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The beginning

Screamfest was formed in August 2001 by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin in order to give filmmakers and writers in the horror/sci-fi genres a venue to have their work showcased to people in the industry. We are very proud that the majority of the films showcased now have distribution.

Rachel Belofsky

Festival Director / Founder

Prior to creating SCREAMFEST, Rachel Belofsky formed her production company Candy Heart Productions, LLC in the Fall of 1999. In the Spring of 2000, Rachel executive produced and produced the multiple award winning women in racing documentary FAST WOMEN. It aired nationally in October 2001 on Canada’s WTN (Women’s Television Network) and in the U.S. on Women’s Entertainment (WE) in November 2001. In addition to producing Rachel has served as a sales agent at the AFM and Cannes Markets.

Belofsky most recently produced the documentary GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM (2006) for Starz Entertainment and Thinkfilm. It was edited by Screamfest's 2001 winner Mike Bohusz. Entertainment Weekly chose GOING TO PIECES as "The What To Watch Of The Week".

Stan Winston

Partner

Winner of 4 Academy Awards and nominated for 10 total, Stan Winston, the “Master” of special effects has partnered up with Screamfest LA in ‘04 to make this year our best ever. Some of Stan’s movies include: “Terminator 2: Judgement Day”, “Jurassic Park”, “Aliens”, “Batman Returns”, “Artificial Intelligence” and “Predator”, just to name a few. The knowledge and experience Stan brings to the table for Los Angeles’ top horror film festival will only enhance the platform created to launch the latest films produced for this genre.

Learn more about Stan Winston Here.

Brad Miska

Marketing and Promotions Manager

The horror genre entered Brad Miska’s veins the second he watched Don Mancini's Child's Play back in 1988, and since then has become a major horror fanatic. In 2000 he co-founded the horror website Bloody-Disgusting.com, which is now recognized as one of the elite sources for all things horror related in the Nation. In 2003 he co-founded FreezeDriedMovies.com, which is a website designed to promote all genres of film. Continuing on the popularity of Bloody-Disgusting, Brad Miska co-founded MobileNightmare.com in 2006, which is the first ever mobile horror network. Being that the horror genre is such a major part of his life it only made sense for him to bring his knowledge and internet expertise to Screamfest to help take their presence to an even higher level.