2025 Screening Photos and Awards

Award Winners

"MRI" won 1st Place Micro Short!
"Nightfall" won 2nd Place Micro Short!
"BREACH" won 3rd Place Micro Short!

"The Nest" won 1st Place Short!
"Samurai : Soul Slayer" won 2nd Place Short!
"Reach for the Stars" won 3rd Place Short!

"Consent is Customary" won 1st Place Sci-Fi Short!
"A Detached Reflection" won 2nd Place Sci-Fi Short!
"Storm of the Millennium!" won 3rd Place Sci-Fi Short!

"A Perfectionist's Murder" won 1st Place Horror Short!
"Watchtower" won 2nd Place Horror Short!
"The House is Haunted!" won 3rd Place Horror Short!

"The Purrsuit" won 1st Place Comedy Short!
"SPUDS" won 2nd Place Comedy Short!

"Just a Pill Away" won 1st Place Suspense Short!
"The Writer's Horror" won 2nd Place Suspense Short!
"Filter" won 3rd Place Suspense Short!

"Into the Reds Tale" won 1st Place Animation Short!

Time Helmet won 1st Place Suspense Feature!

"Trapped" won 1st Place Short Script!
"Radio Contact" won 2nd Place Short Script!
"Parfait Bebe'" won 3rd Place Short Script!

There's Something in the Water won 1st Place Feature Script!
False Moon won 2nd Place Feature Script!
CRAWLERS won 3rd Place Feature Script!

"Night Pieces" won 1st Place Best Director!
"Il Colore della Notte" won 2nd Place Best Director!
"SPUDS" won 3rd Place Best Director!

"Stop Looking at Me" won 1st Place Best Cinematographer!
"Desert Trip" won 2nd Place Best Cinematographer!
"The Writer's Horror" won 3rd Place Best Cinematographer!

"Reach for the Stars" won 1st Place Best Special Effects!
"BREACH" won 2nd Place Best Special Effects!
"Something, Somewhere" won 3rd Place Best Special Effects!

"HELP!" won 1st Place Best Acting!
"Dawn" won 2nd Place Best Acting!
"Fear Algorithm" won 3rd Place Best Acting!

Congratulations everyone! We had an outstanding screening and can't wait until next year!

2025 Screening Schedule

Saturday, October 18th, at the Holiday Inn Express in Apopka, Florida.

1:00pm Opening with Gift Card Giveaway
1:03pm MRI (4 min)
1:07pm SPUDS (15 min)
1:22pm The Purrsuit (4 min)
1:26pm BREACH (3 min)
1:29pm The Nest (7 min)
1:36pm Nightfall (4 min)
1:40pm Just a Pill Away (16 min)
1:56pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
2:01pm A Detached Reflection (9 min)
2:10pm Night Pieces (21 min)
2:31pm Into the Reds Tale (4 min)
2:35pm Fear Algorithm (6 min)
2:41pm Storm of the Millennium! (10 min)
2:51pm Consent is Customary (12 min)
3:03pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
3:08pm Stop Looking at Me (10 min)
3:18pm Samurai Soul Slayer (26 min)
3:44pm Desert Trip (8 min)
3:52pm Reach for the Stars (22 min)
4:14pm Il Colore della Notte (13 min)
4:27pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
4:32pm HELP! (22 min)
4:54pm Dawn (16 min)
5:10pm The Writer's Horror (11 min)
5:21pm Filter (24 min)
5:45pm Watchtower (14 min)
5:59pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
6:04pm The House is Haunted (25 min)
6:29pm Something, Somewhere (14 min)
6:43pm A Perfectionist's Murder (14 min)
6:57pm Time Helmet (1 hr 54 min)
8:51pm Last Gift Card Giveaway
9:00pm Festival Ends

Screening times are approximate. They may fluctuate slightly by a few minutes here or there depending on
short Q&A's with attending filmmakers or brief discussions about the films.

SELECTED SCRIPTS
There's Something in the Water
Ashes of Freedom
Radio Contact
Lamplighters
False Moon
FRIGHTEN ME
Metal Show
Failures
CRAWLERS
Ex Corporis
YELL OR DIE
Wise Old Owl
Parfait Bebe'
Cat and Mouse
The Delicacy of Sin
COCODRIL a.k.a. SEE YOU LATER
Shakespeare & The King in Yellow
Hunt of the Hound
GRANDIOSITY
Calling Card
One Night
Dark Prince
Interval
Scale 35
Trapped
Taref
Macy

2024 Screening Photos and Awards

Award Winners

"Weasel" won 1st Place Micro Short!
"Zorpas Time Manipulator" won 2nd Place Micro Short!
"Mirage" won 3rd Place Micro Short!

"FASTEN YOUR BELTS" won 1st Place Short!
"Cutter" won 2nd Place Short!
"Leviathan" won 3rd Place Short!

"Yellowmeads" and "Factory Drop" tied for 1st Place Sci-Fi Short!
"GOLIA" won 2nd Place Sci-Fi Short!
"Algor" won 3rd Place Sci-Fi Short!

