International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
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International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to the genres of horror
and science fiction
that is held annually in Tempe
, Arizona
, United States
. The festival was founded in 2005
by Brian Pulido
and Chris LaMont
.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
that is held annually in Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The festival was founded in 2005
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
by Brian Pulido
Brian Pulido
Brian Pulido is a creator, writer and producer of comic books and films.-Early life:Growing up in Long Branch, New Jersey, Pulido first developed an interest in the horror genre after the release of Night of the Living Dead when he was a child.-Comic book career:Pulido has created, written or...
and Chris LaMont
Chris Lamont
Chris LaMont is an independent filmmaker who co-founded the Phoenix Film Festival in 2000 and is currently its president. He has produced and directed several independent films, including Film Club, Quality Time, Netherbeast Incorporated, and The Graves.-Background:LaMont graduated Magna Cum Laude...
.
Hall of fame
- Mick GarrisMick GarrisMick Garris is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California.-Biography:He is best known for his adaptations of Stephen King stories, such as directing the horror film Sleepwalkers starring Madchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series Masters of Horror...
- The StandThe Stand (TV miniseries)# Project Blue [1:33]# The Dream Begins [2:08]# On the Road to Kansas [3:57]# The Trashmen in Vegas [1:58]# Headin' West [1:56]# Larry & Nadine [2:38]# Mother Abigail [3:10]# 'Sorry Mister, I Don't Understand' [2:54]# Mid Country [3:22]...
, Masters of HorrorMasters of HorrorMasters of Horror is an informal social group of international film writers and directors specializing in horror movies and an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network.- Origin :...
Sci-fi awards
- Best Science Fiction Feature - Firefly
- Best Director - Firefly
- Best Documentary - Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills and Painted Nightmares
- Best Animated Sci-Fi Feature - Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
- Best Science Fiction Short Film - The Grandfather Paradox
- Best Science Fiction Animated Short - I Must Destroy You
- Best Alternate Reality Featurette - Assumption
- Best Surreal Short Film - Reality Check
- Best Science Fiction Musical - Alien Rose
- Best Alternate Reality Short - Outside In
- Best Science Fiction Tragedy - MICROGRAVITY
- Best Cinematography - Model Man
- Best Story in an SF Short Film - The Futurist
- Best Set Design - Adidas, Adicolor Green
- Best Surreal Future Short Film - Last Man in Brooklyn
- Best Fantasy Short Film - Say That You Love Me…
Horror awards
- Best Horror Feature - UnrestUnrestUnrest is a sociological phenomenon, for instance:* Industrial unrest* Labor unrest* Rebellion* Riot-Notable historical unrests:* 19th century Luddites* 1978–79 Winter of Discontent...
- Best Actress - Corri EnglishCorri EnglishCorri English is an American actress and singer.English was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked with actress Danielle Panabaker twice in 2004—once in Stuck in the Suburbs and later in Searching for David's Heart...
Unrest - Best Screenplay - In Memorium
- Best Splatter - The Slaughter
- Best Short - Penny DreadfulPenny DreadfulA penny dreadful was a type of British fiction publication in the 19th century that usually featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing an penny...
- Best College Sound Design - Penny Dreadful
- Best Editing - Penny Dreadful
- Best Acting Ensemble - Death by Engagement
- Best Actress College Short - Emily VacchianoEmily VacchianoEmily Vacchiano is an American actress who has appeared in films , on television , and in several New York stage productions...
