HorrOrigins Film Festival is an awesome genre film festival in it's fourth year. We're focused on making the event that is beneficial to screenwriters & filmmakers alike via networking, screenings and mentor opportunities.
Horror, Sci-fi & Thrillers are WELCOMED!
HorrOrigins Film Festival will hold an in-person and virtual festival. They will be held at separate times. There is a possibility that some films will be screened in-person and virtually and some will just be screened virtually.
HorrOrigins Film Festival screenings will be held Galaxy Theatres in Tucson, AZ.
About:
HorrOrigins is founded by Brandon Waites. Brandon is the co-founder of the Hollywood filmmaking & screenwriting platform The Film Empire. The Film Empire hosts contests that allow filmmakers & screenwriters the opportunity to meet industry mentors. You can check out more at: www.thefilmempire.com.
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More announcements on events will be coming soon!
Winners of certain category will win our O'Scare awards (pictures above).
Certificates and/or Awards will be given for:
*Best Independent Horror Director (Feature & Short)
*Best Independent Horror Film (Feature & Short)
*Best Mainstream Horror Director
*Best Mainstream Horror Film
Best Horror Cinematographer
Best Horror Composer
Best Horror Screenplay
Best Horror Actor
Best Horror Actress
*These categories are up for the O'Scare awards.
HorrOrigins will assign certain winners a one-time meeting with a Hollywood mentor. Mentors will be assigned to the winners at a later time but are subject to change due to scheduling conflicts. More mentors could be added at a later time.
2022 Mentors will be assigned after the festival.
Our Past Mentors included:
Barbara Muschietti producer of "IT" and "IT: Chapter 2"
Patrik Andersson producer of "Midsommar"
James Kniest cinematographer of "Annabelle," Netflix’s "Hush" and the upcoming "The Haunting of Bly Manor"
Peter Schink screenwriter of “Legion”
Jennfer Trent co-producer of "Happy Death Day 2 U" and "Ma"
Xavier Neal-Burgin director of the horror documentary "Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror"
HorrOrigins will also give our prizes from our sponsors to select winners.