![]() The Screamfest Skull Award, designed by Stan Winston | |
Location | Los Angeles, US |
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Founded | 2001 |
Language | International |
Website | screamfestla |
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is a horror film festival founded by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin in August 2001. [1] [2] [3] [4] It runs over ten days during the month of October and is hosted at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, California. [5] [6] In 2015, the festival celebrated its fifteenth anniversary and has been credited as being the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. [7] [8] The 2016 Screamfest was from October 18 through the 27. [9] [10]
Screamfest premieres and showcases new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers. [11] Films that have premiered at the festival include Paranormal Activity , the series' final installment, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension , [12] [13] 30 Days Of Night, Let The Right One In, The Grudge, and The Human Centipede. [14]
Screamfest has received praise from AMC as being an "audience-friendly fest that celebrates indie and foreign horror and is run for the fans more than the industry". [15] The festival was also featured in a 2012 episode of Cupcake Wars , where the winning team would create cupcakes for the festival's closing VIP event. [16]
The Screamfest Skull Award is awarded at the festival in several categories, which can include the following: [17] [18] [19]
Career achievement awards are also occasionally awarded at the festival. [21] [22]
Dates | Location | Awards |
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October 24–25, 2001 | Vogue Theater Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, California | Most Creative Short: Earth Day, Best Student Short: The Appointment, Best Animation: Blood: The Last Vampire , Best Screenplay: Vampire's Hell, Best Short Screenplay: The Bloated Beetle, Honorable Mention Screenplays: Shadows of Life, Abductions, Best Special Effects: Cradle of Fear , Best Editing: Cradle of Fear, Best Cinematography: Deep in the Woods, Best Makeup: Night of the Headsman, Best Actor: Jeff Rector (Fatal Kiss), Best Actress: Jennifer De Martino (The Appointment), Audience Choice Award: Night of the Headsman, Best Director: Jeff Rector (Fatal Kiss), Best Foreign Film: Blood: The Last Vampire, Best Film: Y2K [23] |
October 17–20, 2002 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Repossessed, Best Student Short: Off, Best Animated Short: Puphedz, Best Horror Comedy Short: Bad Father, Best Screenplay: Bloodlines, Best Horror Comedy Screenplay: Ravenna, Best Short Screenplay: Reset, Best Special Effects: Curse of the Forty-Niner , Best Cinematography: R.S.V.P. , Best Makeup: Kolobos , Best Actor: Rick Otto (R.S.V.P.), Best Actress: Marianne Hayden (Ghostwatcher), Best Documentary: ISPR Investigates: The Ghosts Of Belgrave Hall, Best Director: Todd Ocvirk and Daniel Liabtowitsch (Kolobos), Best Foreign Film: Ju-On: The Grudge , Best Picture: Kolobos, Career Achievement Award: William Friedkin [24] |
October 10–19, 2003 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Ice Cold, Best Student Short: 3AM, Best Animated Short: Deadtime Stories, Best Horror Comedy Short: R.I.P., Best Editing: A Tale of Two Sisters , Best Special Effects: Ghost System, Best Cinematography: A Tale Of Two Sisters, Best Makeup: Sangre Eterna , Best Musical Score: Ghost System, Best Actor: Juan Pablo Ogalde (Sangre Eterna), Best Actress: Im Soo-jung (A Tale Of Two Sisters), Best Short Screenplay: Souls, Best Screenplay: Desolate, Best Director: Kim Jee-woon (A Tale Of Two Sisters), Best Picture: A Tale Of Two Sisters, Career Achievement Award: Wes Craven [25] |
October 15–24, 2004 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: El Ciclo, Best Student Short: The Taking, Best Animated Short: Day Off The Dead, Best Documentary: H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer , Best Editing: The Invisible , Best Special Effects: Cube Zero , Best Cinematography: The Invisible, Best Makeup: Cube Zero, Best Musical Score: Drowning Ghost , Best Actor: Gustaf Skarsgård (The Invisible), Best Actress: Tuva Novotny (The Invisible), Best Short Screenplay: Lock Up, Best Screenplay: The Domain, Best Director: Mikael Håfström (Drowning Ghost), Best Picture: The Invisible, Career Achievement Award: Stan Winston [26] |
October 14–23, 2005 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Staring At The Sun, Best Student Short: Dead West, Best Animated Short: Little Dead Girl, Best Horror Comedy Short: Zombie Movie, Best Editing: Brasil, Best Special Effects: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , Best Cinematography: The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, Best Makeup: Severed: Forest of the Dead , Best Musical Score: The Echo, Best Actor: Brad Hunt (Cookers), Best Actress: Cyia Batten (Cookers), Best Screenplay: Nightfall, Best Director: Dan Miintz (Cookers), Best Picture: Cookers, Audience Choice Award: The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, Career Achievement Award: Sean S. Cunningham [27] |
