Nightmares Film Festival: Masquerade – Day Four

Day Four of my NFF: Masquerade journey was packed to the brim with viewings of short film blocks. Every single one had at least one short that I loved, if not multiple. Short film curation is always great at Nightmares Film Festival, but this year’s lineup is perhaps their strongest to date.

The biggest standouts for me were the ’80s cosmic monster flick The Relic, the delicious comeuppance of Stuck, the “why isn’t this already a BBC series” British fantasy sci-fi/fantasy offering Porcelain, the Gilliam-esque The Appointment, the Lansdale-ish A Strange Calm, and a pair of tech-savvy thrillers in the form of Hammurabi and Pelican Milkshake.

Feature-wise, the noir-ish midnight movie selection Night Boat was also very striking. Of course, Saturday also contained the fest’s virtual awards ceremony. So, without further adieu, here are Nightmares Film Festival’s award winners for 2020…

Best Overall Feature
BAB

Best Overall Short
THE ALTRUIST

The Film From Hell
PAPI RAMIREZ VS. GIANT SCORPIONS

Best Horror Feature
VICTIM OF LOVE

Best Thriller Feature
TO FREDDY

Best Midnight Feature
DUNCAN

Best Horror Comedy Feature
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WILL SCARE YOU

Best Supporting Performance (Feature)
Sakura Hinuma, NIGHT BOAT

Best Lead Performance (Feature)
Juliette Gobin, GOODBYE HONEY

Best Director (Feature)
Mathieu Turi, MEANDER

Best Cinematography (Feature)
BAB

Best Writing in a Feature
THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE

Best Recurring Nightmare
FRAGILE.COM

Best Horror Comedy Short
CARNIVORE

Best Midnight Short
KILLING SMALL ANIMALS

Best Thriller Short
HAMMURABI

Best Horror Short
THE FOURTH WALL

Best Shut-In Short
NEW NOT NORMAL

Best Ohio Short
PAYING UP

Best Supporting Performance (Short)
Pierre-Luc Brillant, LANDGRAVES

Best Lead Performance (Short)
Ruth Ramos, DIABLA

Best Director (Short)
Alexandre Singh, THE APPOINTMENT

Best Cinematography (Short)
PELICAN MILKSHAKE

Best Writing in a Short
YOU WILL NEVER BE BACK

Best Feature Screenplay
THE HITCHHIKER

Best Feature Screenplay (1st Runner Up)
IN COUNTRY

Best Feature Screenplay (2nd Runner Up)
SKAREDY KAT

Best Short Screenplay
DO NOT DISTURB WHATEVER IS IN ROOM 255

Best Short Screenplay (1st Runner Up)
WORK SUCKS

Best Short Screenplay, 2nd Runner Up
I’M GOING TO KILL YOU

Did you virtually attend Nightmares Film Festival: Masquerade? What did you see? What are you looking forward to seeing again? By all means, let us know in the comments below or on FacebookTwitter, or Instagram! You can also hit me up directly on Twitter @DanielWBaldwin.

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