Winners Announced From The 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival!
Larry Fessenden’s lifetime achievement award was an amazing custom VHS tape.
The people have spoken. Jurors and filmgoers alike have cast their votes for the best films shown at this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. The festival’s ninth year featured winners across the subgenre spectrum. There was something for everyone, but this year’s winners went above and beyond. Macabre Daily is continuing to roll out reviews and coverage, but for now, take a look at the films and filmmakers who made a splash at this year’s event.
The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival has arisen in one of the most densely populated cities and has some of the highest concentration of genre fans in the US. Given the rise of genre films over the last few years and the various festivals that have started to pop up and support them, we love to see this one not just thriving, but growing annually!
From the press release:
Fesseden with Jenn Wexler (Producer, Director of “The Ranger” and “The Sacrifice Game”)
LEVIATHAN AWARD (Presented by Arrow Video)
The Leviathan Award, Brooklyn Horror’s first and only tribute award, was created in 2023 to honor the luminaries of horror and acknowledge their monstrous contributions to the genre.
2024 honors went to the irreplaceable Larry Fessenden whose inspired filmmaking, cherished turns in front of the camera and impactful producorial work as the founder of Glass Eye Pix has helped shepherd and sustain indie horror in New York for three decades and counting. Larry Fessenden is exactly the kind of trailblazing and enduring artist we want to celebrate, one whose distinct mark on the industry and on countless filmmakers is undeniable.
DARK MATTER JURY AWARDS
Best Film - Dead Talents Society
Best Director - Sasha Rainbow, Grafted
Best Performance - Blu Hunt, The Dead Thing
Best Ensemble - Dead Talents Society
Best Screenplay - Jayro Bustamante, Rita
HEAD TRIP JURY AWARDS
Best Film - Dead Mail
Best Director - Emma Benestan, Animale
Best Screenplay - Ariella Mastroianni and Ryan J. Sloan, Gazer
Best Actor - Zachary Ray Sherman, Who's Watching
Best Actress - Oulaya Amamra, Animale
Best Ensemble - Dead Mail
SHORTS COMPETITION JURY AWARDS
Best Film - Femme
Best Director - Émile Lavoie, Mean Ends
Best Performances - Sophie Neff and Woody Coyote, Make Me a Pizza
Best Special FX/Makeup - Irene Uncal, Apotemnofilia
Best Screenplay - Grace Rex, The Shadow Wrangler
Best Production Design - Masha Lyass, Lady Parts
Best Editing - Jordan M. Hahn, Beach Logs Kill
Home Invasion Award (sponsored by Cut and Measure, includes a $1,500+ credit for post-production services) - Hammer
AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
Gold - Dead Talents Society
Silver - Somnium
Bronze - Bone Lake
2024 Brooklyn Horror Jury
Features, Dark Matter:
Edoardo Vitaletti (Filmmaker, THE LAST THING MARY SAW)
Justin DiPietro (MPI, Executive Vice President)
Toby Poser (Filmmaker, WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS)
Features, Head Trip:
Jenika McCrayer (Horror Press, writer)
Jim Brunzell (Dark Star Pictures, Director of Festivals)
Jacqueline Castel (Filmmaker, MY ANIMAL)
Shorts:
Avery Coffey (Unbound and Rewound Horror Podcast, Host & Producer)
Nathan Ginter (Filmmaker, THE THIRD EAR)
Sophie Carroll (Director of Creative, ALTER & DUST at Gunpowder & Sky)
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