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Horrible Imaginings Film Festival

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 20212020

    HIFF Award

    Edit

    Best Actor in a Feature Film

    • Winner
      • Conrado Osorio
      • Luz: The Flower of Evil
    • Gerald Chew
      • Gerald Chew
      • Repossession
      • Medli Loo
      • Repossession
    • Stacy Keach at an event for An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
      • Stacy Keach
      • Survival Skills
    • Carlos Carrasco
      • Carlos Carrasco
      • Diablo Rojo PTY
    • Keyon Bowman
      • Keyon Bowman
      • Darkness in Tenement 45

    Best Actor in a Short Film

    • Eric Roberts at an event for Up in the Air (2009)
      Winner
      • Eric Roberts
      • Hammer
      • Michael Anthony Pardos
      • Frantz Brutus
      • My Neighbors Are Weird
    • Edward Hong
      • Edward Hong
      • Make a Wish
    • Addison Heimann
      • Addison Heimann
      • Jeff Drives You
    • Ernest Walker
      • Ernest Walker
      • Ronald
      • Jelani Talib
      • Suspense
      • Jose Chinchillas Olaiz
      • Perturbado

    Best Actress in a Feature Film

    • Amy Cheng
      Winner
      • Amy Cheng(as Amy J Cheng)
      • Repossession
    • Nicole Tompkins
      • Nicole Tompkins
      • Darkness in Tenement 45
    • Andrea Esquivel
      • Andrea Esquivel
      • Luz: The Flower of Evil
    • Tyra Colar
      • Tyra Colar
      • Survival Skills
      • Alejandra Araúz
      • Diablo Rojo PTY
    • Zoe Fish
      • Zoe Fish
      • The Return
      • Echo Andersson
      • The Return

    Best Actress in a Short Film

    • Winner
      • Effie Lavore
      • Hammurabi
    • Colleen Foy
      • Colleen Foy
      • Green Cobra
    • Katherine Sainte Marie
      • Katherine Sainte Marie
      • Darling, Darling, Wendy
    • Stella Baker
      • Stella Baker
      • The Three Men You Meet at Night
    • Hannah Barefoot
      • Hannah Barefoot
      • The Rule of Three
      • Mylesha Morgan Ramey
      • Snake Eyes
    • Ruth Ramos
      • Ruth Ramos
      • Diabla
      MHK Productions

    Best Animated Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Malakout

      6.2 (36)
      Farnoosh Abedi
    • [object Object]

      Lenses

      Carlos Smith Rovira
    • [object Object]

      Melted

      6.2 (10)
      Nikki Chapman
    • [object Object]

      Faust

      Marianna Atlas
    • [object Object]

      Them

      7.2 (13)
      Robin Lochmann

    Best Cinematography in a Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Luz: The Flower of Evil

      4.9 (894)
      Nicolás Caballero Arenas
    • [object Object]

      Repossession

      5.8 (69)
      Woon Seong Chow(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Survival Skills

      5.7 (330)
      Allie Schultz
    • [object Object]

      Diablo Rojo PTY

      5.1 (155)
      Sebastian Touma

    Best Cinematography in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      VR Food

      6.2 (8)
      Chris Willmore
    • [object Object]

      Red Ball

      6.7 (15)
      Jussi Rautaniemi
    • [object Object]

      Autoscopy

      6.6 (25)
      Max Larsson
    • [object Object]

      Hammer

      Trevor Roach
    • [object Object]

      Laura Hasn't Slept

      6.7 (1.7K)
      Dan Clarke
    • [object Object]

      Snake Eyes

      6.0 (31)
      Travers Jacobs

    Best Director of a Feature Film

    • Winner
      • Juan Diego Escobar Alzate
      • Luz: The Flower of Evil
      • Ming Siu Goh(director)
      • Scott C. Hillyard(co-director)
      • Repossession
      • Quinn Armstrong
      • Survival Skills
      • Sol Charlotte(as Sol Moreno)
      • Diablo Rojo PTY
      • Nikki Groton
      • Darkness in Tenement 45

