FNTFF 2017 AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

2017 NOMINEES

Each year, the Fright Night Theatre Film Festival recognizes exceptional achievements and performances in the indie horror, cult film, and exploitation genre with our annual FNTFF AWARDS. Although all of our official selections are eligible to win the Best Film or Best Short Audience Choice Award, we are thrilled to announce the following 2017 nominees in our competitive Selection Committee awards.

FEATURE FILM AWARDS

SCARIEST FILM

WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER

RED CHRISTMAS
CAT SICK BLUES

MOST SHOCKING FILM

WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER

RED CHRISTMAS
CAT SICK BLUES

FUNNIEST FILM

POOL PARTY MASSACRE

CAT SICK BLUES
LONG LIVE THE KING

BEST DIRECTOR

Agnieszka Smoczynska (THE LURE)

Richie Moore (WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER)
Dave Jackson (CAT SICK BLUES)

BEST WRITING

Robert Bolesto (THE LURE)

Russell Geoffrey Banks, Raimund Huber, Richie Moore (WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER)
Andrew Gallacher & Dave Jackson (CAT SICK BLUES)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Jakub Kijowski (THE LURE)

Richie Moore (WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER)
Douglas James Burgdorff (RED CHRISTMAS)
Daniel Cowan (CAT SICK BLUES)

BEST ACTOR

Andrzej Konopka (THE LURE)

Russell Geoffrey Banks (WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER)
Matthew C. Vaughan (CAT SICK BLUES)
Benjamin Arthur (BLOOD HUNTERS)

BEST ACTRESS

Michalina Olszanska (THE LURE)

Marta Mazurek (THE LURE)
Sara Malakul Lane (WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER)
Dee Wallace (RED CHRISTMAS)
Shian Denovan (CAT SICK BLUES)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Drew Marvick (POOL PARTY MASSACRE)

Zygmunt Malanowicz (THE LURE)
Marcin Kowalczyk (THE LURE)
Julian Richings (BLOOD HUNTERS)
David Collins (RED CHRISTMAS)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Alexis Adams (POOL PARTY MASSACRE)

Kinga Preis (THE LURE)
Margaret Roche (WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER)
Sarah Bishop as Suzy (RED CHRISTMAS)

BEST SPECIAL FX

THE LURE

RED CHRISTMAS
CAT SICK BLUES

BEST VISUAL FX

THE LURE

RED CHRISTMAS
CAT SICK BLUES

BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE

Mike Conway (POOL PARTY MASSACRE)

Barbara Wrońska, Zuzanna Wrońska, Marcin Macuk (THE LURE)
Helen Grimley (RED CHRISTMAS)
Matthew Revert (CAT SICK BLUES)

BEST VILLAIN

Mama (WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER)
Cletus (RED CHRISTMAS)

Ted / Catman (CAT SICK BLUES)


BEST MONSTER

Cletus (RED CHRISTMAS)

Creatures (BLOOD HUNTERS)
Golden and Silver (THE LURE)

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX

THE LURE

RED CHRISTMAS
CAT SICK BLUES

SHORT FILM AWARDS

BEST HORROR SHORT

Curve

Death Metal
Kaska
PYOTR495
When Susurrus Stirs
Your Date Is Here

MOST SHOCKING SHORT

Born Again
PYOTR495
Undress Me
When Susurrus Stirs

BEST COMEDIC SHORT

Born Again
Death Metal
Just Justice III KungFu Karate Annihilator
Your Date Is Here

BEST SCI-FI SHORT

Just Justice III KungFu Karate Annihilator
The Fisherman
When Susurrus Stirs

BEST FANTASY SHORT

Born Again
Flies in May
Kaska
Your Date Is Here

BEST CANADIAN SHORT

PYOTR495
Studded Nightmare
Undress Me

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

JASON
FLIES IN MAY