Variety Ink

Feb 15, 2005

2004 Short Film Winner, Victor Garcia, strikes a deal at Gold Circle! Screamfest is where it all starts!

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Testimonials

The International Creative Management (ICM) has signed me up! Thank you ScreamfestLA! You helped make this possible.

Yam Laranas - Dir. / D.P. / Writer of THE ECHO (SIGAW)

Screamfest LA consistently showcases some of the best new talent horror has to offer.

Mike Grady - Dimension Films

I love Screamfest. It is a pleasure to see so many genre fans getting a chance to work in the area they love.

Jeff Katz, CE, New Line Cinema

Screamfest features the best of young, innovative and up-and-coming artists in the cinema of fantasy and horror. It scares me, and I'm Wes Craven! Check it out!

Wes Craven

Some people live in fear, while others live to make films about it – I prefer the latter group…the slightly tortured, delightfully twisted, and maniacally brilliant folk. At Screamfest, I have the opportunity to meet them all. What a treat!

Stan Winston

Screamfest is a great place to discover some of the most original voices in the horror genre. Many of the films are hard to find gems that often get overlooked at the other festivals around the world.

Roy Lee

Screamfest is one of the greatest contributors to the horror film industry. Rachel Belofsky's unrelenting dedication has created an astounding platform to showcase and launch emerging talented directors and writers in the horror genre. It's classy, it's bloody and a helluva a good time!

Sean Cunningham

SCREAMFEST is a blast! A great time for horror fans and filmmakers. Grab your popcorn and your barfbag and get ready to scream! Screamfest is one of those rare festivals in Hollywood where filmmakers and fans come together to celebrate the gross – not the weekend gross. You don’t want miss a second of Screamfest – even if you watch it with your eyes closed.

Eli Roth

Screamfest is the best opportunity in Los Angeles for filmgoers to see an eclectic mix of outstanding horror films new and old. The organizers are first rate and create an atmosphere that promotes filmmakers' work and pleases fans. In addition, Screamfest's commitment to nurturing independent film extends far beyond the festival itself. Festival director Rachel Belofsky has worked tirelessly on my behalf, making introductions and arranging meetings ever since the festival's fabulous closing night gala.

John Coven - REPOSSESSED

Recipient of 2002 Best Horror Short and top 5 Screenplay Finalist

Screamfest LA was... a scream! Rachel and the rest of the gang put on a terrific festival, featuring great and unique horror films, and they really treat the filmmaker's right. Screamfest got my movie in the paper, set up interviews with loads of press, and even arranged a radio interview with a local station. I actually felt scary!The screening of Exorcist with William Friedkin was one of the coolest screenings I've been to. Screamfest makes the filmmakers totally accessible, including Mr. Friedkin, with whom I chatted after his screening. Screamfest goes all out to promote its films, the festival staff couldn't be friendlier, and the parties kick ass. The best genre film festival I've been to.

John Webb - VAMPIRE CLAN

(available in Blockbuster)

Screamfest 2002 was a great opportunity to get my film in front of the real fans of the genre. I can't wait to get my next film into Screamfest.

Robert Benson - BAD FATHER

Recipient of 2002 Best Horror Comedy Short

Screamfest is the premiere horror film festival in Los Angeles featuring the best independent horror cinema has to offer. The roster of talent on the advisory board alone is enough to make any horror fan salivate, adding a genuine professionalism to the proceedings and showing that the organizers have a strong love and passion for the genre. Screamfest has been steadily growing bigger and bigger each year and could soon reach the level of such prestigious genre festivals as Fantasia, The Belgium Festival of the Fantastique and the Sitges Film Festival.

Todd Ocvirk - KOLOBOS

Recipient of 2002 Best Director and Best Picture (available in Blockbuster)

The L.A. Screamfest is a first class horror film festival. The films, features and shorts, are a great combination of the familiar and the obscure, the bizarre and the twisted. It's a must for all horror fans and filmmakers. And I'm not just saying that because my film won a coveted crystal skull award.

Jurgen Heimann - PUPHEDZ

Recipient of 2002 Best Animated Film (available in Blockbuster)

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