    Best Director of a Short Film

    • India Dupre attends a special screening of Sean Penn's "Flag Day" at The Directors Guild of America on August 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
      Winner
      • India Dupré
      • Ring
    • Christina Raia and Neil Patrick Stevens at an event for Night In (2017)
      • Christina Raia
      • Affliction
      CongestedCat Productions
    • Mitchell Slan
      • Costantino Ciminiello
      • Mitchell Slan(as Mitchell V. Slan)
      • Snake Eyes
      • Claes Nordwall
      • Autoscopy
      • Arif Khan
      • The Purple Iris
      • Malcolm Mills
      • VR Food

    Best Dramatic Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Everything's Fine

      6.2 (22)
      Danny Rhodes
    • [object Object]

      Affliction

      Christina Raia
      Kelsey Rauber
      CongestedCat Productions
    • [object Object]

      When We Dance

      Charles A. Pieper
    • [object Object]

      Yo confieso

      Saúl Gallego
    • [object Object]

      The Purple Iris

      5.9 (12)
      Arif Khan

    Best Effects in a Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diablo Rojo PTY

      5.1 (155)
      Juan Pablo Pardo Lee
      Lisimaco Sucre
    • [object Object]

      The Return

      4.6 (933)
      Emersen Ziffle(as Emerson Ziffle)
    • [object Object]

      Repossession

      5.8 (69)
      Paul Pistore(effects design & fabrication)
      Timothy Lucas Tan(effects fabrication & weapons)
      Jeroen Ow(effects & weapons assistant)
      Rusydi Ahmad(lead visual effects artist)
      Core Crew FX
    • [object Object]

      Luz: The Flower of Evil

      4.9 (894)
      Andres Ramirez
      Rigor Mortis FX
    • [object Object]

      Survival Skills

      5.7 (330)
      Stephen Burchell

    Best Effects in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Flick

      5.0 (58)
      Dan Rebert
      Blayne Weir
    • [object Object]

      OverKill

      6.7 (38)
      Marcel Banks(special effects)
      Brittany Fontaine(special effects)
      Ryan Davies(visual effects)
      Shahnam Haider(visual effects)
      Wendy Fisher(special effects assistant)
      Amanda Lewis(special effects assistant)
      Moncef Foura(additional visual effects)
    • [object Object]

      Progeny

      7.3 (122)
      James Ojala
    • [object Object]

      Mateo

      5.6 (53)
    • [object Object]

      Suspense

      6.5 (48)
      Cory Hinesley
    • [object Object]

      Milk Teeth

      6.6 (221)
      Meredith Wells

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Luz: The Flower of Evil

      4.9 (894)
      Juan Diego Escobar Alzate
    • [object Object]

      Repossession

      5.8 (69)
      Ming Siu Goh
      Scott C. Hillyard
      Monkey & Boar
    • [object Object]

      Diablo Rojo PTY

      5.1 (155)
      Sol Charlotte(as Sol Moreno)

    Best Feature Film Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Repossession

      5.8 (69)
      Ming Siu Goh
      Scott C. Hillyard
    • [object Object]

      Survival Skills

      5.7 (330)
      Quinn Armstrong
    • [object Object]

      Darkness in Tenement 45

      4.1 (798)
      Nikki Groton
    • [object Object]

      Luz: The Flower of Evil

      4.9 (894)
      Juan Diego Escobar Alzate
    • [object Object]

      The Return

      4.6 (933)
      Ken Janssens
      BJ Verot

    Best Gross Out Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      First Bite

      5.9 (14)
      Vincenzo Nappi
    • [object Object]

      Unholy 'Mole

      6.9 (16)
      David Bornstein
    • [object Object]

      Blood Feast

      Oscar Bailey
    • [object Object]

      Flick

      5.0 (58)
      Ariel Zengotita

    Best Home Grown Local Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capture

      Karenssa LeGear
      John Freeman
    • [object Object]

      The Springfield Three

      4.3 (41)
      Samuel Gonzalez Jr.
    • [object Object]

      American Quartet

      Jesca Prudencio
    • [object Object]

      Cure!

