Winners
Winners 2019
Shriekfest 2019
BEST COMMERCIAL
Blood Bath
Directed by Colin Costello
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Withorwithout by the band Parcels
Directed by Benjamin Howdeshell
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT FILM
Baker Chase Powell
in “We Die Alone”
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE FILM
Jamie Tisdale
in “Portal”
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE FILM
Chase Williamson
in “Greenlight”
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
Ganglers
Written by Mark Renshaw
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
Peep
Directed by Zachary Dehm
BEST THRILLER SHORT FILM
We Die Alone
Directed by Marc Cartwright
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
OverKill
Directed by Alex Montilla
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Dark Noise
Written by Christopher Allan Poe & Jen Badasci
BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Agriturismo
Written by Nick Rufca
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY
The Blood-Red Night of Hatchet Valley
Written by Edward Martin III
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE FILM
Volition
Directed by Tony Dean Smith
BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM
Greenlight
Directed by Graham Denman
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM
Making Monsters
Directed by Justin Harding and Rob Brunner
Winners 2018
Shriekfest 2018
BEST COMMERCIAL
The Spectral Bride
Directed by Carroll Brown
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
U.S. Butcher
Directed by Aleksey Smirnov
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
Magic
Written by Kenny J. Wright
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
Cabin Killer
Directed by Michael Rich
BEST SCI-FI SHORT FILM
Safe
Directed by Tim Earnheart
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM
Latched
Directed by Justin Harding and Rob Brunner
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
A Quiet War
Written by Carroll Brown
BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Pervert
Written by Rona Mark
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY
No Child Left Behind
Written by Daniel Shea
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE FILM
Soundwave
Directed by Dylan K. Narang
BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM
Alive
Directed by Rob Grant
BEST SUPERNATURAL HORROR FILM
Echoes of Fear
Directed by Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM
Camp Cold Brook
Directed by Andy Palmer
Winners 2017
Shriekfest 2017
Best Horror Feature Film:
Gnaw
directed by Haylar Garcia
Best Thriller Feature Film:
The Glass Coffin
directed by Haritz Zubillaga
Best Sci-Fi Feature Film:
Curvature
directed by Diego Hallivis
Best Horror Short Film:
Burn
directed by Judson Vaughan
Best Sci-Fi Short Film:
The Things They Left Behind
directed by Sara Werner
Best Super Short Film:
Classified
directed by Kevin McMahon & Andy Dylan
Best Horror Feature Screenplay:
The Heebies
written by Andrea D. McGee
Best Thriller Feature Screenplay:
Rational Panic
written by Robert Rhyne
Best Sci-Fi Feature Screenplay:
Remote
written by Marc Roussel
Best Short Screenplay:
Dark Hour
written by Edward Martin
Best Music Video:
Chainsaw
by Craven Band, directed by Erick Melchiorri
Best Commercial:
Scream Queen Wanted
directed by Shane Cole
Winners 2016
Shriekfest 2016
Best Horror Feature Film:
Capture Kill Release
Directed by Nick McAnulty & Brian Allan Stewart
Best Sci-Fi Feature Film:
Occupants
Directed by Russ Emanuel
Best Thriller Feature Film:
Dead Awake
Directed by Phillip Guzman
Best Horror Short Film:
The Cleansing Hour
Directed by Damien LeVeck
Best Sci-Fi Short Film:
FlySpy
Directed by Daniel M Smith
Best Super Short Horror Film:
The Maiden
Directed by Michael Chaves
Best Horror Feature Screenplay:
Wolves at the Door
Written by Pardeep Aujla
Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Feature Screenplay:
The Conspiracy Smith
Written by Chad Allan Jones
Best Thriller Feature Screenplay:
The Bride in the Box
Written by Doug Bost
Best Short Screenplay:
The Wishing Tunnel
Written by Travis Gentry
Best SciFi Demo Reel:
Alan Chan
Best Horror Demo Reel:
Cornelius Broderick
Best 2016 Shriekfest Commercial:
Jennifer Taylor Lawrence & Jon James Smith
Winners 2015
Shriekfest 2015
Best Horror Feature Film:
Interior
Directed by Zachary Beckler
Best Sci-Fi Feature Film:
The Answer
Directed by Iqbal Ahmed
Best Thriller Feature Film:
Landmine Goes Click
Directed by Levan Bakhia
Best Horror Comedy Feature Film:
Clinger
