappy World /Laurelwood Films Production. Distributed by Breaking Glass Pictures.

03Nov

Opening Day “VAMPYRES” Charity Screening – with ANULKA in-person

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HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST plays host to a rare CHARITY screening of José Ramón Larraz’s acclaimed 70s lesbian vampire classic VAMPYRES (1975) with star ANULKA DZIUBINSKA in-person. So pull up your nylon flares and get ready to be transported back to a world of depravity and seduction in gloomy 1970s Britain.

The film focuses on pair of young vampiric women who lure passers-by to their decaying country mansion to satisfy their sexual blood fetish. Though that description sounds like countless other erotic chillers of the day, what makes this film particularly unique and successful is in its execution. Cinematic auteur José Ramón Larraz wraps the film in a cloak of almost dialogue-free erotic dread. Resulting in a taboo-breaking, erotically charged, blood soaked horror like no other.  A cult classic that truly deserves its reputation. So don’t miss this rarely screened gem with its star ANULKA in attendance.

Award winning actress ANULKA DZIUBINSKA will be on hand after the screening as she discusses her film career in 70s British horror, living in swinging London, being a Bunny Girl, Playboy Playmate and the stars she met, and how she survived working with legendary ‘enfant terrible’ director KEN RUSSELL on the set of LISZTOMANIA, with Roger Daltrey and Ringo Starr. 

ANULKA will also be receiving HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST’S first HALL OF FAME Award for her work in this groundbreaking, and eminently enduring classic. She will be also available for signings after the screening. Seating is very limited. So get your tickets now. 

The event is a fundraiser for the KEEP-A-BREAST FOUNDATION.

Tickets and more information:

EVENTBRITE

Date: Sat Nov 04 2023

Time: 02.00pm (Los Angeles)

Location: Jaxx Theatre, 1089 North Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029

26Oct

JOHN LANDIS Honored with Vincent Price Award at HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST

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Acclaimed director JOHN LANDIS is honored with the prestigious VINCENT PRICE AWARD at the re-launched HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST on Sun. Nov. 5. In Los Angeles. Celebrating his two iconic works AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER, LANDIS will be presented the Award by Vincent’s daughter VICTORIA PRICE.

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST is the proud home of the official PRICE AWARD – an award that celebrates VINCENT PRICE’S unique artistic and iconic legacy by “honoring an artist whose work has achieved equally iconic status in the horror/fantasy genres.”

VICTORIA PRICE will present the PRICE AWARD to Mr. Landis for these seminal works.

Afterwards LANDIS will sit down with festival head, MILES FLANAGAN, in a cosy ‘Johnny Carson-style’ conversation about the inspirations, challenges and history of both these enduring and influential classics. The event even comes with its own ‘chat show-style’ house band, THE SLAUGHTERED LAMBS, to keep the relaxed vibe going. 

Prior to this VICTORIA will talk about her father, the real Vincent Price, through her uniquely personal stories and photos, and bring awareness to her father’s museum and art legacy.

HHF would like to personally thank VICTORIA PRICE & the PRICE Family Estate for their generous support and help in creating this unique Award.

Previous PRICE AWARD Recipients: Joe Dante (GREMLINS, HOWLING), Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson (ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS) and Sid Haig (SPIDER BABY, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES).

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from the mastermind behind two unforgettable films that have left an indelible mark on the horror and thriller genres. 

The festival weekend also features many new horror shorts, features and events including the cast of PIG KILLER (JAKE BUSEY, BAI LING and more in-person) and ANULKA in-person for VAMPYRES (1975).

Get your tickets now as seating is extremely limited.

The event is a fundraiser for the VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM.

Tickets and more information:

EVENTBRITE

Date: Sun Nov 05 2023

Time: 02.00pm (Los Angeles)

Location: Jaxx Theatre, 1089 North Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029

11Sep

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST – BIGGER IN 2023

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For all fans of horror and filmmaking we’re back in 2023, bigger and better than before! We’re playing two days – Saturday Nov 4 to Sunday Nov 5 – at our new home, the wonderful JAXX THEATRE, 1089 N. Oxford Ave., Hollywood. This year we’re partnering with our sister festival, B&B, for the entire weekend with star-studded premieres and Hollywood career celebrations (names to be announced shortly) plus new films in competition. We have our own coffee bar the entire weekend – for networking and relaxing between (and during) events – and we plan to honor a celebrity genre star with the prestigious PRICE AWARD and raise funds for the VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM.
More details and tickets will be announced in the coming weeks.

25Aug

A Big THANK YOU To Our Judges

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HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST may be over for 2021, but we wanted to take this time to thank our wonderful volunteer judges. Couldn’t do it without you. Here’s to you all!

Phil Condit – Producer, Writer, Director

Tammy Hunt – Talent Manager, Producer

Nancy O’Brien – Director, Producer, Writer

Aaron Jay Rome – Actor, Writer, Director, Producer

Jolin Crofts – Producer

Frank Di Muccio – Writer, Director, Producer, Actor

James Moorer – Screenwriter, Author, Producer, Voice Actor

Paula Pilotte Lauzon – Actress, Director, Producer

Giulia Governo – Cinematographer

Adam Sartain – Actor, Producer

Damien Gerard – Actor, Voice Actor, Director

Victoria Stevens – Writer, Actor

Lar Park Lincoln – Actor

Mark Moran – Producer, Screenwriter, Director

Koushik Chattopadhyay – Writer

Eric Pereira – Writer, Director 

Haben Merker – Screenwriter, Director, Producer.

Ryan Murphy –

Marlissa Conroy – Actor

Katherine Botts – Writer, Co-Producer.

Pat Jankiewicz – Author, Journalist

04Jun

HHF 2021 is Back!

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As it has been for so many of us, 2020 and the first half of 2021 have been tough and filled with obstacles. As a festival, our primary concern is to keep the event going and to try to make it a live event as soon as possible, in whatever way we can. The real success of any festival is in getting filmmakers together in-person, to celebrate their work and be able to network – with colleagues and industry insiders.

Having said that, we were devastated to hear that our previous venue and home, The Mayflower Club, has now had to close permanently due to the economic impact of the pandemic. With so many similar venues also closing, we thought we would have to close for good too. But, after a long and hurried search, and at the 11th hour, we were lucky to find a new venue. We were able to secure it for our live return with a celebratory Awards Night on Saturday Aug 7th 2021.

As with the Mayflower Club, for our invited winners there’ll be a full bar and cinema snacks available, live music, celebrity guests, live magic, prizes and complementary photo ops on the festival step and repeat.

We will be giving out awards for both 2020 and 2021 on the night and screening select highlights from both year’s entries. Having lost our primary venue at such very late notice means we won’t be able to screen ‘official selections’ this year. But we hope you understand and will join us in celebrating our live return at our special party. We’re just very thankful we’ve found a new home at such late notice.

And as a “Thank You” to all our winning ‘official selections’ for both years, entry will be free to them (RSVP required – as space is limited). We will reach out to everyone with full details as we get closer to the date.

We’re excited to be at our new venue and home, and the event promises to be a night to remember. We look forward to seeing all our old friends and making new friends too.

We continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation from a global perspective. Our priority is to create a safe environment for all attendees, following the health and safety protocols set forth by the state of California.

Be safe and well.

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST Team

09May

HHF 2021

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HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST is the home of the PRICE AWARD.

We offer all selected features this year the chance to have their work distributed too – through our partnership with FILM FEST DISTRIBUTION.

We continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation from a global perspective. Our priority, if available, is to create a safe environment for all attendees, following the health and safety protocols set forth by the state of California.

Be safe and well.

HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST Team