I love meeting and talking movies with the film creators, like the directors of The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord... a world premiere event on Sunday November 1st, delayed slightly by the power going out at the theater and our ace Emagine Corporate man reloading the movie into the projector’s computer... TWICE!
We have dealt with all kinds of technical hurdles and computer glitches leading into our festivals, but we've always managed to have a good time watching bleeding edge horror on the silver screen with other horror creators & fans from around the world.
We will have more announcements about the launch of the 6th American Horrors Film Festival (entries are open RIGHT NOW).
Again, thank you one an all for participating. It’s the filmmakers and the films I have a passion for- doing the festival is a ton of work, but one of the highlights of my year and worth every minute of effort.
Be well and stay fed!
Sincerely,
Hart D. Fisher/Festival Director
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The 2020 American Horrors Film Festival Winners:
Best Feature Film
Bad Candy
Directed by Scott Hansen & Desiree Connell
Honorable mention Happy Times
Best Short Film:
Bitch, Popcorn & Blood
Directed by Fabio Soars
Honorable mention The Perfect Chef
Best Music Video:
The Pump Directed by Jakov Burov
Honorable mention Melissa is Dead
The 6th Annual American Horrors Film Festival is a horror film fest screening original shorts, features, music videos & documentaries the weekend of October 4th through Sunday October 6th in historic downtown Lake Geneva, Wisconsin at the Grape Vine Theater (currently under going remodeling and an upgrade) triangulated in one of the hottest media markets in the nation, between Chicago, Rockford & Milwaukee.
The American Horrors Film Festival is supported with a worldwide advertising & social media awareness campaign supported by television commercials (featured on the fastest growing horror channel in the world, American Horrors), posters, postcards, t-shirt give-aways and online streaming radio.
All of the film festival panels, red carpet events & opening night party will be filmed for a television special streaming on the American Horrors network January 1st, 2025 (all participation is voluntary, if you do not wish for your film or short to be screened online, your wishes will be honored. Any airing of a film, short or music video is completely at the filmmakers discretion).
"What a great festival! Great organization, communication and presentation. The Geneva theater is a beautiful venue. Filmmakers enjoyed first-class treatment. We were stars for a day! Friendly, helpful staff, great promotion. We will be submitting again next year FOR SURE." -Michael Ricci/Director/The Darkening Hollows
"Hart was incredibly helpful and supportive. He took the time to reach out personally before the festival to discuss the film and afterwards to congratulate us on its reception. This is a great up-and-coming festival, and I encourage everyone to submit!"
-John Burr/Director/Muse
The American Horrors Film Festival is hosted every year by Horror King, Hart D. Fisher, who's work has been written about in Time Magazine, The A to Z Guide to Serial Killers, Psychology Today, Rue Morgue & in such films as Serial Killer Culture, The National Geographic Channel's special mini-series event The 90s: The Last Great Decade?, Larry King Live, Jerry Springer, CNN Headline News and more.
The original American Horrors Film Festival screened on Oct. 26th & 27th 2017, then was aired as a one day event on the American Horrors Roku channel worldwide, resulting in the highest rated event on the network's Roku history, giving filmmakers exposure unlike any other film festival of it's kind in the horror world.
With the loss of American Horrors co-founder, Wakako Kawagoshi-Fisher, this year's film festival will be dedicated to our lost Queen and will include a special "Spirit of Horror" award, details TBA, and an original new trophy design has been commissioned for this years awards ceremony.
BEST FEATURE FILM: Oscar Winning Industry Veteran judge, Dieter (Fargo, Shameless) Sturm will be the sole deciding vote on the fate of what feature will be the winner of the American Horrors Best Feature film. All entries are personally selected by festival director Hart D. Fisher with the award winner being selected solely by his main industry veteran Judge, Mr. Sturm.
Besides being covered in the American Horrors Film Festival tv special (to be streamed worldwide on the American Horrors Roku channel), the American Horrors Film Festival Best Feature winner will win an optional contract with American Horrors to air their film on the worldwide 24/7 linear streaming network's fast growing Roku channel (with over 8.3 million viewers tuning in over the last 2 years), prizes TBA.
BEST SHORT FILM: Industry Veteran judge TBA.
Besides being covered in the American Horrors Film Festival tv special (to be streamed worldwide on the American Horrors Roku channel), the American Horrors Film Festival Best Feature winner will win an optional contract with American Horrors to air their film on the worldwide 24/7 linear streaming network's new Roku channel (with a worldwide audience of MILLIONS), prizes TBA.
BEST MUSIC VIDEO: Industry Veteran judge is still as of yet unannounced but we are working on a special surprise guest judge from the music industry who will decide the fate of the American Horrors Best Music Video.
Besides being covered in the American Horrors Film Festival tv special (to be streamed worldwide on the American Horrors Roku channel), the American Horrors Film Festival Best Feature winner will win an optional contract with American Horrors to air their film on the worldwide 24/7 linear streaming network's Roku channel and further prizes TBA.