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

Hexploitation Film Festival: Feb 20-22, 2020

 

THE HEXPLOITATION FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO HAMILTON FOR THREE NIGHTS OF MANIACS, MONSTERS, AND MURDER!

 

ABOUT THE 2020 FESTIVAL

The Hexploitation Film Festival (HXFF) is the only festival dedicated to horror & exploitation genre cult cinema in the greater Hamilton, ON area. The annual competitive film festival will screen 7 feature films and 14 shorts over the course of three exciting nights of genre film mayhem at the Staircase Theatre located at 27 Dundurn St. N in western Hamilton. The HXFF promises the best in envelope-pushing indie horror & exploitation film-making designed by fans, for fans.

If you're planning to attend the festival, please join the Official HXFF 2020 Facebook Event and invite your friends. To get major announcements, sign up for the HXFF Mailing List.

IMPORTANT FESTIVAL DATES

FEB 20-22, 2020: SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE

TICKET PRICES

 $12.00 regular single admission. If you’re planning on seeing multiple movies, sign up for a Friday (Feb 21) or Saturday (Feb 22) pass! 3-Day Festival Passes are also available ($65.00) or upgrade for the best value and get a 3-Day VIP Pass ($84.00)

ORDER TICKETS

VENUES

All Screenings will take place at the Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N).

The Staircase Cafe Theatre i located at the cross roads of highways 8, 2 and 403. For locals the simplest directions are “one block north of King Street on Dundurn, in the old Hydro building, yah the big brick thing that looks like a school.” For hard core Hamiltonians the simplest directions are “its the big brick building you can see from the King Street Tim Horton’s drive through.” Please call for directions if needed. 905.529.3000

SOCIAL MEDIA

Stay connected to all things HXFF by following our social media feeds:

- Facebook
- Twitter
- Instagram

Festival Passes & First Wave Announcement Coming January 6

Next week, on Monday, January 6th, the Hexploitation Film Festival will be announcing its first wave of official selections. At the same time, VIP passes, 3-Day Passes, and daily passes will go on sale at 8:30am ET

This year, the Hexploitation Film Festival is offering its fans the chance to obtain entry to all three days of the festival, our after party, and must-have festival merch at a great discount with our 3-Day Pass VIP Package.

The package will include:

•  ALL SCREENINGS! Guaranteed seating to all three days of screenings at HXFF (Feb 20-22, 2020)

• AFTER PARTY ACCESS! A ticket to our official closing night after party at This Ain't Hollywood, featuring live horror rock from Chris Alexander, Blood Opera, and the world premiere performance from Hamilton's own Sematary Spawn! 

• Our new 2020 HXFF T-shirt

• A screen print of our 2020 HXFF Poster, printed by No Guff Studio

• One of our brand-new HXFF logo Embroidered Patches.

Tickets and our first film reveals will go live at 8:30am EST on Monday, January 6th.

HEX FILM FEST 2020: JAY CLARKE TO LEAD SHORT FILM PROGRAMMING

The Hexploitation Film Festival is proud to announce that HXFF team member Jay Clarke will be assuming the new role of Lead of Short Film Programming for the Hexploitation Film Festival: Feb 20-22, 2020. 

Jay Clarke: Lead of Short Film Programming

Born in Oakville, Ontario and raised on a steady diet of eighties horror flicks, Jay has been a programmer for the Hexploitation Film Festival for over five years. He has written and directed several short films which have screened across North America. Jay also continues to program for the Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, Toronto Smartphone Film Festival and Toronto's monthly genre short film showcase Little Terrors. He is the founder of The Horror Section, a VHS archive and horror media blog.

Regular submissions for Hexploitation Film Festival 2020 close October 26, 2019!