On Sunday, October 17th, this writer hosted – along with the lovely Jonna Jackson – the tenth annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival Awards. Held at an intimate location in the mountains above Burbank, CA, the stormy evening celebrated the ten days of original horror programming which had preceded it, most notably director Chris Smith’s apocalyptic Black Death and Yann Gozlan’s French-shocker Caged (Captifs), two features which proved to be festival-judge favorites.
Screamfest, which is spearheaded by founder and director Rachel Belofsky, has built a reputation over the last decade as having its finger on the pulse of the horror genre. Recent films programmed at Screamfest that have garnered a lot of attention include Let the Right One In, Trick r Treat, Splinter, Martyrs, The Signal, and Paranormal Activity.
Below is a full list of the evening’s winners.
Best Film: Caged (Captifs), director Yann Gozlan
Best Short: The Legend Of Beaver Dam, directed by Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion
Best Director: Chris Smith, Black Death
Best Cinematography: Sebastian Edschmid, Black Death
Best Actor: Sean Bean, Black Death
Best Actress: Zoe Felix, Caged (Captifs)
Best Editing: Olivier Gajan, The Pack
Best Special Effects, The Pack
Best Make-Up: Needle
Best Musical Score: Christian Henson, Black Death
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– Sean Decker
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