Directed by Michael Steves
Best Horror Short Film:
The Peripheral
Directed by J.T Seaton
Best Sci-Fi Short Film:
The Stowaway
Directed by Rpin Suwannath
Best Super Short Horror Film:
The Smiling Man
Directed by A.J Briones
Best Horror/Thriller Feature Screenplay:
Jakob’s Wife
written by Mark Steensland
Best Fantasy/Sci-Fi Feature Screenplay:
Knights of the Valiant Heart
written by Edward Santiago
Best Short Screenplay:
The Junkie’s Flaw
written by Jeffrey Stackhouse & Richard A. Becker
Best Commercial:
Nick Lines
Best Demo Reel::
Alessandro Pulisci Directing Reel
Winners 2014
Shriekfest 2014
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM:
Berkshire County
Writen by Chris Gamble, Directed by Audrey Cummings
BEST SCIFI FEATURE FILM:
Time Lapse
Written by Bradley King & BP Cooper, Directed by Bradley King
BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM:
Nightmare Code
Written by M.J. Rotondi & Mark Netter, Directed by Mark Netter
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM:
Drudge
Written & Directed by Kheireddine El-Helou
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM:
Let Me See Your Eyes
Written by Jack Nathan Harding, Directed by Derek Cole
BEST SCIFI SHORT FILM:
The Developer
Written by Horvath Aron, Directed by Robert Odegnal
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Ghost of Vengeance
Written by Billan Lee
BEST SCIFI FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
The Big Beyond
Written by Tom Batha
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY:
Hannah’s Birthday
Written by Juliet Bergh
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Forgetting How to Dream
Jason James & Rodney Hazard, (music video produced by Chaman Malhi)
Winners 2013
Shriekfest 2013
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM:
Jack Attack
directed by Bryan Norton and Antonio Padoran
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM:
Desolate Road
directed by Marwan Abderrazzaq
BEST SCIFI SHORT FILM:
Incident on Highway 73
directed by Brian Thompson
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Alright
by Scott Caswell
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY:
Memento Mori
written by Stuart Creque
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Endangered Species
written by Stephanie Jessop
BEST SCIFI FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Genesis Prime
written by Joe Crouch
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM:
An American Terror
directed by Haylar Garcia
BEST SCIFI FEATURE FILM:
Abducted
directed by Glen Scantlebury and Lucy Phillips
BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM:
The Last Light
directed by Andrew Hyatt
Winners 2012
Shriekfest 2012
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM:
Nailbiter
Directed by Patrick Rea
BEST SCI FI FEATURE FILM:
Found in Time
Directed by Arthur Vincie
BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM:
It’s in the Blood
Directed by Scooter Downey
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM:
The Sleepover
Directed by Chris Cullari
BEST HORROR SHORT FILM:
Blackout
Directed by James Bushe
BEST SCIFI SHORT FILM:
A Light in the Darkness
Directed by Fed Wetherbee
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Nevermore
Written by David Beran
BEST SCIFI FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
When the Sleeper Wakes
Directed by James Van Fleet
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY:
The Last Rung
Written by Matt Mintz
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
Push ’em Down
Matt Mintz and The Ghosts of Electricity
WINNER OF THE BECHDEL TEST AWARD:
With Child
Jeff Kacmarynski
Winners 2011
Shriekfest 2011
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM:
Absentia
Directed by Mike Flanagan
BEST SCI FI FEATURE FILM:
Pig
Directed by Henry Barrial
BEST SUPERNATURAL FEATURE FILM:
The Dead Inside
Directed by Travis Betz
BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM:
Isle of Dogs
Directed by Tammi Sutton
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM:
Certified
Directed by Luke Asa Guidici
BEST SHORT FILM:
Negative Image
Directed by Karl Holt
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Shut In
Written by T.J. Cimfel and David White
BEST SCIFI FEATURE SCREENPLAY:
Time Wreck
Directed by Larry Whatcott
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY:
Hear No Evil
Written by Ryan Gilmore
BEST WEBISODE:
31 the series
Directed by Lucy Cruell
BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
To All The Youth
BEST UNDER 18 FILM:
Molly and the Masked Storm
Directed by Ben Kadie