"HBHF" welcomes "SMILE - IT WAS WRITTEN" (France)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "SMILE - IT WAS WRITTEN" by Nicolas Lugli (France)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "MUD WOOKY" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "MUD WOOKY" by L. E. Coleman (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "DEAN'S LIST" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DEAN'S LIST" by Brian W. Smith (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "INSTITUTION" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "INSTITUTION" by David Butterfield (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "MEANS TO AN END" (New Zealand)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "MEANS TO AN END" by Tanya M. Wheeler (New Zealand)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "A GHOST STORY" (Australia)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "A GHOST STORY" by Lachlan James Reck (Australia)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE LONG AND THE SHORT" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE LONG AND THE SHORT" by Julie Fergus (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE ALICE KILLINGS" (UK)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE ALICE KILLINGS" by Blake Ridder (UK)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "FISH OUT OF WATER" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "FISH OUT OF WATER" by Sasha Nelson (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "DAHLIA" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DAHLIA" by William Hawks (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

October Trophies shipped today!

"HBHF": October Trophies shipped today!

Did you already order the 'GOLDEN HAND' trophy?

All finalists and winners of these four years may choose to order the statuette for themselves and their team

How to order (it's very easy and fast):

1) Enter in our "Filmfreeway" page (HERE)

2) Submit your project in the TROPHY category

Hollywood stars such as Linda Blair, Eric Roberts , Adrienne King, Caroline Williams and Christine Elise have won several awards in our festival, so... what are you waiting for?

+++ FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE +++

"HBHF" welcomes "INNOCENCE IN A GUILTY MIND" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "INNOCENCE IN A GUILTY MIND" by Paul Mortsolf (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE LIFE OF PETER GOTTLIEB" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE LIFE OF PETER GOTTLIEB" by Sam Centrella (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "FERMATA" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "FERMATA" by Preston Bowe (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.
 

"HBHF" welcomes "HANDS OF DESTINY" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "HANDS OF DESTINY" by Robbie Dias (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.
 

"HBHF" welcomes "SLEEP DEMON" (UK)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "SLEEP DEMON" by Simon Parker (UK)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE DEAD THAT LIVE" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE DEAD THAT LIVE" by Mark Oguschewitz (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "TURTLE SOUP" (Canada)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "TURTLE SOUP" by Charlie Gudgeon (Canada)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE FOUR OF US ARE DYING" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE FOUR OF US ARE DYING" by Jesse Dorian (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "AS SCARED AS YOU" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "AS SCARED AS YOU" by Jesse Dorian (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "SCHO" (Germany)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "SCHO" by Jan Neumann (Germany)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "DR FAUST - THE DEVIL" (Italy)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DR FAUST - THE DEVIL" by Francesco Carmignan (Italy)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF": Winners of October 2022

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:

"Amber road" (B. Luciano Barsuglia, USA)

"Shift" (Frank Mancuso, USA)

"The door of sign" (Daniele Zinelli, Italy)

- Best Horror:

"Channel 0" (James Shaw, USA)

"Compelled" (Julien Martre, Estelle Martre, USA)

"Leave your body at the door" (Joshua A Brown, USA)

"Halloween: Death walks among us" (Rick Danford, USA)

- Best Sci-Fi:

"Cognition" (Ravi Ajit Chopra, UK)

 

- Best Thriller:

"Hunted" (Julia Dietrich, Canada)

"Reno" (Trevor R. Rock, USA)

"Son" (Devin Bonomo, USA)

"Veronica" (Colten Dietz, USA)

 

- Best Fantasy:

"X Knight: Escape from Warp Hell" (Jim Cannatelli, USA)

 

- Best Gore:

"The dinner" (Andy Mihov, USA)

"Unhinged" (Tristan Winchester, USA)

- Best Dark Comedy:

"Killer Shoes" (Bec Fordyce, USA)

"Welcome home Eugene!" (Noah Jorgensen, USA)

 

- Best Mystery:

"Dark entrance" (Fatima Ismali Isse, USA)

"The Night Hike" (Talia Nicole Abbene, USA)

 

- Best Crime:

"Mirage" (Jenn Nobile, USA)

 

- Best Action/Adventure:

"Ninja EX: Biokillers" (Aaron Yamasato, USA)

 

- Best Drama:

"Mia Undone" (William Stancik, USA)

"No war" (Enzo Zelocchi, USA)

 

- Best Animated:

"Ask again later" (Chloe Evangelista, USA)

 

- Best Comedy:

"Murder, anyone?" (James Cullen Bressack, USA)

 

- Honorable Mention:

"Bah Humbug" (Mike Ede, Canada)

"Last Fling" (Adam Murphy, USA)

"The clan" (John Halligan, UK)

 

TECHNICAL CATEGORIES:

- Best Producer:

B. Luciano Barsuglia for "Amber road" (USA)

James Cullen Bressack, Jarrett Furst for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Colten Dietz for "Veronica" (USA)

Samara Fitzgerald for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

 

- Best Director:

B. Luciano Barsuglia for "Amber road" (USA)

Martin Holper for "Behind you" (Austria)

Ravi Ajit Chopra for "Cognition" (UK)

Julien Martre, Estelle Martre for "Compelled" (USA)

William Stancik for "Mia Undone" (USA)

James Cullen Bressack for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Colten Dietz for "Veronica" (USA)

Noah Jorgensen for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

 

- Best First Time Director:

Julia Dietrich for "Hunted" (Canada)

Frank Mancuso for "Shift" (USA)

Andy Mihov for "The dinner" (USA)

Daniele Zinelli for "The door of sign" (Italy)

