2024 WINNERS

FEATURES & SHORTS

  • Best of the Fest – Escape
  • Best Feature Film – Wicked Season
  • Best Supernatural Feature Film – The Activated Man 
  • Best Thriller Feature Film – Thirst Trap 
  • Best Experimental Feature Film – Fragment
  • Best Paranormal Feature – McCurdy Point
  • Best Sci-Fi/Horror Feature Film – Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep
  • Best International Short – Extreme Gravity
  • Best Short – Escape
  • Best Student Film – In Nomine Patris

DIRECTING AWARDS

  • Best Feature Director – Chantal Massuh-Fox for Thirst Trap
  • Best Short Film Director – Lorenzo Manetti for Escape

SHORTS CATEGORIES

  • Best Music Video – In Time 
  • Best Horror Comedy Short – Pests
  • Best Horror Satire – A Sweet Tooth
  • Best Internet Comedy – Blastic
  • Best Documentary Short – Jeanie’s Face Exploded
  • Best Noir Horror – Night Walks: Edith and The Empty
  • Best Short Drama – Marbles 
  • Best Animated Short – Andy Shauf: Halloween Store
  • Best Micro-Budget Short – Pretty In Red
  • Best Found-Footage Short – The Last Field
  • Best Monster Short – Jade
  • Best Grindhouse Homage Short – Pumpkin Guts: Devil’s Night
  • Best Demonic Short – Save the Flea
  • Best Vampire Short – Thirst Trap
  • Best Psychological Horror – Still
  • Best Art Film – Midnight at the Limbo Lounge
  • Best Experimental Film – ‘Head Sighs’ – Jumprope
  • Best International Experimental Film – The Harvest
  • Best International Dark Comedy – Nervous Ellie
  • Best International Horror Comedy Short – Extreme Gravity
  • Best International Horror Short – Sleep Tight
  • Best International Short Thriller – Curiosity
  • Best International Short Drama – The Bomb
  • Best Ghost Story Short – Bad Mountain
  • Best Creature Short – 1000 Paths of Death
  • Best Folk Horror Short – Night Feeding
  • Best International Folk Horror Short – Amygdala
  • Best International Demonic Short – Terror by Night
  • Best Suspense Short – Nany
  • Best International Zombie Short – Amy John and Jiu Jitsu Dave
  • Best Sci-Fi Short – Out of Plastic
  • Best Body Horror – No Signature Required
  • Best Gonzo Horror – Pigeon Rat
  • Best Eco Horror – Vines
  • Best Thriller Short – The Kindness of Strangers
  • Best Horror Parody – Rejected

SPONSOR AWARDS

  • Parallax Studioworks Award of Excellence – CYA
  • Parallax Studioworks Best Student Director Award – Arman Sayat for Mr Nightmare
  • Parallax Studioworks Best Short Award – Reverse the Curse
  • Parallax Studioworks Best Comedy Short Award – Unrest In Peace 
  • Parallax Studioworks First-time Filmmaker Award – Matthew Speak for The Foot of the Bed
  • FilmFest Award of Excellence – Blood Run
  • FilmFest Local Filmmaker Award – Yasong Wang for Engage
  • FilmFest Best Director Award – Bervick J. Deculus II for Nany
  • FilmFest Best International Short – I Was
  • FilmFest Student Filmmaker Award – Thomas George Furman for Pumpkin Face  
  • FilmFest Best Sci-Fi Short – Eyes All Over
  • FilmFest Best Psychological Short – Brothers Beastly
  • Perfect Combo Award of Excellence – Party Panda – The Birth of a Serial Killer
  • Perfect Combo Student Filmmaker Award – Corey Mellott for A Lovely Home
  • Perfect Combo Best Director Award – Holland Chase Malone for ULTRAVIOLENCE: The Afro-Slasher from Hell
  • Soho Cinema Club Award of Excellence – Sorry For The Mess
  • Soho Cinema Club First-time Filmmaker Award – Ash Caballero for Amp 
  • Soho Cinema Club Best Comedy Award – Acting School
  • Soho Cinema Club Best Student Filmmaker – Max Fosberg for Nightstalk

ACTING AWARDS

  • Best Actress – Hailee Lipscomb for Fragment
  • Best Actor – Tony Todd for The Activated Man
  • Best Supporting Actress – Bai Ling for Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep
  • Best Supporting Actor – Taylor C. Hill for Fare Game
  • Best Ensemble Cast – Hairball

TECHNICAL AWARDS

  • Best Practical Bloody Effects – Dirty Jersey
  • Best Art Direction – They’re Coming Tonight
  • Best Costume Design – Thirst Trap (feature)
  • Best Editing – Fragment 
  • Best Cinematography – Poseur
  • Best Visual Design – Night Walks: Edith and The Empty
  • Best Practical FX – Vines
  • Best Visual FX – Escape
  • Best Creative FX – Mora
  • Best Practical Creature FX – Joe Castro for Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep

WRITING AWARDS

  • Best Original Story – Hair Wraith
  • Best Produced Short Screenplay – Cornucopia by Andrew Kevelson
  • Best Produced Feature Screenplay – Wicked Season

SOUND AWARDS

  • Best Sound Design – Poseur
  • Best Original Feature Film Score – Thirst Trap

WINNERS UnProduced Scripts

FEATURES Scripts

  • Best Feature Script – Psychopathy by Tanya Klein and Jim Cirile
  • Best Horror/Sci-Fi Feature Script – Morbidly by Don Stroud
  • Best First-Time Feature Screenwriter – Michael Morales for The Exhibitionist
  • Best Student Feature Script – The Dark Room by Matthew Troy
  • Best Totally Awesome Feature Script – Aberration by Jeff Kimball
  • Best Demon Hillbilly Feature Script – Venor by Matt Nye
  • Best Frozen Apocalyptic Future Feature Script – 1000 Paths of Death by Alaric Stremmel Rocha, Richard Paul Klein and Chris McGahan
  • Best Action Horror Feature Script – Catholic Schoolgirls VS Inbreeds by Todd Anthony Nunes
  • Best Creative Feature Script – Manors by Ted Lauck and Taylor MacDonald

SHORTS Scripts

  • Best Short Script – I Really Hate Spiders by Jamila Jackson
  • Best International Short Script – The Mirror (Eng) by Adriana Otero
  • Best Student Short Script – Closing Shift by Marc-Alain Martin Bertoni
  • Best OutrĂ© Horror Script – D.F.W. by Deirdre Patterson
  • Best Folk Horror Short Script – Patrimony by Phillip Dishon
  • Best Gothic Horror Script – Dracula’s Guest by Matthew Speak
  • Best Horror Drama Short Script – The Boneyard by M.r. Fitzgerald
  • Best Ghost Story Short Script – Simon Says by Bryan Prince
  • Best Zombie Short Script – Love in the Age of Zom-boys by Philip Harris
  • Best Canine Horror Short Script – Stray by Jason G Rice
  • Best Mystery/Thriller Short Script – Jane Die by Ryan Molyneaux
  • Best From Beyond the Grave Short Script – Pity The Poor Immigrant  by Rich Cassone
  • Parallax Studioworks Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting – Sterling Gates for Apt. 1B
  • Parallax Studioworks Best Short Award – R.I.P. Jenny Lee by Jason Rice
  • Soho Cinema Club Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting – Pablo Aura for The Roommate 
  • Soho Cinema Club Best Short Script Award – Kyle Hatley for Lotus
  • Perfect Combo Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting – Nothing’s Final by Gwendolyn Hulet