Screamfest Horror Film Festival

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Screamfest Horror Film Festival
The Screamfest Skull Award, designed by Stan Winston
LocationLos Angeles, US
Founded2001
LanguageInternational
Websitescreamfestla.com

Screamfest Horror Film Festival is a horror film festival founded by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin in August 2001.[1][2][3][4] It runs over ten days during the month of October and is hosted at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, California.[5][6] In 2015, the festival celebrated its fifteenth anniversary and has been credited as being the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States.[7][8] The 2016 Screamfest was from October 18 through the 27.[9][10]

Screamfest premieres and showcases new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers.[11] Films that have premiered at the festival include Paranormal Activity, the series' final installment, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,[12][13] 30 Days Of Night, Let The Right One In, The Grudge, and The Human Centipede.[14]

Screamfest has received praise from AMC as being an "audience-friendly fest that celebrates indie and foreign horror and is run for the fans more than the industry".[15] The festival was also featured in a 2012 episode of Cupcake Wars, where the winning team would create cupcakes for the festival's closing VIP event.[16]

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  6. ^ Davis, Genie (December 21, 2015). "Best Upcoming Film Festivals In Los Angeles". CBS Los Angeles. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  7. ^ Wolfe, Clarke (2015-10-13). "Screamfest Celebrates 15th Anniversary in Los Angeles". Nerdist. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  8. ^ Smart, Jack (October 2, 2014). "5 Terrifying Reasons to Check Out Screamfest". Backstage. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  9. ^ Allen, Trev (2016-05-25). "Screamfest Sets Date For Its 16th Annual Horror Film Festival". Modern Horrors. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  10. ^ "Screamfest Horror Film Festival returns to Hollywood". Retrieved 2016-10-31 – via Daily News.
  11. ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (October 22, 2011). "Israel's First Slasher Flick at Screamfest!". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  12. ^ Squires, John (2015-10-01). "Screamfest 2015 Film Lineup Revealed; Premiere of Martyrs Remake". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  13. ^ Evry, Max (2015-09-03). "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension to Close This Year's Screamfest". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  14. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2016-05-25). "'Central Intelligence' Gets Fest Bow Ahead Of Release; Screamfest 2016 Dates Set". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  15. ^ "We All Scream for Screamfest". AMC. 2007. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  16. ^ "Cupcake Wars: Screamfest". Food Network. Retrieved 2 August 2016.