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 The Screamfest skull award designed by Academy Award winner Stan Winston. | |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.screamfestla.com |
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States. Paranormal Activity was discovered and premiered at the festival in 2007. Some of the largest horror online publications have called it the "Sundance of Horror".
Previously held at Grauman's Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood, the festival is now held annually at the prestigious Regal Cinemas L.A. Live Stadium 14 in Los Angeles.
Screamfest premieres and showcases new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers. Many of the filmmakers have garnered distribution and representation as a result of the festival. Screamfest launches careers.
Film entries are accepted in the categories of Best Feature, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Special Effects and Musical Score. In addition, there are special categories for Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary and Best Student Film.
References
- "In LA? Check Out the Next Screamfest Night of Mayhem". DreadCentral.