HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST and B&B 2025 WINNERS

FEATURES & SHORTS

• Best of the Fest - BAMPIRE
• Best Feature Film - BAMPIRE
• Best International Feature Film - VINCENT - A Story Of Supernatural Friendship
• Best Thriller Feature Film - WHERE DARKNESS DWELLS
• Best Short - THE CALL
• Best Student Short - THE BABY

DIRECTING AWARDS

• Best Feature Director - Taylor Morden BAMPIRE
• Best Short Film Director - Jeremy Bassett THE CALL

SHORTS CATEGORIES

• Best Music Video - RED RIDING HOOD 2.0 
• Best Action Adventure Short - FRANKENGIRL
• Best Noir Horror Short - Land of Forgotten Echoes
• Best First-time Short Filmmaker - Ivan Salcedo for BOKAH
• Best Animated Short - HEART OF GOLD 
• Best Micro-Budget Short - WHO’S IN OUR HOUSE?
• Best Horror Homage Short - THE CARVENING
• Best Supernatural Short - REUNION
• Best Psychological Horror Short - ASYLUM 66
• Best Thriller Short - GASLIGHTER
• Best Experimental Film - MY WIFE
• Best International Horror Short - INBTWN
• Best Creature Short - THE TRUNK
• Best Suspense Short - CIMIM
• Best Body Horror Short - INBTWN
• Best Horror Comedy - GOOD BOY
• Best Horror Drama - WAKE
• Best Horror Parody - NEAL 
• Critics Award - LOVE & THE ALL NIGHT HORROR SHOW

SPONSOR AWARDS

• Parallax Studioworks Award of Excellence - NO SLASHER HERE
• Parallax Studioworks Best Student Director Award - Danny Cano CONTAMINANT
• Parallax Studioworks Best Short Award - MIMIC
• Parallax Studioworks Best Comedy Short Award - THE LIGHTS GO OUT
• Parallax Studioworks First-time Filmmaker Award - MaShae Alderman BLOOD MOON ORANGE
• FilmFest Best Music Video Award - ADN - GRAVITATING
• FilmFest Local Filmmaker Award - Blake Vaz for IL COLOORE DELLA NOTTE
• FilmFest Best Director Award - John Liang for REUNION
• FilmFest Best Body Horror Short -THERE’S SOMETHING IN MY EYE
• Perfect Combo First-time Filmmaker Award - SCRUMPTIOUS
• Perfect Combo Award of Excellence - ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT
• Perfect Combo Best Director Award - David Pereira Seibert CUCA
• Soho Cinema Club Award of Excellence - LIKE & FOLLOW
• Soho Cinema Club First-time Filmmaker Award - Darian Stranix BILK
• Soho Cinema Club Best Comedy Award - GRAMPS
• Indie Film LA Award of Excellence - PYRO
• Indie Film LA Best Thriller Short - THE MAN IN THE WHITE MASK
• Indie Film LA Best Suspense Short - WITH YOUR LIFE

ACTING AWARDS

• Best Actress - Susan Priver DOROTHEA
• Best Actor - Mikkel Vadsholt VINCENT - A Story Of Supernatural Friendship
• Best Ensemble Cast in a Short- THEY SLAY
• Best Ensemble Cast in a Feature - LEAD BELLY

TECHNICAL AWARD

• Best Art Design - THE EVILMOJI
• Best Costume Design - THE TRUNK
• Best Editing - FORGIVE ME
• Best Cinematography - THE PHOTOGRAPHER
• Best End Credit Animation - DID YOU REMEMBER THE CAT?
• Best Practical Monster FX - DID YOU REMEMBER THE CAT?

WRITING AWARDS

• Best Original Story - FORGIVE ME
• Best Produced Feature Screenplay - WHERE DARKNESS DWELLS

SOUND AWARDS

• Best Sound Design - CIMIM
• Best Original Score - BOKEH

WINNERS UnProduced Scripts

FEATURES Scripts

• Best Feature Script - BODY OF FLESH by John Kestner
• Best Serial Killer Feature Script - HORROR-FEST by Bill Brock
• Parallax Studioworks Best Feature Script Award - HORROR-FEST by Bill Brock
• Indie Film LA Best Feature Script Award - SCALE 35 by Joanna Lee Ramos
• Best Monster Feature Script - WENDIGO by Xavier Serna & Jude Solis
• Best Genre Mashup Feature Script - AS SCARED AS YOU by Jesse Dorian
• Perfect Combo Best Feature Script Award - BORDERLORE by J. Angel Sierra
• Best Mystery Feature Script - THEATER 8 by John P Martinez
• Best Horror Christmas Feature Script - SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO HELL! by Ben Alpi, Michael Klug

SHORTS Scripts

• Best Short Script - DON’T SPEAK by David Alan Bentley
• Best International Short Script - REFLECTION by Lisa Ovies
• Best First-Time Feature Screenwriter - THE SPIDER’S WARNING by Staci Mallett
• Best Supernatural Short Script - NOT ME by Raúl Delgado Fonseca
• Best Horror Comedy Short Script - HODAG by Jake Bernstein
• Best Horror Drama Short Script - FETCH by Patrick Curran
• Best Ghost Story Short Script - LITTLE STEPS by Jennifer LeBeau
• Best Horror Thriller Short Script - ELOISE TAKES by Katie Casebolt
• Best Paranormal Short Script - WILLOW SAYS by Geoffrey Gould
• Parallax Studioworks Best Short Script Award - DON’T SPEAK by David Alan Bentley
• Indie Film LA Best Short Script Award - SLEEPERWATCH by D. Hunter Fein
• Soho Cinema Club Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting - THE UNCOUNTED KILL by Sterling Gates
• FilmFest Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting - AMBUSH by Kenneth King
• Perfect Combo Best Short Script Award - UNFINISHED BUSINESS by Kelly McInerney

FEATURES & SHORTS

• Best of the Fest - HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS
• Best Feature Film - HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS
• Best Supernatural Feature Film - BAMPIRE
• Best Short - CABIN

DIRECTING AWARDS

• Best Feature Director - Robbie Dias HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS
• Best Short Film Director - Nancy O’Brien CABIN

SHORTS CATEGORIES

• Best Music Video - FAITH IN THE RAIN
• Best Horror Comedy Short - MY LOVE
• Best Horror Satire - THE INDEPENDENT

ACTING AWARDS

• Best Actress - Sadie Katz TEXAS NIGHTMARE
• Best Actor - Jeff Brosy BAMPIRE

WINNERS UnProduced Scripts

FEATURES Scripts

• Best Feature Script - HEY, GIRLIE! by Gabriella Walls
• Best Erotic Thriller Feature Script - FATAL IMPASSE by Jeff Kimball
• FilmFest Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting - THE TIES THAT BIND by Writer Rae I. Jones
• Best Mystery Feature Script - THEATER 8 by John P Martinez
• Perfect Combo Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting - AMERICAN BREAKDOWN by Gary Porpora

SHORTS Scripts

• Best Short Script - XOXO, VENUS by Morgan
• Best International Short Script - IGOSHA by Oksana Serikova
• Parallax Studioworks Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting - EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PERSON by Robert Cantu