Screamfest 2024 Award Winners

Festival Oct 23, 2024

24TH ANNUAL SCREAMFEST® HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS 2024

LOS ANGELES, CA (October 18, 2024) - Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States, is excited to announce their 2024 award winners. The festival took place October 8 to 17, 2024 at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Screamfest concluded last night with an awards ceremony honoring legendary cinematographer Dean Cundey, ASC (Halloween, Jurassic Park, Apollo 13) with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious honor was presented by special guest John Carpenter and accompanied by a double-feature screening of Dean’s iconic works The Thing and Halloween.

Additional awards were handed out last night, including multiple awards for the feature film Else, from Screamfest alum Thibault Emin. The film captivated audiences with its intriguing premise of a mysterious virus that causes the infected to merge with their surroundings. The film garnered awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Special Effects, Best Musical Score, and Best Actor.

In addition, Witte Wieven (Heresy) from the Netherlands earned Anneke Sluiters the award for Best Actress. The Best Editing award was given to Cold Wallet’s Kate Hickey.

The Audience Award went to the feature Berta by Lucía Forner Segarra.

The juried award for Best Short Film was claimed by Be Right Back, directed by Lucas Paulino and Gabe Ibáñez. The award for Best Animated Short Film went to Dagon, directed by Paolo Gaudio, and the title of Best Student Short was awarded to Leaving Yellowstone by Kayla Arend.

Overall, this year’s Screamfest was a resounding success, filled with excitement and memorable moments!

Please see the full list of award recipients below.

Screamfest 2024 Winners

Best Directing: Else - Thibault Emin

Best Picture: Else

Best Cinematography: Else - Léo Lefèvre

Best Editing: Cold Wallet - Kate Hickey

Best Special Effects: Else - Florence Thonet & Anne Van Nyen

Best Musical Score: Else - June Ha and Shida Shahabi

Best Actress: Witte Wieven - Anneke Sluiters

Best Actor: Else - Matthieu Sampeur

Best Short Film: Be Right Back