Shockfest Film Festival just celebrated its 13th year anniversary at Shockfest Ghost Ship, the virtual interactive experience hosted by Horror Icon Bill Oberst Jr.  Shockfest puts a heavy focus on supporting the filmmaker community and this year, they have award 5 Cash Prizes of $666 to their award winners, alongside and additional cash prize to the winner of their Filmmaker Tip Competition.  On the day of Shockfest Ghostship, Festival Director Jeffrey Macabre announced they will be offering 2 additional cash prizes to their filmmakers on their livestream taking place Friday December 17th at 4:30 pm PST on their Facebook (facebook.com/shockfesthorrorfactory) and Youtube pages (https://www.youtube.com/user/shockfilmfest)

Award winners for Shockfest Film Festival include Juliet Landau’s innovative and genre-bending film, A Place Among The Dead, The Mahal Empire’s Death Count Directed by Michael Su and starring Costas Mandylor, Michael Madsen and Devanny Pinn, Michael Schiff’s The History of Metal and Horror and P.M. Lipscomb’s thrilling and darkly comical new feature, Clowning.  However, the entire lineup of Shockfest Ghost Ship is an incredible collection showcasing some of the most innovative and fascinating films of all genres, including Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, SciFi, Documentary and Experimental, alongside a healthy selection of horror films from around the world.  This year, Silver Bullet laurels were distributed to Official Selections and Golden Stake Awards to Honorable Mentions.  Shockfest Ghost Ship is brought in part by the Horror Gift Boutique Nightmare Toys (https://www.nightmaretoys.com) and Gorilla Radio Smoke Shop of Las Vegas, NV (https://www.gorillaradioonline.com) and their festival offers a play-on-demand format, allowing audience to enjoy the movies on their own schedule for a limited time.  

Tickets are still available at www.shockfilmfest.com/home to experience the festival and the incredible lineup of films.  Additionally, Shockfest has just opened submissions for 2022 and for the next 5 days, with the code SHOCKHOLIDAY you can get a 70% discount to share your film or screenplay to Shockfest Film Festival at filmfreeway.com/shockfestfilmfestival  (code expires on December 18th 2021 and it is currently the early bird rate)

We are proud to present to you the nominees and winners of Shockfest Film Festival 2021:

BEST ACTOR

Brian Yuran – Bengal

Danny Trejo – The Shadow of the Cat

Jimmy Laine – Cockazoid

Ryan Donowho – Beyond Paranormal

Toby Hardgrave – Hunter’s Cabin

Will Krisanda – Flock

BEST ACTRESS

Brigitte Graham – Who Wants Dessert?

Devanny Pinn – Death Count

Michelle Girolami – Implanted

Izabela Vidovic – The Accursed

Juliet Landau – A Place Among The Dead

Maria Olsen – The Crumbs

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Burger Royale by Gary Francis Roche

Homo ErecTattoos by Tae-woo Kim

My Juke-Box by Florentine Grelier

People Person by Rymalena

Re-Animal by Rubén Garcerá

The Combine by Bill Ratner

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

Pietro Bisetto Trevisin – What Happened With Alain?

Enrique Bencomo, Enrique Aranguren – Die At Home

Dylan Chapgier – The Girl From Nowhere

Rob Wilton – The Blood Bride

Ben Manhanke – Peeping Tom

Joseph Russio – Beyond Dark Dreams

BEST CULT FILM

Country Of Hotels by Julio Maria Martino

Danni and The Vampire by Max Werkmeister

Clowning by P.M. Lipscomb

Progressive Touch by Michael Portnoy

Real Bad Idiot by Alanah McKellar

Tom And His Zombie Wife by Kevin Short

BEST DIRECTOR – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY

P.M. Lipscomb – Clowning

Michael Su – Death Count

Isaac Rodriguez – Last Radio Call

J. Writer Ward – Payment Received

Juliet Landau – A Place Among The Dead

Ash Knowlton – Liminal

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Just A Guy by Shoko Hara

Solutions by Pernille Rose Groenkjaer

The History of Metal and Horror by Mike Schiff

The Witch of Kings Cross by Sonia Bible

Who Made You? by Iiris Härmä

All In My Power by Chandler Clarke

BEST DRAMA

Wives of the Skies by Honey Lauren

The Waiting by Jelle Stroo

Trust Frank by Penny Moore

Mickey Hardaway by Marcellus Cox

Mr. Sam by Zeus Kontoyannis

Nightwalking by Shoshana Rosenbaum

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

A Walk In The Forest by Johanne Chagnon

Nurse Me by Kezia Barnett

Information by Heather Warren-Crow

Locked. by Sean Imamkhan

Rotor Absynth by Carsten Aschmann

The Great Work In 33 Steps by Robert Pepper

BEST FANTASY

Blue and Malone: Impossible Cases by Abraham López

Brother Troll by Gudmund Helmsdal

Moon Drops by Yoram Ever-Hadani

Played by Mark van Welzenis

The Berlin Bride by Michael Bartlett

This Is A Test by Nathaniel Hoopes

BEST FEATURE – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY

A Place Among The Dead by Juliet Landau

Bashira by Nickson Fong

Clowning by P.M. Lipscomb

Two Witches by Pierre Tsigaridis

Destination Marfa by Andy Stapp

Red Pill by Tonya Pinkins

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Into The Night by Chris Goldade

Dar-Dar by Paul Urkijo Alijo

Daughter of Dismay by James Quinn

Hopes by Raúl Monge

SĪBĬLUM by Luigi Scarpa

The Visitor by Joey Agbayani

MOCKFEST AWARD: BEST COMEDY FILM

The Midas Touch by Tilman Borck

Lost Treasure Of The Valley by Robert Husted

Smart Marks by Ray Tomas

The Co-Op by Cameron S. Mitchell

It’s Just A Game by James Grogan

I Can’t Sleep by Gina Rose

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Casket – Geneva Jacuzzi by Chris Friend

Nice Shoes by Jonathan Lawrence

Parasite – Lunarcode by Vincenzo Carubia, Jessica Gillette

Teleapàtic – Minova by Sito Ruiz, Esteve Puig

The Hearse Song by Matt Bottos

Vengeance Rhythm by Chris Ullens

BEST SCIFI

White Sky by Adam Wilson

Carmentis by Antony Webb

Cycle 2217 by Evgeny Kalachikhin, Ruben Dauenhauer

Parallel Minds by Benjamin Ross Hayden

Sky Fighter by Lukas Kendall

An Ideal Host by Robert Woods

BEST SCREENPLAY – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY

Broodmother by Hal Schneider

Blood of the Manor by Robert Drusetta

Charlie Horowitz: Requiem by Dillon Fuhrman

Scream Queen by Walter Martyn Cabell

The Witch on Bridge St. by Luke St. Germaine

Tribute by Kerry Fleming

BEST SHORT – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY

A Tale Best Forgotten by Tomas Stark

Crock Pot by Ty Jones

Familiar by David J. Ellison

Jumpin’ Jacob by Alexander Deeds

Tall Betsy by Kyle Wallace

The Carducci Talent Show by Anthony Fanelli

BEST STUDENT FILM – CASH PRIZE CATEGORY

Echthaar by Dominic Kubisch

All Boys Die by Julio C. Vargas

Lost Beyond The Stars by Kayla Arend

Sick Day by Oliver Guo

The Ark by Benjamin South

WreckVlogs by Jackson Cooperman