"Werewolf Margarita" won 1st Place Horror Short!
"Ancient Evil: FrankenCock" won 2nd Place Horror Short!
"Day of the Cyclops" won 3rd Place Horror Short!

"Atonia" won 1st Place Suspense Short!
"Contraction" won 2nd Place Suspense Short!
"Because I Love You" won 3rd Place Suspense Short!

"GAME SHOW" won 1st Place Animation Short!
"Cosmic Travelers" won 2nd Place Animation Short!

ROOM SIX won 1st Place Suspense Feature!

"Plus One" won 1st Place Short Script!
"Bad Move" won 2nd Place Short Script!
"TEETH" won 3rd Place Short Script!

Consumed won 1st Place Feature Script!
We Die Inside: A Beginning won 2nd Place Feature Script!
Antinean won 3rd Place Feature Script!

"Lemonade" won 1st Place Best Director!
"Hole Punched Ear" won 2nd Place Best Director!
"The Clean Up" won 3rd Place Best Director!

"Alive Inside" won 1st Place Best Cinematographer!
"From Beyond" won 2nd Place Best Cinematographer!
"FEM/DOM - Empowered" won 3rd Place Best Cinematographer!

"Lemonade" won 1st Place Best Special Effects!
"Cake" won 2nd Place Best Special Effects!
"The Outlander" won 3rd Place Best Special Effects!

"Sincopat" won 1st Place Best Acting!
"Alternatives" won 2nd Place Best Acting!
"Machine" won 3rd Place Best Acting!

Congratulations everyone! We had an amazing screening and can't wait until next year!

2024 Screening Schedule

Sunday, October 20th, at the Holiday Inn Express in Apopka, Florida.

1:00pm Opening with Gift Card Giveaway
1:03pm GAME SHOW (12 min)
1:15pm Yellowmeads (10 min)
1:25pm Lemonade (10 min)
1:35pm Q&A with Director Daryl Della
1:45pm Weasel (2 min)
1:47pm Algor (9 min)
1:56pm Alive Inside (17 min)
2:13pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
2:18pm Because I Love You (14 min)
2:32pm Cake (6 min)
2:38pm Factory Drop (15 min)
2:53pm Alternatives (15 min)
3:08pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
3:13pm Contraction (10 min)
3:23pm Cosmic Travelers (3 min)
3:26pm Atonia (29 min)
3:55pm The Outlander (2 min)
3:57pm Cutter (13min)
4:10pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
4:15pm Ancient Evil: FrankenCock (8 min)
4:23pm Day of the Cyclops (17 min)
4:40pm Fasten Your Belts (24 min)
5:04pm Werewolf Margarita (10 min)
5:14pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
5:19pm Mirage (3 min)
5:22pm Zorpas Time Manipulator (3 min)
5:25pm Sincopat (14 min)
5:39pm Machine (10 min)
5:49pm The Clean Up (6 min)
5:55pm FEM/DOM - Empowered (15 min)
6:10pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
6:15pm Leviathan (20 min)
6:35pm Hole Punched Ear (9 min)
6:44pm GOLIA (23 min)
7:07pm From Beyond (18 min)
7:25pm ROOM SIX (1 hr 20 min)
8:45pm Festival Ends

Screening times are approximate. They may fluctuate slightly by a few minutes here or there depending on
short Q&A's with attending filmmakers or brief discussions about the films.

SELECTED SCRIPTS
Mabel (Mictlan)
Plus One
Consumed
Hidden
Hell's Giving
Malicious Intent
EMILIA MUST DIE
Antinean
Pocketful of Mondays
Blue Honey
Jackie Blue
We Want Your Baby
We Die Inside: A Beginning
Bad Move
TEETH
Aberration
A Glass Darkly

2023 Screening Photos and Awards

Award Winners

"EMBRACE" won 1st Place Micro Short!
"STITCH IN MOUTH" won 2nd Place Micro Short!

"Sex Sells" won 1st Place Short!
"Lemniscate" won 2nd Place Short!
"Manipulations" won 3rd Place Short!

"Deep Fake Love" won 1st Place Sci-Fi Short!
"Odd/Even" won 2nd Place Sci-Fi Short!
"Hamelin" won 3rd Place Sci-Fi Short!

"Yuggoth" won 1st Place Horror Short!
"Hooves" won 2nd Place Horror Short!
"Amygdala" won 3rd Place Horror Short!

"Reprise" won 1st Place Suspense Short!

"Nothing" won 1st Place Music Video!

Ánima won 1st Place Feature!

"GOGORED" won 1st Place Short Script!
"Roach Onslaught" won 2nd Place Short Script!
"Blood Shell" won 3rd Place Short Script!

Harrowed won 1st Place Feature Script!
As Scared As You won 2nd Place Feature Script!
Where the Black Cat Sleeps won 3rd Place Feature Script!

