HXFF 2020 Award Winners

2020 AWARD WINNERS

The Hexploitation Film Festival is proud to announce the following Feature Film & Short Film Award Winners for our 2020 season, as voted by the HXFF programming team.

~~ SHORT FILM AWARDS ~~

NIGHT CRAWL (2018, DIR. GREGORY SHULTZ)

** SCARIEST SHORT **

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER 
(2019, DIR. DIR. EMILY GAGNE & JOSHUA KORNGUT)

** BEST CANADIAN SHORT **

HORRORSCOPE (2019, DIR. POL DIGGLER)

** BEST COMEDIC SHORT **

FIVE COURSE MEAL (2018, DIR. JAMES CADDEN)

** MOST SHOCKING  SHORT **

~~ FEATURE FILM AWARDS ~~

MAKING MONSTERS 
(2019, DIR. ROB BRUNNER & JUSTIN HARDING)

** SCARIEST  FILM **
** BEST DIRECTOR **
** BEST ACTRESS (Alana Elmer) **
** BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Jonathan Craig) **

BULLETS OF JUSTICE (2019, DIR. VALERI MILEV)

** BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY **
** BEST VISUAL EFFECTS **
** BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS **
** ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX **

TO YOUR LAST DEATH (2019, DIR. JASON AXINN)

** BEST WRITING (Jim Cirile & Tanya C. Klein ) **
** BEST MUSICAL SCORE (Rene G. Boscio) **
** BEST ACTOR (Ray Wise) **

** BEST VILLAIN**

SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLUMBER PARTY 
(2019, DIR. DUSTIN MILLS)

** FUNNIEST FILM **

** BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Haley Madison) **

DEATHCEMBER (2019)

** MOST SHOCKING FILM **

HUNTER'S MOON (2019, DIR. CHRIS GREEN & STEVEN MORANA)

** BEST MONSTER **

Congratulations to all this year's winners!

Audience Choice Award Winners to be Announced March 9th

2019 AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS

2019 AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS

The Hexploitation Film Festival is proud to announce the winners of our Audience Choice Awards for Best Short and Best Feature Film

~~ AUDIENCE CHOICE ~~
BEST SHORT FILM

SPLIT DECISION (2018, DIR. SCOTT RIOPELLE)

~~ AUDIENCE CHOICE ~~
BEST FEATURE FILM

CREATURE FROM CANNIBAL CREEK (2019, DIR. JOHN MIGLIORE)

For More --  Discover our other 2019 Festival Award Winners

HXFF 2019 AWARD WINNERS

2019 AWARD WINNERS

The Hexploitation Film Festival is proud to announce the following Feature Film & Short Film Award Winners for our 2019 season, as voted by the HXFF programmign team.

~~ SHORT FILM AWARDS ~~

MILK (2018, DIR. SANTIAGO MENGHINI)

** BEST HORROR SHORT **
** BEST CANADIAN SHORT **

BITTEN (2018, DIR. SARAH K REIMERS)

** BEST COMEDIC SHORT **

MAW (2018, DIR. JASPER VRANCKEN)

** MOST SHOCKING  SHORT **

THE WORLD OVER (2018, DIR. HEATH C. MICHAELS)

** BEST SCI-FI SHORT **

HAMMER DOWN (2018, DIR. DAN PASTO)
** BEST ANIMATED SHORT**

~~ FEATURE FILM AWARDS ~~

FRAMED (2018, DIR. MARC MARTÍNEZ JORDÁN)

** MOST SHOCKING FILM **
** BEST SPECIAL FX **
**ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX ** 
** BEST ACTOR (Alex Maruny) **
** BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Júlia Molins) **
** BEST WRITING (Marc Martínez Jordán & Jaume Cuspinera) ** 

CRYSTAL EYES (2017, DIR. EZEQUIEL ENDELMAN & LEANDRO MONTEJANO)

** SCARIEST FILM **

** BEST VILLAIN **

** BEST DIRECTOR (Ezequiel Endelman & Leandro Montejano) **

** BEST ACTRESS (Erika Boveri) **

** BEST MUSICAL SCORE (Pablo Fuu)** 

FP2: BEATS OF RAGE (2018, DIR. JASON TROST)

** FUNNIEST FILM **

** BEST VISUAL FX**

THE ISLE (2018, DIR. MATTHEW BUTLER-HART)

** BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (Pete Wallington) **

** BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Conleth Hill) **

WOLFMAN'S GOT NARDS (2018, DIR. ANDREW GOWER)

** BEST DOCUMENTARY **

CREATURE FROM CANNIBAL CREEK (2019, DIR. JOHN MIGLIORE)

** BEST MONSTER **

Congratulations to all this year's winners!

