Shockfest Film Festival just celebrated its 13th year anniversary at Shockfest Ghost Ship, the virtual interactive experience hosted by Horror Icon Bill Oberst Jr. Shockfest puts a heavy focus on supporting the filmmaker community and this year, they have award 5 Cash Prizes of $666 to their award winners, alongside and additional cash prize to the winner of their Filmmaker Tip Competition. On the day of Shockfest Ghostship, Festival Director Jeffrey Macabre announced they will be offering 2 additional cash prizes to their filmmakers on their livestream taking place Friday December 17th at 4:30 pm PST on their Facebook (facebook.com/shockfesthorrorfactory) and Youtube pages (https://www.youtube.com/user/shockfilmfest)
Award winners for Shockfest Film Festival include Juliet Landau’s innovative and genre-bending film, A Place Among The Dead, The Mahal Empire’s Death Count Directed by Michael Su and starring Costas Mandylor, Michael Madsen and Devanny Pinn, Michael Schiff’s The History of Metal and Horror and P.M. Lipscomb’s thrilling and darkly comical new feature, Clowning. However, the entire lineup of Shockfest Ghost Ship is an incredible collection showcasing some of the most innovative and fascinating films of all genres, including Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, SciFi, Documentary and Experimental, alongside a healthy selection of horror films from around the world. This year, Silver Bullet laurels were distributed to Official Selections and Golden Stake Awards to Honorable Mentions. Shockfest Ghost Ship is brought in part by the Horror Gift Boutique Nightmare Toys (https://www.nightmaretoys.com) and Gorilla Radio Smoke Shop of Las Vegas, NV (https://www.gorillaradioonline.com) and their festival offers a play-on-demand format, allowing audience to enjoy the movies on their own schedule for a limited time.
Tickets are still available at www.shockfilmfest.com/home to experience the festival and the incredible lineup of films. Additionally, Shockfest has just opened submissions for 2022 and for the next 5 days, with the code SHOCKHOLIDAY you can get a 70% discount to share your film or screenplay to Shockfest Film Festival at filmfreeway.com/shockfestfilmfestival (code expires on December 18th 2021 and it is currently the early bird rate)
We are proud to present to you the nominees and winners of Shockfest Film Festival 2021:
BEST ACTOR
Brian Yuran – Bengal
Danny Trejo – The Shadow of the Cat
Jimmy Laine – Cockazoid
Ryan Donowho – Beyond Paranormal
Toby Hardgrave – Hunter’s Cabin
Will Krisanda – Flock
BEST ACTRESS
Brigitte Graham – Who Wants Dessert?
Devanny Pinn – Death Count
Michelle Girolami – Implanted
Izabela Vidovic – The Accursed
Juliet Landau – A Place Among The Dead
Maria Olsen – The Crumbs
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Burger Royale by Gary Francis Roche
Homo ErecTattoos by Tae-woo Kim
My Juke-Box by Florentine Grelier
People Person by Rymalena
Re-Animal by Rubén Garcerá
The Combine by Bill Ratner
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
Pietro Bisetto Trevisin – What Happened With Alain?
Enrique Bencomo, Enrique Aranguren – Die At Home
Dylan Chapgier – The Girl From Nowhere
Rob Wilton – The Blood Bride
Ben Manhanke – Peeping Tom
Joseph Russio – Beyond Dark Dreams
BEST CULT FILM
Country Of Hotels by Julio Maria Martino
Danni and The Vampire by Max Werkmeister
Clowning by P.M. Lipscomb
Progressive Touch by Michael Portnoy
Real Bad Idiot by Alanah McKellar
Tom And His Zombie Wife by Kevin Short
BEST DIRECTOR – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY
P.M. Lipscomb – Clowning
Michael Su – Death Count
Isaac Rodriguez – Last Radio Call
J. Writer Ward – Payment Received
Juliet Landau – A Place Among The Dead
Ash Knowlton – Liminal
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Just A Guy by Shoko Hara
Solutions by Pernille Rose Groenkjaer
The History of Metal and Horror by Mike Schiff
The Witch of Kings Cross by Sonia Bible
Who Made You? by Iiris Härmä
All In My Power by Chandler Clarke
BEST DRAMA
Wives of the Skies by Honey Lauren
The Waiting by Jelle Stroo
Trust Frank by Penny Moore
Mickey Hardaway by Marcellus Cox
Mr. Sam by Zeus Kontoyannis
Nightwalking by Shoshana Rosenbaum
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
A Walk In The Forest by Johanne Chagnon
Nurse Me by Kezia Barnett
Information by Heather Warren-Crow
Locked. by Sean Imamkhan
Rotor Absynth by Carsten Aschmann
The Great Work In 33 Steps by Robert Pepper
BEST FANTASY
Blue and Malone: Impossible Cases by Abraham López
Brother Troll by Gudmund Helmsdal
Moon Drops by Yoram Ever-Hadani
Played by Mark van Welzenis
The Berlin Bride by Michael Bartlett
This Is A Test by Nathaniel Hoopes
BEST FEATURE – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY
A Place Among The Dead by Juliet Landau
Bashira by Nickson Fong
Clowning by P.M. Lipscomb
Two Witches by Pierre Tsigaridis
Destination Marfa by Andy Stapp
Red Pill by Tonya Pinkins
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
Into The Night by Chris Goldade
Dar-Dar by Paul Urkijo Alijo
Daughter of Dismay by James Quinn
Hopes by Raúl Monge
SĪBĬLUM by Luigi Scarpa
The Visitor by Joey Agbayani
MOCKFEST AWARD: BEST COMEDY FILM
The Midas Touch by Tilman Borck
Lost Treasure Of The Valley by Robert Husted
Smart Marks by Ray Tomas
The Co-Op by Cameron S. Mitchell
It’s Just A Game by James Grogan
I Can’t Sleep by Gina Rose
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Casket – Geneva Jacuzzi by Chris Friend
Nice Shoes by Jonathan Lawrence
Parasite – Lunarcode by Vincenzo Carubia, Jessica Gillette
Teleapàtic – Minova by Sito Ruiz, Esteve Puig
The Hearse Song by Matt Bottos
Vengeance Rhythm by Chris Ullens
BEST SCIFI
White Sky by Adam Wilson
Carmentis by Antony Webb
Cycle 2217 by Evgeny Kalachikhin, Ruben Dauenhauer
Parallel Minds by Benjamin Ross Hayden
Sky Fighter by Lukas Kendall
An Ideal Host by Robert Woods
BEST SCREENPLAY – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY
Broodmother by Hal Schneider
Blood of the Manor by Robert Drusetta
Charlie Horowitz: Requiem by Dillon Fuhrman
Scream Queen by Walter Martyn Cabell
The Witch on Bridge St. by Luke St. Germaine
Tribute by Kerry Fleming
BEST SHORT – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY
A Tale Best Forgotten by Tomas Stark
Crock Pot by Ty Jones
Familiar by David J. Ellison
Jumpin’ Jacob by Alexander Deeds
Tall Betsy by Kyle Wallace
The Carducci Talent Show by Anthony Fanelli
BEST STUDENT FILM – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY
Echthaar by Dominic Kubisch
All Boys Die by Julio C. Vargas
Lost Beyond The Stars by Kayla Arend
Sick Day by Oliver Guo
The Ark by Benjamin South
WreckVlogs by Jackson Cooperman
