Fright Night Film Fest

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Genre Film festival
Venue Galt House
Location(s) Louisville, Kentucky
Country United States
Inaugurated2005
Attendance16,700 people (2012) [1]
Organized byKen Daniels and Myra Daniels [2]
Website www.louisvillehalloween.com/fright-night-film-festival/

Fright Night Film Fest, also known as Louisville Fright Night Film Fest, is an annual horror film festival in Louisville, Kentucky. [3] The festival was first founded in 2005 by Ken Daniels and is typically held in July at the Galt House, which is famous for housing guests for the Kentucky Derby. [4] The focus of the Fright Night Film Fest focuses on genre films such as horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, and cult from around the world including new films from Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Europe and North America. [5]

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Kentucky-made films such as "Dead Moon Rising", "Hell is Full" and "Stash" got distribution by screenings at this film festival with horror convention and now the convention has expanded to include Fandomfest, a showcase of pop culture, gaming and cosplay. [6] Awards such as the Corman award are presented to films, actors, or directors that excel within their respective categories. [7] Many of the filmmakers have garnered distribution and representation as a result of the notable festival among Hollywood horror filmmakers. Fright Night Film Fest launches careers internationally. [5] In 2013, The organizers announced that during the 2012 Fright Night Film Fest packed with over 16,700 people, and it screened more than 120 films within three days. [1] Some of the largest horror online publications have called it the "Sundance of Horror". [1]

The horror magazine Horror Hound has sponsored the festival for many years and called it "the largest genre film festival in the country." [1] [8] Moreover, the Louisville government publicly announced that this film festival is the country's largest genre-specific film festival. [5]

After the last film fest in 2017, Fright Night Film Fest 2020 was held on October 3, 2020. [9]

Award winners

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Guest celebrities

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2014

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