The Lusca Fantastic Film Fest (formerly Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest) is an annual film festival held in Puerto Rico. It is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean devoted to sci-fi, thriller, fantasy, dark humor, bizarre, horror, anime, adventure, virtual reality and animation in short and feature films.https://luscafilmfest.com/about/ Lusca Film Fest Official Website The event is held in San Juan, Puerto Rico metropolitan area, and other venues throughout the island of Puerto Rico. It runs for eight days during two weeks during October and November. Conference Hound, Call for Entries Its main objective is to promote cinematographic art by presenting high-quality short and feature films.
History The festival was started in 2006, and took the form of a competitive festival in 2009. It is sponsored by Scene 51, Inc. and the Puerto Rico Film Academy since 2007. In 2011, MovieMaker Magazine commented that the Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest was one of the “13 Horror Film Festivals to Die For.”http://caribbeancinemas.blogspot.com/2011/10/hoy-comienza-el-puerto-rico-horror-film.html Caribbean Cinemas, Blogspot Dark Carnival, Media Archivehttp://www.telluridehorrorshow.com/contact.html Telluride Horror Show, About In 2016 The Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival had a name change to LUSCA Caribbean International Fantastic Film Festivalhttps://luscafilmfest.com/ Luscafilmfest.com expanding to more film genres and adding anime, adventure, virtual reality and an animation competition. In 2016, the Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest became LUSCA Caribbean International Fantastic Film Fest, retaining it identity in Lusca's Horror selections.
Prominence The Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest is a point of entry for movies that would otherwise not be shown in Puerto Rico due to the level of specialization of their genre. Since its inception, the Festival has grown in terms of programming, media relevance, and attendance. The festival is attended by over 7,000 people and features an average of over 200 films. It is part of "La Alianza Latinoamericana de Festivales de Cine Fantástico",http://www.fantafestivales.org Fantafestivales, Official Page Morbido Festival Coverage one of Latin America's main horror film festivals.
Awards The festival has been the recipient of the following awards.https://www.festivalfocus.org/festival/3804/lusca-fantastic-film-festival/ Festival Focus, Listinghttps://filmfreeway.com/LUSCAFilmFest Film Freeway, Listing Best International Feature Film Best International Short Film Best International Director Best International Animation Best VR Project International Short Film Audience Award Best Local Feature Best Local Short Best Local Director Best Local Animation Best Local Actor Best Local Actress Best Local Screenplay Best Local Special Effects Best Local Cinematography Best Local Editing Best Local Sound Local Audience Award Carlos Madera Excellence Award Lifetime Achievement Award Cosplay Contest - Jury Award Cosplay Contest - People's Choice Award Pet Cosplay Contest Fantastic Screenwriting Contest Special Recognition Special Jury Award
International winners For the complete list of winners visit: Past Editions Year Best Intl. Feature Film Best Intl. Shortfilm Best Intl. Director Intl. Audience Award2009The Last Gateway (Dir. Demián Rugna)Remote (Dir. Mark Roussel)2011Krokodyle (Dir. Stefano Bessoni)Wilt (Dir. Daniel Vogelmann)2013Halley (Dir. Sebastián Hofmann)Happy B-day (Dir Holger B. Frick)2014Sacrament (Dir. Shawn Ewert)Subterraneo (Dir. Miguel A. Carmona)2015III (Dir. Pavel Khvaleev)The Pond (Prod. Mark Wouters & Pieter Smelr)Isaac Ezban (El Incidente)2016Train to Busan (Dir. Yeon Sang-ho)The Cleansing Hour (Dir. Damien LeVeck)Jaco Van Dormael (The Brand New Testament)The Dream Catcher (Prod. Dave Film School's Students)2017Dave Made a Maze (Prod. John Charles Meyer)Apolo81 (Dir. Diego Luciano)Lukas Feigelfeld (Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse)Hard Way - The Action Musical (Dir. Daniel Vogelmann)2018Chimera (Dir. Maurice Haeems)The Heartbreak Factory (Dir. So Young Shelly S Yo)Kenji Nagasaki (My Hero Academia: Two Heroes)Oscar's Bell (Dir. Chris Cronin)2019Artik ( Dir. Tom Botchii)Roberta's Living Room (Dir. Judy K Suh)Mattie Do ( The Long Walk)2020Meander (Dir. Mathieu Turi)Moment (Dir. Geoffrey Uloth)Macoto Tezuka (Tezuka's Barbara)2021Mstitel (Dir. Lucia Klein Svoboda)Chi Zhang (Annular Eclipse)Dana (Dir. Lucía Forner Segarra)2022Kung Fu Girl (Dir. Devon Downs, Kenny Gage)Part forever (Dir. Alan Chung-An, Ou)Yen Kuang Chen (Hideout)
