BEST FEATURE FILM
On Jonathan's 7th birthday, he witnessed a violent act toward his mother that triggered a mental collapse..now he's back to create horror and havoc!
DIRECTOR: KENNY WHITE
BEST SHORT FILM
Captures the angst of a shy young man trying to find that very special person--until she finds him.
DIRECTOR: MARC CARTWRIGHT
BEST COLLEGE FILM
Five friends celebrating their last night of summer break into a home to party. The night, however, takes a wrong turn...
DIRECTOR: KAYLA MARRIOTT
BEST HIGH SCHOOL FILM
After Annie dies in an "accident," her friends decide to bury her body to hide the evidence.
DIRECTOR: MICHELLE BURGER
CO-DIRECTOR; JORDAN ORLANDO
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DIRECTORS: LEE CUMMINGS, MITCHELL ALTIERI
While skateboarding, Dylan, crashes into a beautiful young woman who turns out to be Popstar, Bebe A. Love. Then things get weird.
DIRECTORS: BRIAN OSTERING, AMANDA DUNCAN
Beautiful woman, unbalanced by madness, poisons her companions -- but why? Are they friends? Her bandmates? Her doctors? Who can tell?
DIRECTOR: KAYLA MARRIOTT
Five friends celebrating their last night of summer before college break into a home to party. The night, however, takes a wrong turn when they realize they are being stalked.
DIRECTOR: MICHELLE BURGER
CO-DIRECTOR; JORDAN ORLANDO
After Annie dies in an "accident," her friends decide to bury her body to hide the evidence.
Maybe that wasn't such a good idea...
DIRECTOR: BYRON EVANS
A man awakens to find himself kidnapped, bound and gagged by a mysterious captor. Over the course of the night he will discover the true meaning of his abductor’s intentions.
BAKER CHASE POWELL
stars as Aidan
A chance encounter dangerously intertwines the lives of three people with differing perspectives on love.
DIRECTOR: MARC CARTWRIGHT
DIRECTOR: THOMAS PHILLIPS
Two Vietnam veterans try to piece together what happened to private Donald Sutton, a Korean War Veteran whose remains sat on a shelf of a funeral home for over 40 years
LAURA THAVAT
is the star of FROM SHADOW. A police officer discovers a long list of missing persons cases dating back decades and a mass shooting with no motive could be connected.
DIRECTOR: RYAN JACKSION
DIRECTOR: KEISHI SUENAGA
An assistant professor Noriyuki Kusakabe (Chikahiro Hanamura) visits his second house with his student, Arisa Hayami (Sahel Rosa). The spirit of his former lover haunts the house.
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL SEABOLT
Are the monsters in Preston’s closet his past coming back to haunt him? Or is he just a kid with an overactive imagination? One thing is for sure, its going to be a night everyone will remember…
DIRECTOR: JASON WILKINSON
A rural diner is visited by a strange man, It's patrons quickly learn something terrible follows him. A horrific monster with unique powers gives chase. Those who cross his path learn you can never outrun - "Time."
DIRECTOR: NEILS BOURGONJE
A girl finds out that she has a match on a dating app with a stranger, despite swiping him to the left moments ago. She starts to fear that the man is dangerously close to her.
DIRECTOR: BRIAN ROBERT OLIVER
Paul, a shy, middle aged milquetoast living alone with his domineering mother lures a young, vulnerable woman into their home under the guise of an apartment for rent. The Hitchcock Award is given to the film that best captures the spirit of legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. This year MAMA'S BOY was the clear winner!.
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