Shriekfest Horror Film Festival was a film festival specializing in the horror genre. It was one of the longest running horror festivals in Los Angeles, until 2021. In 2017, Shriekfest expanded to include an Orlando, FL festival location.
History Shriekfest Horror Film Festival was founded in August 24, 2001. The first festival was held Oct. 27-28, 2001. It is held in October at Raleigh Studios on Melrose Boulevard in the Charlie Chaplin Theatre.
The festival was founded by actress Denise Gossett with her partner Kimberlee Beeson. Gossett came up with the idea after starring in the horror film Chain of Souls. She realized there was a scarcity of film festivals and competitions for the horror genre. She and Beeson created Shriekfest in the hopes that young and upcoming filmmakers and screenwriters would find in it an outlet for their talent. Their partnership lasted until 2003, after which time Todd Beeson became the new partner in the festival.
Shriekfest awards multiple prizes for horror films and screenplays. It also awards films in the science fiction, fantasy, and thriller categories. Prizes include trophies, as well as cash, product awards, and publicity.
The festival also has an under-18 category open to young filmmakers and screenwriters.
Shriekfest went green in 2010 and now accepts screenplays and films via email.
Awards Shriekfest awards can vary from year to year at judges' requests and have included the following categories. In 2010 two new categories were added to the competition: Webisode and Original Song. Best Horror Feature Film Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Best Fantasy Feature Film Best Thriller Feature Film Best Short Film Best Supershort Film (under 10 minutes) Best Feature Screenplay Best Short Screenplay Best Acting Performance Best Cinematography Best Special FX Best Under-18 Film Best Under-18 Screenplay Pretty/Scary Award (portrayal of women in horror) Audience Choice Award
Past winners
2017 The following are 2017's full-length feature film award winners: AwardFilmDirectorBest Horror Feature FilmGnawHaylar GarciaBest Sci-Fi Feature FilmThe Glass CoffinHaritz ZubillagaBest Thriller Feature FilmCurvatureDiego Hallivis
2016 The following are 2016's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Capture Kill Release Nick McAnulty and Brian Allan Stewart Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Occupants Russ Emanuel Best Thriller Feature Film Dead Awake Phillip Guzman
2015 The following are 2015's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Interior Zachary Beckler Best Sci-Fi Feature Film The Answer Iqbal Ahmed Best Thriller Feature Film Landmine Goes Click Levan Bakhia
2014 The following are 2014's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Berkshire County Audrey Cummings Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Time Lapse Bradley King Best Thriller Feature Film Nightmare Code Mark Netter
2013 The following are 2013's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film An American Terror Haylar Garcia Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Abducted Glen Scantlebury and Lucy Phillips Best Thriller Feature Film The Last Light Andrew Hyatt
2012 The following are 2012's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Nailbiter Patrick Rea Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Found in Time Arthur Vincie Best Thriller Feature Film It's in the Blood Scooter Downey
2011 The following are 2011's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Absentia Mike Flanagan Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Pig Henry Barrial Best Supernatural Feature Film The Dead Inside Travis Betz Best Thriller Feature Film Isle of Dogs Tammi Sutton
2010 The following are 2010's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Ashes Elias Matar Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Transfer Damir Lukacevic Audience Choice Award Grey Skies Kai Blackwood
2009 The following are 2009's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Dark House Darin Scott Best Sci-Fi Fantasy Film Spike Robert Beaucage Audience Choice Award Lo Travis Betz
2008 The following are 2008's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Bane James Eaves Best Thriller Feature Film Alien Raiders Ben Rock Audience Choice Award The Open Door Doc Duhame
2007 The following are 2007's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Feature Film The Chair Brett Sullivan Pretty/Scary Award The Cellar Door Matt Zettell Audience Choice Award The Cellar Door Matt Zettell
2006 The following are 2006's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film The Other Side Gregg Bishop Audience Choice Award Bad Reputation Jimmy Hemphill Best Cinematography Penny Dreadful Richard Brandes
2005 The following are 2005's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Dark Remains Brian Avenet-Bradley Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Experiment Daniel Turner Best Thriller Feature Film Razor Eaters Shannon Young
2004 The following are 2004's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Horror Feature Film Dead and Breakfast Matthew Leutwyler Best Sci-Fi Feature Film Tales from Beyond Josh Austin, Nate Barlow, Eric Manning, Russell Scott Fan Favorite Roadside Attractions CJ Roy
2003 The following are 2003's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Film in the Feature Category Lucky Steve Cuden Best Film in the Sci-Fi Category Transfer John Turbyne Fan Favorite Lucky Steve Cuden
2002 The following are 2002's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Film in the Feature Category Terror Tract Clint Hutchison & Lance W. Dreeson Best Comedy Horror Burning Passion Brian Belefant Best Special FX in the Feature Category Despiser Philip Cook Fan Favorite Hell's Highway S. Lee Taylor
2001 The following are 2001's full-length feature film award winners: Award Film Director Best Film in the Thriller Category Siren Steve Morris Best Film in the Feature Category The Wind Michael Mongillo Scariest Film Memorial Day dMarcos Gabriel & Chris Alender
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