Local winners For the complete list of winners visit: Past Editions Year Best Local Feature Film Best Local Shortfilm Best Local Director Local Audience Award2009Los Unos y los Otros (Dir. Juanchi González)2011Barricada (Dir. Vance McLean Ball & Joe Vargas)Jessica (Dir. Skip Font)2013Under the Rain (Dir. Salvy Ortíz)2014Los Reyes del Barrio (Dir. Angel Janer)Deathchaser (Dir. Carlos Martínez & Luis Morales)2015Inergía: Sentience Into The Void (Dir. Juan G. Álvarez & Gilberto D. Vázquez)Gilberto D. Vázquez (Inergía: Sentience Into The Void)No te Duermas Cabrón (Dir. Yoanna Sánchez)2016Cáscara o Semilla (Dir. Jeileen M. Ocasio / Javier E. Delgado)Javier Enrique Delgado Ruiz & Gilberto David Vázquez Gómez (Cáscara o Semilla)Lunas Rojas (Dir. Arturo E. Lizardi Rivera)2017Lo Innombrable (Dir. Elijah Alicea & C.J. Lozada )Elijah Alicea & C.J. Lozada (Lo Innombrable)Alien Hand (Dir. Liz Nieves & Angel G. Nieves) Xanathos (Dir. Wilfred Miranda)2018Jaulas Invisibles (Dir. Gilberto D.Vázquez-Gómez)Gilberto D.Vázquez-Gómez (Jaulas Invisibles)Apartment 4 (Dir. Angel Janer) Flush (Dir. Gabriel Morales)
International representation The global film community participates in the Festival, among they are: Argentina,https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1278102/releaseinfo IMDB, I'll Never Die Alone http://www.terrorifilo.com/2011/10/prhff-dia-4.html Terrorfilo, Media Coverage Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany,http://www.die-farbe.com Die Farbe, Official Website Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,http://www.krokodyle.com/krokodyle/index_en.html Krokodyle, Official Website Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, South Korea, Spain,http://www.promofest.org/films/juan-con-miedo Promofest, Juan con Miedo Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Notable celebrities Some of the best known names in the film industry have participated in the PRHFF, including Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist) 2009, Tony Todd 2011http://www.fancinema.com.ar/2011/10/puerto-rico-horror-film-fest-2011-tony-todd-fue-reconocido-en-la-isla/ Fancinema, Tony Todd(Candyman), Tippi Hedren in 2013, and Lloyd Kaufman in 2016, all of them awarded by the festival's Lifetime Achievement Award.http://www.escribiendocine.com/noticia/0006379-se-abrio-la-convocatoria-para-la-edicion-2013-del-puerto-rico-horror-film-fest/ Escribiendo Cine, Convocatoria
Past editions Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2007https://luscafilmfest.com/2007-festival-gallery/ Lusca Past Editions Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2009http://www.terra.com/entretenimiento/cine/noticias/Puerto_Rico_celebra_Festival_de_Cine_de_Horror_/oci722175 Terra, Zelda Rubinsteinhttps://luscafilmfest.com/2009-festival-gallery/ Lusca Past Editions Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2011https://luscafilmfest.com/2011-festival-gallery/ Lusca Past Editionshttp://revistacruce.com/artes/el-puerto-rico-horror-film-fest-celebra-su-tercera-edicion.html Cruce - El Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest celebra su tercera edición Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2013 - Celebrated the 50th anniversary of "The Birds" and had Tippi Hedrenhttp://www.elnuevodia.com/videos/entretenimiento/cine/actrizdethebirdsformapartedelpuertoricohorrorfilmfest-video-152571/ Actriz de The Birds forma parte del Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest - El Nuevo Día as a special guest, honoring her with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2014 - The festival celebrated the 30th Anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Streethttp://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine/nota/arrancaelpuertoricohorrorfilmfest-1043436/ Arranca el Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest - Primera Hora and had a special screening of the original film. Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2015https://luscafilmfest.com/2015-festival-gallery-2/ Lusca Past Editions Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2016https://luscafilmfest.com/2016-festival-gallery/ Lusca Past Editions Lusca Fantastic Film Fest 2017https://luscafilmfest.com/gallery/ Lusca Past Editions Lusca Fantastic Film Fest 2018https://luscafilmfest.com/2018-festival-gallery/ Lusca Past Editions
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External links Official Website