2016 FILM GUIDETake a look at the Amazing films that screened at the 2016 Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Hollywood from October 18th - 27th, 2016.
Photos & Video of the 2016 Festival can be found here.
CONGRATULATIONS FESTIVAL WINNERS!
America’s largest and longest running horror movie festival, Screamfest, awarded the top movies, filmmakers, and actors of the festival the amazing Stan Winston designed skull award. The festival, which ran from October 18-27, 2016, at the TLC Chinese in Hollywood, has launched careers – providing a platform for filmmakers and actors to showcase their latest work to enthusiasts and general audiences.
See photos from the 2016 Closing Night Ceremony & Reception here.
MY FATHER DIE and THE MASTER CLEANSE tied with the most awards, each with four. MY FATHER DIE won Best Picture, Best Director with Sean Brosnan, Best Editing by Jason Eric Perlman and Sean Brosnan, as well as Best Musical Score by Justin Small and Ohad Benchetrit.
THE MASTER CLEANSE won the Best Actor category with Johnny Galecki, Best Makeup by Naomi Bakstad, Best Special FX by Nicholas Podbrey, Werner Pretorius, and Creature FX Artists, as well as Best Visual FX by George A. Loucas.
BEST SHORT –
A Nearly Perfect Blue Sky
BEST STUDENT SHORT –
Pigskin – Jake Hammond
BEST EDITING –
Jason Eric Perlman & Sean Brosnan – My Father Die
BEST ACTOR –
Johnny Galecki – The Master Cleanse
BEST MUSICAL SCORE –
Justin Small & Ohad Benchetrit – My Father Die
BEST ACTRESS –
Mimosa Williamo – Lake Bodom
BEST MAKEUP –
Naomi Bakstad – The Master Cleanse
BEST CINEMATOGROPHY –
Joe Dietsch – Happy Hunting
BEST SPECIAL FX
– Nicholas Podbrey, Werner Pretorius & Creature FX Artists – The Master Cleanse
BEST VISUAL FX –
George A. Loucas – The Master Cleanse
BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY –
Plum Island – Matthew Lee Blackburn
BEST DIRECTOR – Sean Brosnan –
My Father Die
BEST PICTURE –
My Father Die
Actress Lydia Hearst (Condemned, #Horror) served as ambassador for the festival, which showcased 73 films this year. Along with the myriad of horror films at the festival, Screamfest hosted free screenings of TV episodes inspired by the popular horror films WOLF CREEK and THE EXORCIST.
Screamfest is sponsored by Pop TV, Shock Top, Birns & Sawyer, Crypt TV, Brickwork, and Dapper Cadaver. Screamfest is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Screamfest is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
Congratulations to our 2016 Screenplay Winner and Finalist!
WINNER
- Plum Island by Matthew Lee Blackburn
TOP 5:
- Spider Eaters by Michael Klug
- Red Comet by Matthew David
- Dark Jungle by Kevin Wray Anthony Wilson
- Plum Island by Matthew Lee Blackburn
- Madness in the Mine by Tasha Lowe Newsome & Yuell Newsome
TOP 10:
- The Black Spot by Ryan Roope & Joseph Henderson
- Children of the Dead by Jeff Bassetti
- Dark Jungle by Kevin Wray Anthony Wilson
- Madness in the Mine by Tasha Lowe Newsome & Yuell Newsome
- Plum Island by Matthew Lee Blackburn
- Prey by Jason Fong
- Red Comet by Matthew David
- Red Room by Michael A. Cantu
- The Rougarou by Chris Grillot
- Spider Eaters by Michael Klug
SEMI-FINALISTS:
- Axiom of Evil by Connor Gunnin
- Black Zombi by Clint Mathewson
- Cadaver by Todd Naylor
- Catharsis by Christopher T. Wood
- Cemetery Hill by Cornelius Broderick
- Dead by Trevor Keeth
- Dead Children by Dean Wehrli
- Die Sitter Die! by Sam Boxleitner, Lee Boxleitner & Alex Holcomb
- Hungerpangs by Nathan Ludwig
- It's a Love Story by Laura Patterson & Isaac Alpert
- Lust for Blood,Lust for Death by Christopher Fay
- Scare Me by Christopher Hlas
- The Abandoned Ones by Tim Cairo
- The Last Day by Daniel Abts & Simon Nagel
- The Reaper’s Time by Terrence Mitchell Thibodeaux
- The Secret Behind Andover Palms by Jimmy Scanlon
- Vein by David Jung
- Wandering Star by Michael Raymond
- Widow by Robert Bruce Baird & Robert Gosnell
- Wolves at the Door by Pradeep Aujla
Relive the festival...With our blogs that include festival photos and video!
