WINNERS 2021

Best of the Fest Awards:

  • Best of the Fest Film, Tara Erickson for A REAL KILLJOY 
  • Best of the Fest Script CANNIBAL MUKBANG by Aimee Mayumi Kuge

Feature Film Awards:

  • Best Psychotronic Feature, LOVE GODS FROM PLANET ZERO
  • Best Director (Feature), Darla Rae for COURAGEOUS WARRIORS: BEAUTY FROM THE ASHES
  • Best Documentary (Feature), COURAGEOUS WARRIORS: BEAUTY FROM THE ASHES
  • Humanitarian Award, COURAGEOUS WARRIORS: BEAUTY FROM THE ASHES
  • Best Ensemble Cast (Feature), LOVE GODS FROM PLANET ZERO

Short Film Awards:

  • Best Director (Short), Caleb King for GARDENIA
  • Best Sci-Fi (Short), I LIVE ALONE
  • Best Fantasy (Short), THE STRONG BOX
  • Best Mockumentary (Short), “VLOG #1”
  • Best Comedy (Short), LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY
  • Best Psychological Horror (Short), THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
  • Best Horror Comedy (Short), A REAL KILLJOY
  • Best Foreign Language Comedy (Short), ASYNCHRON
  • Best Foreign Language Drama (Short), LOVE ME TENDER
  • Best Mini Short, THE COMMITMENT
  • Best Student Short, STILETTO
  • Best Micro Budget Short, PAUPER 
  • Best First-time Filmmaker, Gracie K. Wallner for BLOOD RUNS OUT
  • Best Actor (Short), Joseph Fox for THE STRONG BOX
  • Best Actress (Short), Aixa Kendrick for THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
  • Best Ensemble Cast (Short), FINALLY, YOU
  • Best Produced Horror Screenplay (Short), Aaron Server and J.R. Rivera for FINALLY, YOU
  • Best Produced Comedy Screenplay (Short), Robert Husted for LOST TREASURE OF THE VALLEY 
  • Best Music Video, NICE SHOES
  • Best Animated Short, JUH JEE JUH BOO BOO
  • Best Psychotronic Short, THE DREAD OF DREAMING
  • Special Jury Award, A REAL KILLJOY
  • FILMFEST Award of Excellence: DETOUR
  • FILMFEST Local Hero Award, Hassan El-Amin for THE STRONG BOX
  • Parallax Studioworks Inc. Award of Excellence, Amy McPeak for KILLER ABS

Artistry Awards:

  • Best Production Design, GARDENIA
  • Best Sound Design, Jacquie Joy for GARDENIA
  • Best Editor, Mike Carpenter for COURAGEOUS WARRIORS: BEAUTY FROM THE ASHES
  • Best Music Score, Andrew Villaescusa for THE DREAD OF DREAMING
  • Best Special FX Makeup, Moni Luvs FX for FINALLY, YOU
  • Best Cinematography, James Smith for GARDENIA

Un-produced Short Script Awards:

  • Best Short Script: AFFLICTION by Laura Fielder
  • Best Micro Short Script: MASK IN PLAY by Dinghui Liu
  • Best Thriller Short Script: FATAL AMBITION by Angel Connell
  • FILMFEST Creative Short Script Award: MASK IN PLAY by Dinghui Liu

Un-produced Feature Script Awards:

  • Best Feature Script: CANNIBAL MUKBANG by Aimee Mayumi Kuge
  • Best Psychotronic Feature Script: MARSHMALLOWS by Dana Hammer
  • Best Horror Feature Script: COLD ROOM by Stephen Kayfish
  • Best Horror Comedy Feature Script: VIOLENT INDIGO by Deborah Hodgetts
  • Best Horror Fantasy Feature Script: DARKLIGHT ACADEMY by Nicole Rose Julian
  • First-Time Writer Award: CANNIBAL MUKBANG by Aimee Mayumi Kuge
  • FILMFEST Local Scriptwriter Award: DARKLIGHT ACADEMY by Nicole Rose Julian

