The inaugural HHF was an amazing success at Quentin Tranatino's NEW BEVERY CINEMA in Los Angeles. We had 2 cast & crew reunions (The Howling & Return of the Living Dead), a free panel on "How to Finance, Produce and Sell Your Work" (with 11 panelists from the following disciplines - producer, director, agent, financier, sales agent), free screenings of shorts and features, more free giveaways than virtually anywhere, awards and networking events. Plus two Honoree's - JOE DANTE and DICK MILLER and the first ever Family Authorized PRICE AWARD (handed out by Vincent's daughter VICTORIA PRICE).
2018's HHF was even better. All our evening events were SOLD OUT in advance. We honored the fabulous CASSANDRA "ELVIRA" PETERSON with the prestigious PRICE AWARD, had a cast & crew reunion screening of ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS, had the World's only 30th Anniversary Reunion of THEY LIVE, with a live performance from Honoree (and JOHN CARPENTER collaborator) ALAN HOWARTH, had an amazing Anniversary party for NIGHT OF THE DEMONS with Dir. KEVIN TENNEY and the gang, and finished off with an Awards night to end all Awards nights!
We Honored MIKE "THE SHAPE OF WATER" HILL - 2018's Monster Maker of the Year - and handed out over 40 well deserved awards, certificates and gorgeous HHF Medals. Winners received DVDs, posters, Blu-rays, t-shirts, and assorted cool horror memorabilia all night long. It was a night to remember.
We had FREE screenings and events too, including the US Premiere of HORROR MOVIE: A LOW BUDGET NIGHTMARE, with DEE WALLACE and the AUSTRALIAN directors in-person, and had another incredibly insightful and educational PANEL TO DIE FOR. Both were packed houses and lots of fun.
We have some amazing guests planned for 2019 so stick with us, there's never a dull moment at HHF.
So what do we accept? Well we accept ANY films, produced ANY year, in ANY category you feel is Grindhouse or Exploitation-genre related (horror, action, sci-fi, martial arts, animation, film noir, teen comedy, erotic, blacksploitation etc). We say ANY year as we're here to help guide film-makers sell and successfully distribute their work.
Our new venue has a full bar, stage, vendor space, kitchen, large hall, green room and its own parking lot. It's the perfect venue to network and socialize. So bring your business cards and make the most of what HHF has to offer.
Here's what our fans said:
"Very cool." (Joe Dante - Director of GREMLINS & THE HOWLING)
"A resounding success." (LatinHorror.com)
"Pay attention to HHF." (ShockTillYouDrop.com)
"An incredible success. The crowd was great, the shorts were great, the atmosphere was great, the free gifts were great (comic books and a zombie jello mold? hell yeah), the popcorn was great, I mean, hell, the damn tickets were FREE. What else could you ask for?" (Framehopping Blog)
"A cool vibe." (David Leclercq - Directer & Festival Attendee)
"I'm honored to have screened there with my own work." (Jerry Pyle - Director)
" It was hands-down my favorite festival on the circuit." (Lowell Northrop - Director & Festival Attendee)
WINNERS will receive $1000 (current total value but to increase as we get closer to the event) worth of prizes, awards and benefits from our many sponsors - TBA.
WINNERS will be offered the opportunity of having their work featured in a non-exclusive AMAZON VIDEO distribution deal to be part of the 2nd season of the successful "Hollywood Horrorfest Presents" anthology TV series.
ALL ENTRANTS will be put in a prize draw - prizes TBA shortly.
Awards are given to all our winners. Plus we offer a series of industry panels - on finance, distribution, sales, marketing, jobs and pitching - with a host of industry insiders.
We also promise an unprecedented HHF networking experience - with a full bar, lounge and dining area for informal socializing before and after screenings and panels.
Plus we'll be honoring another of Hollywood's Horror Greats with the PRICE AWARD - benefitting the VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM. We'll be releasing the names of those we'll be celebrating in the coming months.