October 13–22, 2006 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Happy Birthday To You, Best Editing: The Beach Party At The Threshold Of Hell, Best Special Effects: Frostbite , Best Cinematography: The Marsh , Best Makeup: Frostbite , Best Musical Score: Frostbite , Best Actor: Marc Sentner, The Lost ), Best Actress: Essie Davis ( Isolation ), Best Screenplay: Childish Things, Honorable Mention: The Tripper , The Beach Party At The Threshold Of Hell, Best Director: Billy O'Brien (Isolation), Best Picture: Isolation, Career Achievement Award: Clive Barker [28] |
October 12–21, 2007 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: In The Wall, Best Student Short: Angel, Best Editing: Alone , Best Special Effects: Storm Warning , Best Cinematography: Alone, Best Makeup: Inside , Best Musical Score: Storm Warning, Best Actor: Everon Jackson Hooi (Dead End), Best Actress: Katie Featherston ( Paranormal Activity ), Boost Mobile's Best of the Next in Horror: Stem, Honorable Mention: Oren Peli, Audience Choice Award: Wasting Away , Best Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom (Alone), Best Picture: Alone [29] |
October 10–19, 2008 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Detour, Best Student Short: Citizen, Best Editing: Splinter , Best Special Effects: Splinter, Best Cinematography: El rey de la montaña , Best Makeup: Splinter, Audience Choice Best Documentary: Spine Tingler!! The William Castle Story, Best Musical Score: Splinter, Best Actor: Leonardo Sbaraglia (El rey de la montaña), Best Actress: María Valverde (El rey de la montaña), Best Screenplay: Haunted High , Audience Choice Award: Trick 'r Treat , Honorable Mention: Dance of the Dead , Boost Mobile's Best of the Next in Horror: Clown [30] |
October 16–25, 2009 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Harry Doright's Prelude To Hell, Best Student Short: Else, Best Editing: Before The Fall, Best Special Effects: The Revenant , Best Cinematography: Before The Fall, Best Makeup: The Revenant, Best Musical Score: The House of the Devil , Best Actor: Victor Clavijo (Before The Fall), Best Actress: Jocelin Donahue (The House Of The Devil), Best Screenplay: Hate Night, Best Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before The Fall), Best Picture: The Human Centipede [31] |
October 8–17, 2010 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: The Legend Of Beaver Dam, Best Editing: The Pack , Best Special Effects: The Pack, Best Cinematography: Black Death , Best Makeup: Needle , Best Musical Score: Black Death, Best Actor: Sean Bean (Black Death), Best Actress: Zoé Félix ( Caged ), Best Screenplay: Controlled, Best Director: Christopher Smith (Black Death), Best Picture: Caged [32] |
October 14–22, 2011 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: The Little Mermaid, Best Editing: Urban Explorer , Best Special Effects: The Tunnel , Best Cinematography: Crawl , Best Makeup: Urban Explorer, Best Musical Score: The Innkeepers , Best Actor: Klaus Stiglmeier (Urban Explorer), Best Actress: Georgina Haig (Crawl), Best Director: Paul China (Crawl), Best Picture: Urban Explorer [33] |
October 12–20, 2012 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Incident on Highway 73, Best Animated Short: PostHuman, Best Horror Comedy Short: Killer Kart, Best Student Short: Eaglewalk, Best Editing: On Air, Best Special Effects: Crawlspace , Best Cinematography : American Mary , Best Makeup: American Mary, Best Musical Score: Crawlspace, Best Actor: Pierre-Francois Legendre (Fear of Water), Best Actress: Katharine Isabelle (American Mary), Best Director: The Soska Sisters (American Mary), Best Picture: American Mary, Career Achievement Award: John Carpenter [34] |
October 8–17, 2013 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | Best Short: Luna, Best Student Short: Aftermath, Best Editing: Chimeres , Best Special Effects: Beneath , Best Visual Effects: Beneath, Best Cinematography: Beneath, Best Makeup: Beneath, Best Musical Score: Goldberg & Eisenberg, Best Actor: Yahav Gal (Goldberg & Eisenberg), Best Actress: Rosie Day ( The Seasoning House ), Best Director: Ben Ketai (Beneath), Best Picture: Beneath, Screamfest Launchpad Award Sponsored by Matador Pictures: The Banishing [35] |
October 14–23, 2014 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | * Best Short: The Landing,
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October 13–22, 2015 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California | * Best Short: Daddy’s Little Girl,
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October 18–27, 2016 [38] [39] | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California |
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October 10–19, 2017 [41] | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California |
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October 9–18, 2018 [42] | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California |
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October 8–17, 2019 [43] | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California |
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October 6–15, 2020 [44] | Regency Theater Plant Drive-In Van Nuys, California |
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October 12–21, 2021 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Hollywood, California |
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