The 25th Annual Screamfet Horror Film Festival announces award winners. Awards were presented tonight, with the Mexican feature film Don’t Leave the Kids Alone directed by Emilio Portes emerging as a major winner.

A huge congratulations to all the Screamfest 2025 screenplay competition finalists! The suspense is building—we'll be revealing the Top Five Finalists very soon and the winning screenplay will be announced on October 16th!

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.

New Orleans, LA (October 20, 2024) - Screamfest® NOLA, celebrating its 7th annual festival in New Orleans, is excited to announce their 2024 award winners. The festival took place October 18 to 20, 2024 at the Broad Theaters. 

A huge congratulations to all the finalists in the Screamfest 2024 screenplay competition! The winning screenplay will be announced on October 17th.

Congratulations to the winners from Screamfest NOLA 2023! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the films this weekend!