2005 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Oct. 23, 2005 – Screamfest Horror Film Festival's 5th annual festival awarded this year’s top movies, filmmakers, actors and screenplay Sunday during the fest’s closing night at Maggiano's. Director Sean S. Cunningham received a Career Achievement Award. Screamfest, which ran from Oct. 14 – 23, 2005 at the Loews Universal Studios Cinemas at Universal Citywalk, has launched careers – providing a platform for filmmakers and actors to showcase their latest work to horror film enthusiasts and general audiences.
Best Short: Staring At The Sun
Best Student Short: Dead West
Best Animated Short: Little Dead Girl
Best Horror Comedy Short: Zombie Movie
Best Editing: Brasil
Best Short Screenplay: Lock Up
Best Screenplay: Nightfall
Best Special Effects: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Best Cinematography: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Best Makeup: Severed: Forest of the Dead
Best Musical Score: The Echo
Best Actor: Brad Hunt (Cookers)
Best Actress: TCyia Batten (Cookers)
Best Director: Dan Miintz (Cookers)
Best Picture: Cookers
Audience Choice Award: The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
Career Achievement Award: Sean S. Cunningham
CONGRATULATIONS 2005 AWARD WINNERS!