AWARD WINNERS 2020
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Best of the Fest – AN UNQUIET GRAVE
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Best Horror Feature – AN UNQUIET GRAVE
Best Horror Comedy Feature – THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE
Best Sci-Fi Thriller Feature – BARNEY BURMAN’S WILD BOAR
Best Thriller Feature – MEGAN
Best International Feature – VIOLENT DELIGHTS
FILMFEST Award of Excellence – VOYEUR
Best Short – HALF-COCKED
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Best Feature Director – Terence Krey for AN UNQUIET GRAVE
Best International Feature Director – Edin Alain Martinez Aguirre for VIOLENT DELIGHTS
Best Short Director – Aaron Barrocas for HALF-COCKED
First-time Filmmaker – Delaney Bishop for VOYEUR
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Best Music Video – DON’T DIE
Best International Short – SWIPE
Best Horror Comedy Short – WHAT THE SPELL?
Best Animated Short – MELTED
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Best Micro-Budget Short – TALL BETSY
Best Zombie Short – LOVE BITE
Best Gonzo Short – SOMETHING DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT
Best Monster Short – NIGHT CRAWL
Best Experimental Horror – CREAT(E)URE
Best Supernatural Short – PHONE HOME
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Best Actress – Christine Nyland for AN UNQUIET GRAVE
Best Actor – Jacob A. Ware for AN UNQUIET GRAVE
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Best International Actress – Ana Paulina Martinez for VIOLENT DELIGHTS
Best International Actor – Guillermo Zapata for VIOLENT DELIGHTS
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Best Supporting Actress – Jessie Rabideau for WOE
Best Supporting Actor – Ryan Kattner for WOE
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Best Ensemble Cast – WHAT THE SPELL?
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Best Comedy Actress – Vanessa Benavente for HALF-COCKED
Best Comedy Actor – Lundon Boyd for HALF-COCKED
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Best Special Effects – WILLA
Best Practical Effects Makeup – BARNEY BURMAN’S WILD BOAR
Best Practical Creature FX – FEAR IN THE WOODS
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Best Original Story – PHONE HOME
Best Feature Screenplay – Christine Nyland, Terence Krey for AN UNQUIET GRAVE
Best Short Film Screenplay – Krsy Fox for WHAT THE SPELL?
Best Adapted Screenplay – Barbara Szeman, Corey Mayne for WILLA
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Best Original Feature Score – Juan Manuel de la Cruz Aguilera for VIOLENT DELIGHTS
Best Original Short Score – Miles Carrington for NIGHT CRAWL
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Best Cinematography – Michael Lincoln for WOE
Best Editing – BECKONED
Best Sound Design – WOE
Best Costume Design – THE LAST LEAF
Best Production Design – THE LAST LEAF
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UnProduced Scripts
- FEATURE FILMS
Best Feature Script – Daniel Rubens Manning for HOUSE OF SAM
2nd Place Feature Script – Phyllis Allison for THE MAN IN THE HAT
3rd Place Feature Script – Jeremy Enis for DEAD EVIL
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Best First-Time Screenwriter (Feature) – Drew Purcell for SHADYBROOK CITIZEN PATROL
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Best Mystery/Thriller Feature Script – Leon Bell for AMNESIA RED
2nd Place Mystery/Thriller Feature Script – Richard Knight, Jr. for HAUNTED HOMICIDE
3rd Place Mystery/Thriller Feature Script – Zak Johnson, Evan Michael for THE SELECTION
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Best Outré Feature Script – John Kestner for PLAGUE OF THE SEX ZOMBIES
2nd Place Outré Feature Script – Dana Hammer for THE EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM
3rd Place Outré Feature Script – Mike Gerbino for THE BODY FARM
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Best Creature Feature Script – Scott Peterman, Cat Davis IN COUNTRY
2nd Place Creature Feature Script – Brendan Butler for THEY CAME FROM THE SEAWEED
3rd Place Creature Feature Script – Frank Nichols for MOTHER CLUCKER
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Best Anthology Feature Script – Saul Berenbaum for TRILOGIA DELLA MORTE
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Best Demonic Feature Script – Bobby Sacher for SPLINTERED SOUL
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- SHORTS
Best Short Script – Cathy Trope for THE INTERVIEW
2nd Place Short Script – Drew Henriksen for SMOKES
3rd Place Short Script – Brian W. Smith for I CAN’T WITH THIS
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Best First-Time Screenwriter (Shorts) – Martina Lisec for FLIGHT AD4515
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FILMFEST Award of Excellence in Short Scriptwriting – Gil Saint for SUCK UP
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Best Anthology Short Script – Bianca Malcolm for HELL’S BELLES
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Best Werewolf Short Script – Melissa Pleckham for MOON-SICK
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Best Zombie Short Script – Stephen Kayfish for SAVING GRACE
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Best Supernatural Short Script – David Cordero García, Rafael González-Palencia for GHOSTBULLY
2nd Place Supernatural Short Script – L. Andrew Cooper for SILENCE
3rd Place Supernatural Short Script – Anthony Osarfo for DEATH OR NO BIRTH
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Best Mystery/Thriller Short Script – Russell David Whaley for THE TOY RABBIT
2nd Place Mystery/Thriller Short Script – Peter Girolami SHEENA GOT PROMOTED
3rd Place Mystery/Thriller Short Script – Gregory Schroeder SHADOWS FROM THE AFTERMATH
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Best Body Horror Short Script – Colton David Coate for CUT IT OUT!
2nd Place Body Horror Short Script – Gio Forlenza for SUPERBUG
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Best Horror Comedy Short Script – Ben Ashby for BLEEDING HEART
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Best Demonic Short Script – Stuart Creque for VODOUN
2nd Place Demonic Short Script – Stephen Kayfish for SUITE 69
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FILMFEST – Best Thriller Short Script – Samantha Bringas for CULT CRUSADE
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