Our 18th Another Hole in the Head Film Festival will run December 1st - 13th, 2021, on Eventive and Zoom (and theaters, if possible). More info at www.ahith.com
With this festival, we seek broader horizons than our original genre designation allowed. All styles of independent film are welcome to compete. Whether it's a major production from a professional company, a student film, or a micro-budget labor of love, we are committed to giving each film due consideration.
We are located in a very receptive town for film, and we've built a passionate following over the years. 2021 will mark our 18th year among the most highly rated festivals in the world, and we're still growing!
San Francisco is the second-largest film market in the country and a great promotional platform for indie filmmakers who are trying to get their film out into the world. Many films that screen at our festival spark the attention of other film festivals and film brokers/buyers. In addition, the films and the festival are reviewed by some of the top players in the industry, such as Variety, The San Francisco Chronicle, Dread Central, Bloody Disgusting, Twitch, and Way Too Indie, just to name a few.
Our "theatrical home" is New People Cinema in San Francisco's Japantown. A 143-seat underground venue located in the New People Building, the Cinema is equipped with cutting-edge HD digital projection, 35mm film projection and a THX®-certified sound system. New People Cinema hosts many local film festivals including the San Francisco International Film Festival, CAAMFest, Green Film Festival, and the Japan Film Festival of San Francisco but 2021 is a different year and our 18th festival will be held online through Eventive and Zoom. The Zoom shows will be live, with live intros and filmmaker Q&A's
AWARD CATEGORIES:
*Audience Awards:
Top Film
Best US Film
Best Foreign Film
Best Local Film
Best Student Film
Best Action/Adventure Film
Best Animated Film
Best Art/Experimental Film
Best Comedy Film
Best Crime Film
Best Documentary Film
Best Drama Film
Best Fan Film
Best Fantasy Film
Best Horror Film
Best Music Video
Best Mystery/Noir Film
Best Science Fiction Film
Best Slasher/Splatter Film
Best Thriller/Suspense Film
Best Warped Comedy Film
Best Western Film
* When there are a sufficient number of features, featurettes, and shorts in a category, one of each will receive an award.
Staff Awards:
Favorite Feature
Favorite Featurette
Favorite Short
Best Trailer (entries limited to films screening in the festival)
2019 Winners:
Best Feature Film of the Fest: Senior Love Triangle
Best Short Film of the Fest: Urban Scout
Best US Feature Film: EAT BRAINS LOVE
Best US Short Film: FOOLS, GOLD
Best Foreign Feature Film: Dead Dicks
Best Foreign Short Film: Dong Kae (My Little One)
Best Local Feature Film: X
Best Local Short Film: "The Escort"
Best Student Film: Passenger
Best Action/Adventure Feature Film: She Never Died
Best Action/Adventure Short Film: The Redeemer
Best Animated Film: TO YOUR LAST DEATH
Best Art/Experimental Film: Amaterasu
Best Comedy Feature Film: Holy Trinity
Best Comedy Short Film: The Last Callback
Best Crime Feature Film: Easy Does It
Best Crime Short Film: Cut
Best Documentary Feature Film: Phantom of Winnipeg
Best Documentary Short Film: Fixing L.A.
Best Drama Feature Film: The Man With the Silver case
Best Drama Short Film: CHICKEN
Best Fan Film: Friday the 13th "REVISION"
Best Fantasy Feature Film: The Wretched
Best Fantasy Short Film: Furube
Best Horror Feature Film: THE DEAD ONES
Best Horror Short Film: Killer Date
Best Music Video: Clouds
Best Mystery/Noir Film: The Tangle
Best Science Fiction Feature Film: Giantess Attack versus Mecha Fembot
Best Science Fiction Short Film: Hacked
Best Thriller/Suspense Feature Film: Greenlight
Best Thriller/Suspense Short Film: Playtime's Over
Best Western Film: Bleeding, Kansas
Staff Awards:
Best Feature Film: Get Gone
Best Short Film: La Noria
Best Trailer: 8 (South Africa)
2018 Winners:
Audience Awards (Genre Division):
Top Feature - [Tie] Alive; Galaxy Lords
Top Short - The Quiet Room
Best US Feature - The Night Sitter
Best US Short - Unzipping
Best Foreign Feature - Lifechanger
Best Foreign Short - Hangover Food
Best Local Film - Snaggletooth
Best Student Film - Beyond Horizons
Best Action/Adventure Film - Earthy Encounters
Best Animated Film - Double King
Best Art/Experimental Film - Pee Free Pool
Best Comedy Feature - Killer Unicorn
Best Comedy Short - Toasted
Best Documentary - Giant Women, Micro-Budget
Best Fantasy Film - Should You Meet a Lady in a Darkened Wood
Best Horror Feature - Echoes of Fear
Best Horror Short - The Hidebehind
Best Music Video - Avicenna
Best Science Fiction Feature - Reborn
Best Science Fiction Short - Deep Clean
Best Thriller/Suspense Feature - Rondo
Best Thriller/Suspense Short - Frank's Last Job
Audience Awards (Non-Genre Division):
Top Feature - Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
Top Short - No Tricks
Best US Film - Heather Has Four Moms
Best Foreign Film - Piscina (Pool)
Best Local Film - The Last Lesson
Best Comedy - Pretty Pretty Prison
Best Documentary - The World is Round So That Nobody Can Hide in the Corners, Part 1 - Refuge
Best Drama - Good Morning Pakistan
Staff Awards:
27 West (Genre Feature)
Faulty Father (Genre Short)
I Love My Mum (Non-Genre Film)