Official Selections:

Feature Film Scripts

  • Venipuncture by Brandy Elliott
  • Bad Trip by Anthony Ford
  • The Willing by Phillip E Hardy 
  • Killer Surf by Catherine B Owens
  • Blood Red Leather Hell by Julian Tepfers
  • Dark Twinkle Holiday by Genevieve Sipperley
  • The Birches by Rick Joseph Paulin 
  • Backwater by Andrew Wassom 
  • Dead Naked by John Kestner 
  • Moon Child by Brendan Butler 
  • Dark Terrain by Stephen Kayfish 
  • Black Shabbas by Max Lehman 
  • The Hollywood Writer by Mark Alan Hedges 
  • Irina by Saul Berenbaum
  • Where the Sweetgrass Grows by Tommy M Anderson, Susie Schaefer
  • Love and Other Bloody Messes by Brian McGrath

Short Film Scripts:

  • Richard S. Natcher by Sean Hixson 
  • Everyone by Phillip Dishon 
  • Sisters of the Yellow Sign by Travis Darkow 
  • Gallows Hill Road by Phillip Dishon 
  • Gloomy Sunday by Kevin Machate  
  • The Pitch by Stephen Kayfish 
  • Calling Card by Peter Hardy 
  • The Revver by Michael Hanson, Kelly S. Moothart 
  • The Prodigal by Stuart Creque 
  • She Comes In Colors by Stuart Creque 
  • Midnight by Farrin A Rosenthal 
  • A-7394 by Ricardo Bravo

Short Films:

  • TORTURED SOLE – Henry Carpenter
  • FULL BELLY – May Tripper
  • GOTTA GO – Gene Wonce
  • FOLLOW ME – Mary Stephens
  • TUCK TUCK – Shaun Smallet 
  • HARD TO BREATHE – Biddy Smith
  • SLAY OVER – Tim Jackson
  • DEEP WITHIN – Bobby Selby
  • NOT EVER – Cary Week
  • BEDTIME – J. Mayberry
  • GO TO THE WOODS – Paul T. Jackson
  • A SURE THING – Jerry Lawnsdown
  • NOT MY HANDS – Tracy Lee
  • DUNCE – Paul Fields
  • THE PIANO – Dawn Younger
  • 1775 – Frank Bolt
  • THE EYES HAVE IT – Eric P. Otter
  • THE DOOR – Diane Wilson
  • DANCE OF DEATH – Jim Sutton
  • JACQUE FORD – Cleo DeLambre
  • NEVER THE TWAIN – Shelley McMadden
  • FULL SPEED – Jane Hargreaves
  • ONCE – Tony Logan
  • GETTING BETTER – Sue P. Longhouse
  • NO SUCH THING – Perry Lee
  • WHAT THE…! – Maureen McQueen
  • SHALL WE DANCE? – Steve Caine
  • HAPPY GO LUCKY – Vince King
  • BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS – Harry Russell
  • FINALLY – Hector Wild
  • SHOCKING – Steph A. Harkam
  • LOOK! – Molly Deida
  • ST. MAC – Yong Farr

Feature Films:

  • SONG OF DEATH – Johny Madden
  • POWDER KEG – Tracy Olea
  • GADRAK – Me Wong
  • FEAR WITHIN YOU – Ted Bell
  • YOU TALK TOO MUCH – Barry Lowe
  • FAULTLESS – Jenny Smight
  • NEVER ON SINDAY – Maddy Crawford

Music Videos:

  • FULL FORCE – Sarah D. Bell
  • THE RED EMBRACE – Troy Bean
  • LAUGHING AND CRYING – Tina Frank

Documentaries:

  • THE INCREDIBLE DOCTOR – Craig Hull
  • MONSTERS AND WILD BEASTS – Frankie Mullen
  • SOUND – Chandler Green

B&B Promos:

  • URGH – Emma Frith
  • DON’T OPEN YOUR EYES – Gwen Wright
  • BAD SPLENNIN – Jason McDonald