"HBHF": Winners of October 2021

It's time to announce the winners of OCTOBER'S CONTEST!

Many films were simply outstanding... Our sincere congratulations to the winners and all the finalists!
And now, drum roll please!!! The winners are:

GENRE CATEGORIES:

- Best Feature:
"Last Warning Shot" (Alicia Buckner, USA)
"Scrotum: The Second One" (Troy A. Prater, USA)

- Best Horror:
"Happy Halloween" (Mike Heslin, USA)
"Square" (Brian Norris, USA)

- Best Sci-Fi:
"Passport Chronicles" (Chevy Dant'e Douglas, Peru)

- Best Thriller:
"Case #3809 - The Eldritch Mortician" (Jose Evangelista, USA)
"Crude Massacre" (Ven Scott, USA)

- Best Fantasy:
"In her head" (Nur Alishah Tibor, USA)
"Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (Joe Boi, USA)

- Best Gore:
"Dead of night" (Rae Martin Stump, UK)
"Meatball Soup" (Robin Mir, Switzerland)
"Reverse the Punishment" (Christopher J. Moriarity, USA)

- Best Dark Comedy:
"Do not develop" (Alara Jones, USA)

- Best Mystery:
"Drophead" (Michel Monty, USA)
"Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (Colten Dietz, USA)

- Best Crime:
"Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (Amber Rose McNeill, USA)

- Best Action/Adventure:
"Whip Lord" (David Kepner, USA)

 - Best Animation:
"The Tooth Fairy" (Jessie West, UK)

- Best TV/Web Series:
"End of days (Feature)" (Danny Alex, USA)

- Best Comedy:
"Ghost Executioners" (Jimmy Wienholz, USA)

- Best Documentary:
"Mountain Time" (Scott Hess, USA)

- Honorable Mentions:
"Come closer" (Pierre Langenegger, Australia)
"Red is my favorite color" (R. J. Redl, Michael Joseph Kospiah, Australia)
"The guests" (Douglas Corleone, USA)


TECHNICAL CATEGORIES:

- Best Producer:
Amber Rose McNeill, Michael Grant Young for "Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (USA)
Samantha Burton, Joe Boi for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)
Colten Dietz for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Director:
Amber Rose McNeill for "Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (USA)
Ven Scott for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Michel Monty for "Drophead" (USA)
Joe Boi for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)
Colten Dietz for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best First Time Director:
Alara Jones for "Do not develop" (USA)
Liam Petite for "Five Pounds of Pressure" (Canada)
Mike Heslin for "Happy Halloween" (USA)

- Best Actor:
Brent Roberts for "Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (USA)
Michael Vincent Berry for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Kenneth Trujillo for "Drophead" (USA)
Brooks Brantly for "Happy Halloween" (USA)
Vic Mignogna for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Actress:
Marissa Duran for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Kai Amour for "Reverse the Punishment" (USA)
Luciana Faulhaber for "Happy Halloween" (USA)
Mercedes Peterson for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Supporting Actor:
Travis Grossi for "Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (USA)
Cliff Kammerdiener for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
 
- Best Supporting Actress:
Julie Anne Prescott for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)
Kathryn Schott for "Whip Lord" (USA)

- Best Young Actor:
Kian Rahimi for "Last Warning Shot" (USA)
Gavin Sennet for "Scrotum: The Second One" (USA)

- Best Young Actress:
Ella Grace for "Five Pounds of Pressure" (Canada)
Emma Burke for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)
 
- Best Acting Ensemble:
Emma Burke, Tiana Gowen, Dean Deck for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)
Michael Bauer, Isaac Ramsey, Kathryn Schott for "Whip Lord" (USA)
Vic Mignogna, Mercedes Peterson, Sean Berube, Santiago Craig, Fitz Houston for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Acting Duo:
Michael Vincent Berry, Marissa Duran for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Ella Grace, Kevin Jollimore for "Five Pounds of Pressure" (Canada)
Shadia Martin, Bryan Mittelstadt for "Last Warning Shot" (USA)

- Best Cinematography:
Gabriel Sanchez for "Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (USA)
Michel Monty for "Drophead" (USA)
JC Conklin for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)
Douglas Monce for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Editing: 
Travis Irvine for "Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (USA)
Charles L. Bunce for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Colten Dietz for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Sound Design:
Josh Wolfer for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Claire Haines for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)
 
- Best Original Score:
Suvo Sur, Josh Wolfer for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Christian Martinez Valle for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)

- Best Original Screenplay:
"Altered Conscience" (Mark Higgins, UK)
"End of days (Short)" (Danny Alex, USA)
"Ghost Plantation" (Leonard Anderson Jr., USA)
"G.I.A" (Joe Boi, USA)
"Hard as it gets" (Darren Haskins, USA)
"Man cave" (Mark Higgins, UK)
"Mercy" (Joe Boi, USA)
"Not an exit" (Sid Kramer, USA)
"Salem and the Witches of Hollow City" (Joe Boi, USA)
"Sin apple" (Kenya Cagle, USA)

- Best VFX:
Jose Evangelista for "Case #3809 - The Eldritch Mortician" (USA)
Claire Haines for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)
 
- Best Costume Design:
Courtney Leigh for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Special FX:
Jason Zentner, Chava Gaynor for "Crude Massacre" (USA)
Roxie Hopkins for "Scrotum: The Second One" (USA)

- Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
Megan Charles, Jennifer Drouillard for "Mercy: Veil of Shadows" (USA)

- Best Special Makeup:
Kelly Thames for "Silent Hill Restless Dreams" (USA)

- Best Production Design:
Amber Rose McNeill for "Andrew Ginger/Likes Dogs" (USA)

- Best Trailer:
"Happy Halloween" (Mike Heslin, USA)

- Best Poster:
"Altered Conscience" (Mark Higgins, UK)
"Five Pounds of Pressure" (Liam Petite, Canada)
"Mercy" (Joe Boi, USA)
"Salem and the Witches of Hollow City" (Joe Boi, USA)