Elijah Wood‘s company Spectrevision received the Visionary Award and director Joe Dante received the 2014 Stanley Film Festival Master of Horror Award. Hit the break to check out the full list of winners.
The Stanley Film Festival (SFF), presented by Chiller and produced by the Denver Film Society, announced the audience and jury award winners and presented Joe Dante with the 2014 Stanley Film Festival Master of Horror Award at the Stanley Awards Horror Brunch. The Festival ran April 24 – 27 in Estes Park, Colorado.
The second annual Visionary Award was give to SpectreVision co-founders, Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh Waller. The team along with Director’s Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) and Craig MacNeil (The Boy) also hosted a panel, SpectreVisionaries, where they discussed the company’s future and their unique perspective on the future of the horror genre.
The Stanley Dean’s Cup showcased 8 short films from local, national and international students. The competition featured a Juried and Audience Award, with a $2,500 cash prize to the winning school, funded by The Stanley Hotel. The winner of both the Juried and Audience Award was Wormbug, directed by Arlen Konopaki. The award was established to encourage student filmmaker to pursue their creative ambitions while offering the financial means to help fund the winning school’s educational programs.
“From honoring a true master of horror, Joe Dante, to recognizing today’s innovator’s, as well as students, the Stanley Film Festival exists to bring horror lovers together,” says Program Director, Landon Zakheim. “We are thrilled to host such a passionate group of filmmakers and fans at the beautiful Stanley Hotel for this event.”
The Festival celebrated the best in horror cinema while providing a fully immersive experience, thanks to a unique horror immersion game, panels, special events and more. Throughout the 4 days, the festival screened over 20 feature films, 7 retro titles and 19 shorts, 8 student shorts with 23 countries represented.
The 2015 Stanley Film Festival Dates will be announced at a later a time.
Audience Award for Feature Film
Winner: What We Do In The Shadows directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement
Synopsis: Living with roommates can always pose quirky challenges. But when you’re a vampire cohabitating with your fellow kind for a few hundred years, things get a bit tricky. From Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement (FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS) comes a hilarious mockumentary of a house of vampires trying to get back in touch with modern society.
Audience Award for Short Film
Winner: Here Be Monsters directed by Paul Glubb and Nic Gorman.
Synopsis: He only has one chance to live the last day of his life.
Jury Award for Short Film
Winner: Ghost Train directed by James Fleming and Kelly Hucker
Synopsis: An elderly man struggling to cope with his wife’s dementia is drawn into a macabre cabaret restaurant where he becomes enchanted by the lead actress.
Stanley Dean’s Cup Audience Award
Winner: Wormbug directed by Arlen Konopaki
Synopsis: After Henry swallows a bug in his sleep, very strange things start happening to him.
Stanley Dean’s Cup Jury Award
Winner: Wormbug directed by Arlen Konopaki
Synopsis: After Henry swallows a bug in his sleep, very strange things start happening to him.
