NYC Horror Film Festival

NYCHFF 2013 CALL FOR ENTRIES

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**NEW EMAIL FOR SUBMISSIONS*

Festival Dates: November 14, 15, 16, 17

New York City Horror Film Festival announces 2013 call for Entries………FEES and DEADLINES

FEATURES	Shorts
Early…….$40	$30…………….Postmarked by February 28
Regular…$45	$35……………..Postmarked by June 30
Late….. .$50	$40……………. Received by September 1st

Send materials to:

NYC Horror Film Festival
PO Box 8582
86 Broadway
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677

Submissions received after 09/01/13 will be automatically entered into the following year.

NYCHFF COMES TO A CLOSE

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Thanks to everyone for making this year as successful as the previous and congratulations to our winners this year!

Best Feature………………………………GUT

Best Director…………………………….GREG OLLIVER, DEVOURED

Best Actor…………………………………LANCE HENRIKSEN, ITS IN THE BLOOD

Best Actress………………………………MARTA MILANS, DEVOURED

BEST FX…………………………………..JOSH TURI, LEIGHANN BROKAW, GUT

BEST SHORT…………………………….SHOW ME by DAVID SCHNEIDER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY…………..MIKE SIMPSON, ITS IN THE BLOOD

BEST SCREENPLAY……………………SCOOTER DOWNEY, SEAN ELLIOT, ITS IN THE BLOOD

AUDIENCE CHOICE………………………..SLEEPWALK by JOHN NORTHAM

ROB ZOMBIE receiving the MJH award in personal direction!

Wes Craven with his Lifetime Achievement Award

Welcome Latin Horror

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NYCHFF would like to announce that LATIN HORROR has just joined in supporting the festival. Check out their site and here is a little on their history.

Edwin Pagán is the founder-in-chief of LATIN HORROR (www.latinhorror.com). He is a writer, filmmaker, photographer/cinematographer, curator, and life-long horror fan. Pagán is the curator/director of the NewLatino Fimmakers Screening Series at the Anthology Film Archives, now in its 10th season, as well as the celebrated The HORRORphiles genre film series. He is currently penning a book entitled ‘MIEDO – The History of Latin horror.’ In 2012 he launched #MiedoMarketing, an extension of the LATIN HORROR brand specializing in promoting horror-based content to the Latino/Hispanic and pop-culture sectors who are fans of genre.

Fangoria/Ghost Rider

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:22:25 +0000

Moo and the crew hanging with Nicholas Cage

Fangoria !

Moo hanging with Lloyd Kaufman

TROMA!

2010 Awards

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:22:14 +0000

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Robert Englund

Best Feature: YELLOWBRICKROAD by Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland

Best Director: Stevan Mena, BEREAVEMENT

Best Actor: James Nesbitt, OUTCAST

Best Actress: Emilie Dequenne, THE PACK (LA MEUTE)

Best Screenplay: Franck Richard, THE PACK (LA MEUTE)

Best Submitted Screenplay: “The Call of the Jersey Devil”
by Aurelio Voltaire

Special mentions going to:

“Hoax” written by Matt Allen & Scott Park

“When Darkness Falls” written by Arturo Portillo

“Killer Granny” written by Eric Lee, Kevin Armento, and Taylor Jackson

Best Cinematography: Marco Cappetta, BEREAVEMENT

Best FX: Jenn Rose, KISS THE ABYSS

Best Short Film: NINJAS by Dennison Ramalho

Audience Choice Award: THE LIVING WANT ME DEAD
by Bill Palmer

Wizard World Award: WRITTEN BY by Karni Baghdikian

Congratulations to ALL the 2010 filmmakers!

Tony Todd returns to the NYCHFF!

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:55 +0000

Friend of the festival and everyone’s favorite Candyman is back! Tony will be in town and floating throughout the fest. He has also been added to our filmmaker’s panel on Sunday! We couldn’t be happier to have Tony involved in the festival and have his filmmaking knowledge and his incredible acting talent to impart to all festival filmmaker and attendees.

The Legend of Hallowdega added!

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00:12 +0000

The festival extremely excited offer the first theatrical screening of legendry filmmaker Terry Gilliam’s new short film “The Legend of Hallowdega” Starring David Arquette and Justin Kirk. The film will screen at the opening night party and as part of the closing night screening (program 11)

INKubus preview added!

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:08:09 +0000

A very special “Sneak Preview” of the highly buzzed new film “INKubus” starring Robert Englund and William Forsythe. As part of the Lifetime Achievement Award program, we are very excited to give the public the very first taste of Robert Englund’s newest nightmare! Directed by Glenn Ciano and presented by The Woodhaven Production company.

Inkubus poster

2010 NYCHFF Schedule – Nov. 10th through the 14th

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ALL ACCESS PASSES (160$)

Kick Off Bash!

Wed / Nov. 10th / 8:00pm

Five bands, short horror films one hour of free beer!!!
Open to the public, so come mingle with the filmmakers, actors, and stars.

Tribeca Cinemas / Nov. 11th-14th
54 Varick Street @ Canal

PROGRAM 1 (16$)

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Thursday / Nov. 11th / 8:00 pm

Bereavement / 110 min / USA
In 1989, six year old Martin Bristoll was kidnapped from his backyard swing in Minersville Pennsylvania. Graham Sutter, a psychotic recluse, kept Martin imprisoned on his derelict pig farm, forcing him to witness and participate in unspeakable horrors. Chosen at random, his victim’s screams were drowned out by the rural countryside. For five years, Martin’s whereabouts have remained a mystery, until 17 year old Allison Miller (Alexandra Daddario) comes to live with her Uncle, Jonathan (Michael Biehn). While exploring her new surroundings, Allison discovers things aren’t quite right at the farmhouse down the road. Her curiosity disturbs a hornet’s nest of evil and despair that once torn open, can never be closed. Starring Michael Biehn, Brett Rickaby, Alexandra Daddario, and John Savage. Written and Directed by Stevan Mena

Inferno / 2 min / USA
A desperate man is given a chance to redeem his past sins by delivering a strange Black Case to a Mystery Man who promises to end the suffering of the woman he loves, but the Black Case has other plans for him. Directed by Jarid Boyce

Lazarus Taxon / 14 min / Spain
The consequences of global warming are at its peak when one man crosses the New Sea trying to save his daughter from the clutches of death. Directed by Denis Rovira

Stephen King’s Flowers for Norma / 13 min / USA
A young man walks the streets of 1963 NY looking for love, only to find Love is not what he thought it was. Directed by Juan Reinoso

Written By / 15 min / USA
Two hotshot screenwriters lock themselves in a room to finish a script about a haunted clown doll.Directed by Karni Baghdikian