Shriekfest Horror Film Festival was a
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent ...
specializing in the
horror
Horror may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Genres
*Horror fiction, a genre of fiction
**Psychological horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
**Christmas horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
**Analog horror, a subgenre of horror fiction
* ...
genre. It was one of the longest running horror festivals in
Los Angeles
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, until 2021. In 2017, Shriekfest expanded to include an Orlando, FL festival location.
History
Shriekfest Horror Film Festival was founded in July 2001.
It is the oldest continually running genre festival in Los Angeles, California. It is held in October at
Raleigh Studios
Raleigh Studios is a studio facility located in Hollywood, Los Angeles and has been under the ownership of Raleigh Enterprises since 1979. The location has been active since 1915. Before Raleigh, the studio was run by the Famous Players Film Comp ...
on Melrose Boulevard in the
Charlie Chaplin Theatre.
The festival was founded by actress
Denise Gossett with her partner Kimberlee Beeson. Gossett came up with the idea after starring in the horror film ''
Chain of Souls''. She realized there was a scarcity of film festivals and competitions for the horror genre.
She and Beeson created Shriekfest in the hopes that young and upcoming filmmakers and screenwriters would find in it an outlet for their talent. Their partnership lasted until 2003, after which time Todd Beeson became the new partner in the festival.
Shriekfest awards multiple prizes for horror films and
screenplay
A screenplay, or script, is a written work produced for a film, television show (also known as a '' teleplay''), or video game by screenwriters (cf. ''stage play''). Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of w ...
s. It also awards films in the
science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
,
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures.
The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
, and
thriller
Thriller may refer to:
* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
* ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
categories. Prizes include trophies, as well as cash, product awards, and publicity.
The festival also has an under-18 category open to young filmmakers and screenwriters.
Shriekfest went
green
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a com ...
in 2010 and now accepts screenplays and films via email.
Awards
Shriekfest awards can vary from year to year at judges' requests and have included the following categories. In 2010 two new categories were added to the competition:
Webisode
A webisode (portmanteau of "web" and "episode") is an episode of a series that is distributed as part of a web series or on streaming television. It is available either for download or in streaming, as opposed to first airing on broadcast or cab ...
and Original Song.
*Best Horror Feature Film
*Best Sci-Fi Feature Film
*Best Fantasy Feature Film
*Best Thriller Feature Film
*Best Short Film
*Best Supershort Film (under 10 minutes)
*Best Feature Screenplay
*Best Short Screenplay
*Best Acting Performance
*Best Cinematography
*Best Special FX
*Best Under-18 Film
*Best Under-18 Screenplay
*Pretty/Scary Award (portrayal of women in horror)
*Audience Choice Award
Past winners
2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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References
External links
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Fantasy and horror film festivals in the United States
Film festivals in Los Angeles
Film festivals established in 2001