"Odd/Even" won 1st Place Best Director!
"Incarnation" won 2nd Place Best Director!
"Reprise" won 3rd Place Best Director!

"Awake" won 1st Place Best Cinematographer!
"I Made War of the Worlds" won 2nd Place Best Cinematographer!
"Phase 9" won 3rd Place Best Cinematographer!

"Scomparire" won 1st Place Best Special Effects!
"No Such Thing" won 2nd Place Best Special Effects!
"REALITY HEIST" won 3rd Place Best Special Effects!

"Mind Over Fatter" won 1st Place Best Acting!
"Knock Knock" won 2nd Place Best Acting!
"Charter" won 3rd Place Best Acting!

Congratulations everyone! We had a fantastic screening and can't wait until next year!

2023 Screening Schedule

Saturday, October 7th, at the Holiday Inn Express in Apopka, Florida.

1:00pm Opening with 2 Gift Card Giveaways
1:10pm EMBRACE (2 min)
1:12pm Awake (12 min)
1:24pm Amygdala (16 min)
1:40pm Charter (18 min)
1:58pm Hooves (7 min)
2:05pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
2:10pm Deep Fake Love (15 min)
2:25pm Yuggoth (15 min)
2:40pm Hamelin (10 min)
2:50pm I Made War of the Worlds (15 min)
3:05pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
3:10pm Manipulations (14 min)
3:24pm Knock Knock (13 min)
3:37pm Mind Over Fatter (15 min)
3:52pm No Such Thing (10 min)
4:02pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
4:07pm Nothing (4 min)
4:11pm Odd/Even (16 min)
4:27pm Reprise (23 min)
4:50pm Lemniscate (20 min)
5:10pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
5:15pm Scomparire (15 min)
5:30pm Sex Sells (33 min)
6:03pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
6:08pm REALITY HEIST (7 min)
6:15pm Phase 9 (25 min)
6:40pm STITCH IN MOUTH (1 min)
6:41pm Incarnation (14 min)
6:55pm Gift Card Giveaway + Chat Break
7:00pm Ánima (1 hr 28 min)
8:28pm Last Gift Card Giveaway
8:32pm Festival Ends

Screening times are approximate. They may fluctuate slightly by a few minutes here or there depending on
short Q&A's with attending filmmakers or brief discussions about the films.

SELECTED SCRIPTS
Harrowed
FINAL EXAM
Where the Black Cat Sleeps
Zombies in Christmastown
As Scared As You
Dead Soul
Indigent
Bah Humbug
Morituriosis
TRANSMONTANUS
Roach Onslaught
The Black Paintings
Black Sunshine
The Avon Lady
Blood Shell
GOGORED
SVEN

2022 Screening Photos and Awards

Sorry still no screening photos this year because we held another online event.
Next year should finally be back to normal.

Award Winners

"Handle With Care" won 1st Place Micro Short!
"Spacation" won 2nd Place Micro Short!
"Stairs" won 3rd Place Micro Short!

"PSYCHOZ" and "Shut" tied for 1st Place Short!
"Gateway" won 2nd Place Short!
"A Lust for Time" won 3rd Place Short!

"INCUBUS" won 1st Place Horror Short!
"Nevermore" won 2nd Place Horror Short!
"Don't Vanish" won 3rd Place Horror Short!

"CONSUME" and "The Marinn Company" tied for 1st Place Sci-Fi Short!
"Hibernation" won 2nd Place Sci-Fi Short!
"Chatsworth" won 3rd Place Sci-Fi Short!

"Stuck" won 1st Place Suspense Short!
"Still Waters Run Deep" won 2nd Place Suspense Short!
"Wake Up Little Girl" won 3rd Place Suspense Short!

"JUNE" won 1st Place Experimental Film!

"The Contract Musical" won 1st Place Music Video!

Hideout won 1st Place Suspense Feature!

Rondo and Bob won 1st Place Documentary Feature!

"La Faldama" won 1st Place Short Script!
"Dollars of the Damned" won 2nd Place Short Script!
"At the End of the Canyon" won 3rd Place Short Script!

In Menstrual Frames won 1st Place Feature Script!
Send Help! won 2nd Place Feature Script!
Venefica won 3rd Place Feature Script!

"Trattoria" won 1st Place Best Director!
"Trashman" won 2nd Place Best Director!
"Horizon" won 3rd Place Best Director!

"Le Varou" won 1st Place Best Cinematographer!
"The Abyss of the Soul" won 2nd Place Best Cinematographer!
"The Forgetting Device" won 3rd Place Best Cinematographer!

"Checkpoint" won 1st Place Best Special Effects!
"Amber" won 2nd Place Best Special Effects!
"Artificial Existence" won 3rd Place Best Special Effects!

"EINSTEIN TELESCOPE" won 1st Place Best Acting!
"Poached Eggs" won 2nd Place Best Acting!
"Captain" won 3rd Place Best Acting!

Congratulations everyone! We had a wonderful screening and can't wait until next year!
Thanks to everybody who joined on Zoom!