Audience Choice Award Winners to be Announced March 9th

HEX FILM FEST - 2018 AWARD WINNERS

2018 AWARD WINNERS

The Hexploitation Film Festival is proud to announce the following Feature Film & Short Film Award Winners for our 2018 season.

~~ SHORT FILM AWARDS ~~

BEST HORROR SHORT

Directed by Justin Harding & Rob Brunner

MOST SHOCKING SHORT

Directed by Stephen Stull

BEST COMEDIC SHORT

A Clarissa Jacobson production by JM Logan

BEST FANTASY SHORT

Directed by Justin Harding & Rob Brunner 

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Directed by Lora D'Addazio

BEST CANADIAN SHORT

Directed by Justin Harding & Rob Brunner 

~~ FEATURE FILM AWARDS ~~

SCARIEST FILM

Directed by Eduardo M. Clorio

MOST SHOCKING FILM

Directed by Andy Collier & Toor Mian

FUNNIEST FILM

Directed by Brendan Steere

BEST DIRECTOR

PRESTON DEFRANCIS for RUIN ME

BEST ACTRESS

MARCIENNE DWYER for RUIN ME

BEST ACTOR

GREGORY JAMES COHAN for THE VELOCIPASTOR

BEST SUPPORTING

ACTRESS

JORJA CADENCE for THE HERETICS

BEST SUPPORTING

ACTOR

IVÁN MONDRAGÓN for I WISH I WISH (DESEO DESEO)

BEST WRITING

TRYSTA A. BISSETT & PRESTON DEFRANCIS for RUIN ME

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

JEFF MAHER for THE HERETICS

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Directed by Eduardo M. Clorio

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Directed by Chad Archibald

BEST MUSICAL SCORE

ALEJANDRO KARO for I WISH I WISH (DESEO DESEO)

BEST VILLAIN

(TIE)

BEST MONSTER

Directed by Brendan Steere

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman

Congratulations to all this year's winners!

Audience Choice Award Winners to be Announced March 28th

FNTFF Fall 2016 Award Winners Announced

Last weekend, the Fall edition of the Fright Night Theatre Film Festival wrapped in Hamilton, ON after two days of thrills, chills, and kills! We are thrilled to announce today our award-winning films and filmmakers.

FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE AWARDS 

- Fall 2016 -

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

As voted by the in-attendance audience

BEST FILM

Nova Seed

(Director - Nick DiLiberto / Producers - Ricardo Curtis, Adele DiLiberto, John DiLiberto, Wes Lui)

BEST SHORT

Kookie

(Director - Justin Harding)

SELECTION COMMITTEE AWARDS

As voted by the Fright Night Theatre programming team

== FEATURE FILMS ==

SCARIEST FILM

The Dark Tapes (dir. Michael McQuown)

MOST SHOCKING FILM

Plank Face (dir. Scott Schirmer)

FUNNIEST FILM

Night of Something Strange (dir. Jonathan Straiton)

BEST DIRECTOR

Chris Kemble & J.P. Davidson (Brackenmore)

BEST ACTOR

Nathan Barrett (Plank Face)

BEST ACTRESS

Sophie Hopkins (Brackenmore)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jamie Scott Gordon (Bonejangles)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ellie Church (Plank Face)

BEST WRITING

Brackenmore -  Chris Kemble & Brian Teles

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Brian K. Williams (Plank Face)

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Attack of the Lederhosenzombies

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Dark Tapes

BEST MUSICAL SCORE

Plank Face- Brian K. Williams

BEST VILLAIN
Nova Seed- Doctor Mindskull

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX
Attack of the Lederhosenzombies

BEST MONSTER
The Dark Tapes

 == SHORT FILMS ==

BEST HORROR SHORT

Monsters (dir. Steve Desmond)

MOST SHOCKING SHORT

The Stylist (dir. Jill Gevargizian)

BEST COMEDIC SHORT

Kookie (dir. Justin Harding)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Graveyard Shift (dir. Carlos Schvepper)

BEST FANTASY SHORT

The Birch (dir. Ben Franklin & Anthony Melton)

BEST CANADIAN SHORT

Kookie (dir. Justin Harding)