Previous Festival Winners
Here we honor the films that we're chosen by our producers and the audience as the best... of the fest!
2023
GRAND PRIZE - Best of Fest
EMBRACE
Director - Axel Zeltser
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Mélanie walks past the same alley every day without noticing the strange metal bucket there.
Runner Up - 2nd Place
The Drawing
Director - Jay Salahi
After waking from a nightmare, artist Scarlet is pursued by a malevolent figure eerily reminiscent of her latest drawing
3rd Place
Do Not Close Anything
Director - Antonin Domage
A woman gets an email that says: "Do not close anything."
After she opens it, strange things start happening that slowly make her world darker.
She faces a tough choice: run away from the unknown or dive into the scary situation to try and find out what's behind the message.
4th Place
Shush
Director - Luke Cooper
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The late night library is a place to read and study peacefully... as long as you stay quiet.
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2022
GRAND PRIZE - Best of Fest
Bucle
Director - Alvaro Rodrigo Pruneda
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Elisa is writing a thesis on parallel dimensions. When she goes to the coast to finish her work, she becomes trapped in a time loop.
1st Place - Horror (10 Min. or more)
Some Visitors
Director - Paul Hibbard
A woman mourning the loss of a child is home alone in an area that has been afflicted with recent home invasions. She recieves a knock on the door from a mysterious man who wants to be let inside.
1st Place Horror Short (5-10 Min.)
Script
Director - Piero Cannata
Two screenwriters, a ghost story, the night that goes on. Who will put an end to this?
1st Place - Horror Micro or Trailer
13 Callaway Place
Director - Jesse James Hennessy
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Barry and Laura drive out to interview a secluded Claire Eastman, survivor of a serial killer rampage, for their soon to be best selling book about Final Girls.
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Audience Prize
The Spoiled
Director - James Morley, III
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"The Spoiled" is a short film that blends western visuals with slow burn thriller tension. A broken farmer details the final hours spent with his estranged daughter. His poorly thought out scheme to change property lines opens up a sinister pit that infects them both. As the day and night unfold, his decent into madness is only made more grotesque...by hers.