2008 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
“SPLINTER” & “El rey de la montaña” Among Top Winners
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Oct. 19, 2008 – America’s largest and longest running horror movie festival, Screamfest, awarded this year’s top movies, filmmakers and actors Thursday during the fest’s closing night. Screamfest, which ran from Oct. 10 – 19, 2008 at the TLC Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, has launched careers – providing a platform for filmmakers and actors to showcase their latest work to horror film enthusiasts and general audiences.
Best Picture: Splinter
Best Directing: Toby Wilkins
Best Short: Detour
Best Student Short: Citizen
Best Editing: Splinter
Best Special Effects: Splinter
Best Cinematography: El rey de la montaña
Best Makeup: Splinter
Audience Choice Best Documentary: Spine Tingler!! The William Castle Story
Best Musical Score: Splinter
Best Actor: Leonardo Sbaraglia (El rey de la montaña)
Best Actress: María Valverde (El rey de la montaña)
Best Screenplay: Haunted High
Audience Choice Award: Trick 'r Treat
Honorable Mention: Dance of the Dead
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