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2016 Festival Schedule
The 16th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival was held at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90028 - October 18th till October 27th, 2016.
Opening Night Film & Party
2016-10-19 02:00
Trash Fire
2016-10-19 02:00
OPENING NIGHT PARTY
2016-10-19 04:30
Fear, Inc
2016-10-20 02:00
Crowman
2016-10-20 02:00
The Quiet Zone
2016-10-21 02:00
Johnny Frank Garret's Last Word
2016-10-21 02:00
INCARNATION
2016-10-21 04:30
Happy Hunting
2016-10-22 04:30
Bobo
2016-10-22 19:00
Pigskin
2016-10-22 19:00
Charlie
2016-10-22 19:00
Perfect (Wan Mei)
2016-10-22 19:00
Home Education
2016-10-22 19:00
The Ghost
2016-10-22 19:00
Gavage
2016-10-22 21:00
The Frozen Eye (L'Oeil Silencieux)
2016-10-22 21:00
The Incredible Tale of the Incredible Woman-Spider
2016-10-22 21:00
First Like
2016-10-22 21:00
Creatures of Whitechapel
2016-10-22 21:00
Never Tear Us Apart
2016-10-22 21:00
La Cena (The Supper)
2016-10-22 23:00
Monsters
2016-10-22 23:00
A Father's Day
2016-10-22 23:00
Blackbird
2016-10-22 23:00
Whisper
2016-10-22 23:00
Those Among Us
2016-10-22 23:00
Alien Inside
2016-10-22 23:00
FRAIL (Puppenspiel)
2016-10-22 23:00
Oedipus
2016-10-23 01:00
Blood Trail
2016-10-23 01:00
Yummy Meat: A Halloween Carol
2016-10-23 01:00
Laura, Lost
2016-10-23 01:00
Consurgo
2016-10-23 01:00
KITCHEN_REMODEL.wmv
2016-10-23 01:00
Cauchemar Capitonné
2016-10-23 01:00
INTO THE MUD
2016-10-23 01:00
The Master Cleanse
2016-10-23 03:00
Bedeviled
2016-10-23 05:00
Overtime
2016-10-23 19:00
In the Kitchen With . . .
2016-10-23 19:00
Last Resort
2016-10-23 19:00
Black Ring
2016-10-23 19:00
It's a Boy
2016-10-23 19:00
Ok Monster
2016-10-23 19:00
Blue Moon
2016-10-23 19:00
Death Metal
2016-10-23 19:00
The Last Junkie on Earth
2016-10-23 19:00
The Perfect Family
2016-10-23 19:00
A Nearly Perfect Blue Sky
2016-10-23 21:00
Un Réflexe
2016-10-23 21:00
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
2016-10-23 21:00
The Babysitter Murders
2016-10-23 21:00
AGATHA
2016-10-23 21:00
Scratch
2016-10-23 23:00
Feeding Time
2016-10-23 23:00
No Caller I.D.
2016-10-23 23:00
Wandering Soul
2016-10-23 23:00
The Sunken Convent
2016-10-23 23:00
NSFW
2016-10-23 23:00
Little Boy Blue
2016-10-23 23:00
The House
2016-10-24 01:00
Lake Bodom
2016-10-24 03:00
Therapy
2016-10-24 05:00
The Dead Zone - FEARS & BEERS
2016-10-25 02:00
INICUO: THE BROTHERHOOD
2016-10-25 04:30
HHL
2016-10-25 04:30
Don't Kill It
2016-10-26 02:00
The Unseen
2016-10-26 04:30
Found Footage 3D
2016-10-27 02:00
Quenottes (Pearlies)
2016-10-27 02:00
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
2016-10-27 04:30
Quarries
2016-10-27 04:30
My Father Die
2016-10-28 02:30
Dead Ant
2017-10-11 02:30
Hollywood Hot Deals
2017-10-11 02:30
2017 OPENING NIGHT PARTY
2017-10-11 04:30
Trench 11
2017-10-12 02:00
Alone
2017-10-12 04:30
Tigers Are Not Afraid
2017-10-13 02:00
Vidar the Vampire
2017-10-13 04:30
Leatherface
2017-10-14 02:30
The Funhouse
2017-10-14 05:00
SEE YOU TOMORROW
2017-10-14 19:00
Creeper
2017-10-14 19:00
REDENCIÓN
2017-10-14 19:00
KEPT
2017-10-14 19:00
They Make You Grow a Beard
2017-10-14 19:00
Run Runner Run
2017-10-14 19:00
Crave
2017-10-14 19:00
The Candle
2017-10-14 21:00
Apostles
2017-10-14 21:00
Mainline
2017-10-14 21:00
Caravan
2017-10-14 21:00
Dead Cool
2017-10-14 21:00
Bloodyback
2017-10-14 21:00
Child's Play
2017-10-14 23:00
SLAUGHTER AT LONESOME ROCK
2017-10-15 01:00
The Baby Whisperer
2017-10-15 01:00
Laboratory Conditions