, Penny Dreadful - Creepiest Micro Short - No. 12
- Best Zombie Comedy - Zombies in Love
- Most Disturbing Short - Faceless
- Atomic Comics Fright Fest Award - Zomburrito
- Best Zombie Film - Recently Deceased
- Creepiest College Short - Watcher
- Best Foreign Short - Akai
- Goriest Micro Short - Deadly Tantrum
- Best Dark Future Drama - A through M
- Best Screenplay - A through M
- Best Dark Fantasy Short Film - Scribble
- Best Science Fiction Satire - Passion to the Max
- Best Dystopic Future Short Film - Bartholomew’s Song
- Best Special Effects - Man vs. Woman
- Best Dark Future Foreign Film - Missing Pages
- Best Dark Future Short Film - The Salesman
- Best Superhero Short Film - Dial ‘A’ for Alphaman
- Best Accidental Apocalypse - Genesis Antipode
- Best Science Fiction Short Drama - NIA
- Best Black and White Science Fiction Short - 36
- Best Story in a Dark Future Short Film - Robots Are Blue
- Creepiest Short - Room to Breathe
- Micro Short Hall of Fame - Ghost Busted
- Best Micro-Short Cinematography - The Cobbler’s Daughter
- Best Adaptation - Pit and the Pendulum
- Most Promising Filmmaker - Schattenkind
- Best Comedy/Horror, Micro Short - Movie Monster Insurance
- Best Documentary - Horror Fans
- Best Micro Short Zombie Film - Cannibal Grave Yard
- Best Sound Design, Foreign Short - Bad Dreams
- Creative Vision Award - Siniestro
- Goriest Short - Terrorist Ate My Brain
- Best Comedy/Horror - Zombie American
- Best Animated Short - If I Had a Hammer
- Best Cinematography, Foreign Short - Devilwood
- Best Costumes, Foreign Short - Devilwood
- Best High School Short - Snowmaniac
- Best Actress Horror Short - Lea Moreno, The Need
- IHSFF Alumni Award, Best Returning Filmmaker - The Resurrectionist
- Best Music - The Resurrectionist
- Best Short Screenplay - The Resurrectionist
- Best Short Cinematography - The Listening Dead
- Best Effects - The Listening Dead
- Best Production Design - The Listening Dead
Hall of fame
- Tobe HooperTobe HooperTobe Hooper is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ; the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation...
- The Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
, Poltergeist - Lloyd KaufmanLloyd KaufmanLloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
- The Toxic AvengerThe Toxic AvengerThe Toxic Avenger is a 1984 comedy horror film released by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts. Virtually ignored upon its first release, The Toxic Avenger caught on with filmgoers after a long and successful midnight movie engagement at the famed...
, Tromeo and JulietTromeo and JulietTromeo and Juliet is a 1996 independent transgressive comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet from Troma Entertainment...
Other Genre Film Festivals
- Brussels International Festival of Fantasy FilmBrussels International Festival of Fantasy FilmThe Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , previously named Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film was created in 1983 as a venue for horror, thriller and science fiction films. It takes place in Brussels, every year in March...
- Dead by DawnDead by DawnDead by Dawn is a film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland specifically devoted to horror films. Established in 1993 by Adele Hartley, this is a discovery festival showcasing mostly independent films, both short films and feature length films...
- European Fantastic Film Festivals FederationEuropean Fantastic Film Festivals FederationEuropean Fantastic Film Festivals Federation , established in 1996, is a film organisation based Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to promoting and supporting European cinema, particularly films in the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres....
- Fantasia FestivalFantasia FestivalFantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996...
- Festival de Cine de SitgesFestival de Cine de SitgesThe Sitges Film Festival is a Spanish film festival that is one of the most recognizable ones held in Europe, considered the world's foremost international festival specializing in fantasy and horror movies...
- Fantastic FestFantastic FestFantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The festival focuses on genre films such as horror,...
- New York City Horror Film FestivalNew York City Horror Film FestivalThe New York City Horror Film Festival was established by Michael J. Hein in 2001. It takes place each year in New York City for a week in October or November and specializes in the horror film genre....
- Toronto After Dark Film FestivalToronto After Dark Film FestivalToronto After Dark Film Festival is a showcase of horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema held annually in Toronto, Canada at the Bloor Cinema. The festival premieres a diverse selection of feature-length and short-films from around the world including new works from Asia, Europe and North...
- TromaDanceTromaDanceThe TromaDance Film Festival is a free annual independent film festival organized by Troma Entertainment. Founded in 1999, TromaDance was originally held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, operating concurrently alongside the Sundance Film Festival in order to showcase an independent...