      Kieran H. Bothwell(as Kieran Hayag)
    • [object Object]

      The Pumpkin Patch

      Bless Williams
    • [object Object]

      Perturbado

      Fernando Fisher(as Fernando A. Fisher)

    Best Monster Show Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Milk Teeth

      6.6 (221)
      Felipe Vargas
    • [object Object]

      Suspense

      6.5 (48)
      Ben Burghart
      Jacob Burghart
    • [object Object]

      Laura Hasn't Slept

      6.7 (1.7K)
      Parker Finn
    • [object Object]

      My Neighbors Are Weird

      Jason Morillo
    • [object Object]

      Night Crawl

      6.3 (61)
      Gregory Shultz
    • [object Object]

      The Rink

      Ronald Short

    Best Production & Art Design in a Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Survival Skills

      5.7 (330)
      C. Leigh Goldsmith
    • [object Object]

      Darkness in Tenement 45

      4.1 (798)
      Ian Lapidus
      Caitlin Nicole Williams
    • [object Object]

      Diablo Rojo PTY

      5.1 (155)
      Sol Charlotte
      Natalia Pia Conde Diez

    Best Production & Art Design in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hairy Soul Man: I'm So Depressed

      Kai Smythe
    • [object Object]

      The Last Day of Spicy Jack

      Giulia Mucci
    • [object Object]

      Optic Nerve

      Peter J. Hartsock
    • [object Object]

      Snake Eyes

      6.0 (31)
      Costantino Ciminiello
      Mitchell Slan(as Mitchell V. Slan)
    • [object Object]

      Blood Feast

      Orlando Bailey
    • [object Object]

      Human Trash

      6.3 (6)
      Aitor Almuedo
      Francisco Javier Almuedo

    Best Score in a Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Repossession

      5.8 (69)
      Teo Wei Yong
    • [object Object]

      The Return

      4.6 (933)
      Kevon Cronin
    • [object Object]

      Luz: The Flower of Evil

      4.9 (894)
      Brian Heater
    • [object Object]

      Diablo Rojo PTY

      5.1 (155)
      Ricardo Risco

    Best Score in a Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Snake Eyes

      6.0 (31)
      Nailah Hunter
    • [object Object]

      Mateo

      5.6 (53)
      Altair Bonilla
    • [object Object]

      Shiny Diamonds

      Michael J. Epstein
      Catherine Capozzi
      Night Kisses
      Launch Over
    • [object Object]

      Fait Maison

      Mathias Louis
    • [object Object]

      Optic Nerve

      Aaron Rizzo

    Best Short Film Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Conspiracy Cruise

      6.8 (41)
      Brad Abrahams
    • [object Object]

      Darling, Darling, Wendy

      7.6 (10)
      Katherine Sainte Marie
      Questhaven Films
    • [object Object]

      Hammurabi

      6.4 (54)
      Effie Lavore
    • [object Object]

      Everything's Fine

      6.2 (22)
      Lisa Cisneros
    • [object Object]

      Spoon

      7.8 (12)
      Victor Velasco
    • [object Object]

      Jeff Drives You

      6.3 (52)
      Addison Heimann

    Best Student Film: Adult

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Diabla

      6.9 (42)
      Ashley George(director)
      Maya Korn(producer)
      MHK Productions
    • [object Object]

      Progeny

      7.3 (122)
      Gregory M. Schroeder
      Justin Daering
      Kenda Greenwood
      Thomas Thickett
      Adam Welch
      Christine Douglas
      AFI Conservatory
    • [object Object]

      The Last Leaf

      Sia Aleskovskaya
    • [object Object]

      The Rule of Three

      6.6 (91)
      Elwood Quincy Walker
    • [object Object]

      Soon Comes Night

      8.6 (15)
      Austin Rourke
    • [object Object]

      Pleasures

      Dor Pe'er

    Best Youth & Student Film: Under 17

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pogo

      Ella McKeon
    • [object Object]

      Blood Feast

      Oscar Bailey
    • [object Object]

      Bloody Mary

      Seraphina Jerome

    Funniest Horror Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tea Time

      8.0 (6)
      Katie Barrie(producer)
      Billy Hanson(producer)
      Tara Price(producer) (director)
      Dirigo Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Make a Wish

      7.3 (31)
      Josephine Chang
      Edward Hong
      Diane Foster
      WallyBird Productions
    • [object Object]

      Waffle

      6.0 (178)
      Carlyn Hudson
    • [object Object]

      Pretty Bonnets

      9.3 (6)
      Mick Dow
    • [object Object]

      The History of Nipples

      5.8 (31)
      Bailey Tom Bailey
    • [object Object]

      OverKill

      6.7 (38)
      Alex Montilla

    Campfire Tales

    • [object Object]

      Bos

      7.5 (51)
      Steffen Geypens

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