2017-10-15 01:00
2:00AM | Trash Fire | Q&A with director Richard Bates, Jr. & cast |
2:00AM | Opening Night Film & Party | Don't miss the OPENING NIGHT PARTY with gourmet bites and beverages at OHM! |
4:30AM | OPENING NIGHT PARTY |
2:00AM | Fear, Inc. | |
2:00AM | Crowman | |
3:30AM | WOLF CREEK | FREE EVENT with Mick Taylor - Cocktail Reception & Dead Right Horror Trivia Night |
2:00AM | The Quiet Zone | |
2:00AM | Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word | |
4:30AM | INCARNATION | "Like SOURCE CODE and LOOPER…edge of your seat thrills, twists and turns" - The Edge. “This psychological thriller from Serbia about a hit man caug...read more |
2:00AM | THE EXORCIST | DVD giveaways courtesy of Scream Factory and a Q & A with Executive Producer/Show Runner Rolin Jones, Director Jason Ensler & Surprise Guest! |
4:30AM | Happy Hunting | |
7:00PM | Home Education | |
7:00PM | The Ghost | |
7:00PM | Perfect (Wan Mei) | |
7:00PM | Pigskin | |
7:00PM | Charlie | |
7:00PM | Bobo | |
9:00PM | Gavage | |
9:00PM | The Frozen Eye (L'Oeil Silencieux) | |
9:00PM | FIRST LIKE | |
9:00PM | THE INCREDIBLE TALE OF THE INCREDIBLE WOMAN-SPIDER | |
9:00PM | Creatures of Whitechapel | |
9:00PM | Never Tear Us Apart | |
11:00PM | ALIEN INSIDE | |
11:00PM | La Cena (The Supper) | |
11:00PM | FRAIL (Puppenspiel) | |
11:00PM | Monsters | |
11:00PM | Blackbird | |
11:00PM | A Father's Day | |
11:00PM | Those Among Us | |
11:00PM | Whisper |
1:00AM | Oedipus | |
1:00AM | Yummy Meat: A Halloween Carol | |
1:00AM | KITCHEN_REMODEL.WMV | |
1:00AM | INTO THE MUD | |
1:00AM | Cauchemar Capitonné | |
1:00AM | BLOOD TRAIL | |
1:00AM | Laura, Lost | |
1:00AM | CONSURGO | |
3:00AM | The Master Cleanse | Q&A with the director Bobby Miller and Johnny Galecki |
5:00AM | Bedeviled |
Join us afterward for Q&A and a raffle drawing for horro...read more |
7:00PM | Blue Moon | |
7:00PM | In the Kitchen With . . . | |
7:00PM | Death Metal | |
7:00PM | The Last Junkie on Earth | |
7:00PM | Last Resort | |
7:00PM | OK Monster | |
7:00PM | It's a Boy | |
7:00PM | Overtime | |
7:00PM | The Perfect Family | |
7:00PM | Black Ring | |
9:00PM | Kiss the Devil in the Dark | |
9:00PM | Un Réflexe | |
9:00PM | The Babysitter Murders | |
9:00PM | A Nearly Perfect Blue Sky | |
9:00PM | AGATHA | |
11:00PM | Scratch | |
11:00PM | The Sunken Convent | |
11:00PM | nsfw | |
11:00PM | No Caller I.D. | |
11:00PM | Wandering Soul | |
11:00PM | Little Boy Blue | |
11:00PM | Feeding Time |
1:00AM | The House | |
3:00AM | Lake Bodom | Join us for a pre-cocktail reception - 6:30PM at Sid's bar. Show your ticket for a complimentary drink! Sponsored by the Consulate General of Fin...read more |
5:00AM | Therapy | A new horror film from director Nathan Ambrosioni (who turned 16 while filming!) |
2:00AM | The Dead Zone | FEARS & BEERS show your concession receipt for your complimentary beverages. |
4:30AM | Inicuo: The Brotherhood | |
4:30AM | HHL |
2:00AM | Don't Kill It | |
4:30AM | The Unseen | The Unseen is a miraculously solid blend of thriller, horror, and family drama that unravels in a tangible small town setting.- Bloody Disgusting...read more |
2:00AM | Quenottes (Pearlies) | |
2:00AM | Found Footage 3D | Bloody-Disgusting says "the near-perfect horror experience" |
4:30AM | Quarries | |
4:30AM | Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
2:30AM | My Father Die | |
4:00AM | CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY |
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