Screamfest 2017, which ran from October 10 to 19 at the TCL Chinese Theaters, is now over. Apart from announcing winners at the festival’s Closing Night Ceremony the film festival honored the late horror director George A. Romero with a triple-feature that included Night of the Living Dead (free screening), Day of the Dead, and Creepshow. The 17th annual film festival has introduced many up and coming filmmakers and their films as well as continuing to pay tribute to to some of the classic horror that has shaped and influenced the genre. This year saw the world, American, and Los Angeles premiere of many films including: Leatherface, The Laplace’s Demon, 1922, Dead Ant, The Lodgers, Ruin Me, Tragedy Girls, and much more.
Annually the festival brings films from around the world, both in feature and short format. The two biggest winners this year were Tigers Are Not Afraid, which took home five awards, including Best Picture, and the Italian feature The Laplace’s Demon which received four awards. Also during the closing night ceremony film and television producer Marianne Maddalena was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Below are all the winners for Screamfest 2017
Best Picture – Tigers Are Not Afraid
Best Horror Comedy – Dead Ant
Best Director – Issa López – Tigers Are Not Afraid
Best Actor – Juan Ramón López – Tigers Are Not Afraid
Best Actress – Paola Lara – Tigers Are Not Afraid
Career Achievement Award – Marianne Maddalena
Best Musical Score – Duccio Giulivi – The Laplace’s Demon
Best Editing – Joaquim Marti – Tigers Are Not Afraid
Best Visual FX – Giordano Giulivi & Alessandro Zonfrilli – The Laplace’s Demon
Best Special FX Giordano Giulivi – The Laplace’s Demon
Best Cinematography – Ferdinando D’Urbano – The Laplace’s Demon
Best Makeup – Creature Effects – Tragedy Girls
Best Short – Holy Fatma – Please Love Me Forever
Best Unproduced Screenplay – U-666 by Jacqueline Perez
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