- Best Actor:

William McNamara for "Amber road" (USA)

Jeremy Irvine for "Cognition" (UK)

Joe Zumba for "Mia Undone" (USA)

Kristos Andrews for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Enzo Zelocchi for "No war" (USA)

Dolby Zaccarelli for "X Knight: Escape from warp hell" (USA)

Ben Rotenberg for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

- Best Actress:

Elissa Dowling for "Amber road" (USA)

Sarah  Foulkes for "Compelled" (USA)

Kaia Blossom for "Hunted" (Canada)

Luiza Galina for "Mia Undone" (USA)

Galadriel Stineman for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Kelly Fine for "Mirage" (USA)

Brenna Daly for "Veronica" (USA)

Amy Lynn Patton for "X Knight: Escape from warp hell" (USA)

- Best Supporting Actor:

Tom Sizemore for "Amber road" (USA)

Andrew Scott for "Cognition" (UK)

Alex Wood for "Mia Undone" (USA)

Spencer Breslin, Maurice LaMarche for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Conner Piers for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

- Best Supporting Actress:

Rachel Riley for "Amber road" (USA)

Lucy Russell for "Cognition" (UK)

Lisa Wilcox for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Mindy Gilkerson for "Veronica" (USA)

Cathleen Mason for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

 

- Best Young Actor:

Milo Panni for "Cognition" (UK) 

 

- Best Young Actress:

Georgia T. Willow for "Channel 0" (USA)

Zohra Laaraba for "Dark entrance" (USA)

Yvonne Magno for "Reno" (USA)

 

- Best Acting Duo:

Hannah Rederlechner, Armin Brandy for "Behind you" (Austria)

Tony Hunter, Chloe Wigmore for "The dinner" (USA)

Brenna Daly, Mindy Gilkerson for "Veronica" (USA)

- Best Acting Ensemble:

William McNamara, Tom Sizemore, Tom Sizemore, Robert LaSardo, Vernon Wells, Mike Ferguson for "Amber road" (USA)

Luiza Galina, Joe Zumba, Alex Wood for "Mia Undone" (USA)

Conner Piers, Ben Rotenberg, Cathleen Mason, Travis Harmon for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

- Best Cinematography:

Philipp Rusch for "Behind you" (Austria)

Julia Dietrich, Stephen Dietrich for "Hunted" (Canada)

Michael Moghaddam for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Douglas Monce for "Veronica" (USA)

 

- Best Editing: 

Jennifer Noonan for "Amber road" (USA)

Martin Holper for "Behind you" (Austria)

James Shaw for "Channel 0" (USA)

Colten Dietz for "Veronica" (USA)

- Best Sound Design:

Dennis Benjamin Nrecaj for "Behind you" (Austria)

Trey Tayler Smith, Jacob St. John for "Leave your body at the door" (USA)

Brian Berger for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Dominic Hernandez for "Reno" (USA)

- Best Original Score:

Daniel Stadler for "Behind you" (Austria)

Joseph Messer for "I wanna be a vampire" (USA)

Tim Jones for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Karl Casey for "Veronica" (USA)

- Best Original Screenplay:

"Arachnid Rising" (Michael Natoli, Jillian LaManna, USA)

"Baby Teeth" (Jacob Lazarow, Greta Guthrie, USA)

"Claws" (Matthew Everett, UK)

"Lockdown" (Gunnar Garrett, USA)

"Morituriosis" (Jesse Dorian, USA)

"Paperplate face" (Chad Trudgeon, USA)

"Ravenous Frank" (Rob Bell, Piper R. Bell, Mike Bohn, USA)

"Sven" (Jesse Dorian, USA)

"Under the mistletoe" (Isaac Ballesteros Barba, Mexico)

- Best VFX:

John Gallie, Andrea Tedeschi, Richard Gomes, Rob Van Den Bragt, Steven Gomez for "Cognition" (UK)

- Best Costume Design:

Joyce Tatler for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Elizabeth Harrison for "Veronica" (USA)

 

- Best Special FX:

Aaron Yamasato, Grant Miyashiro, Kevin Yamada for "Ninja EX: Biokillers" (USA)

- Best Makeup and Hairstyling:

Melanie Young for "Amber road" (USA)

Katelyn Brennan for "Channel 0" (USA)

 

- Best Special Makeup:

Anooshka Nereid for "The dinner" (USA)

Santiago Ferrese for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

 

- Best Production Design:

Anthony Pearce for "Murder, anyone?" (USA)

Santiago Vega, Albela Osorio for "Welcome home Eugene!" (USA)

- Best Trailer:

"Cognition" (Ravi Ajit Chopra, UK)

"Veronica" (Colten Dietz, USA)

- Best Poster:

"The door of sign" (Daniele Zinelli, Italy)

"HBHF" welcomes "COGNITION" (UK)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "COGNITION" by Ravi Ajit Chopra (UK)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "VERONICA" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "VERONICA" by Colten Dietz (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "RAVENOUS FRANK" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "RAVENOUS FRANK" by Rob Bell, Piper R Bell, Mike Bohn (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "HALLOWEEN: DEATH WALKS AMONG US" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "HALLOWEEN: DEATH WALKS AMONG US" by William Stancik (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "KILLER SHOES" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "KILLER SHOES" by Bec Fordyce (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "PAPERPLATE FACE" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "PAPERPLATE FACE" by Chad Trudgeon (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.
 

"HBHF" welcomes "MIA UNDONE" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "MIA UNDONE" by William Stancik (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "COMPELLED" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "COMPELLED" by Julien Martre, Estelle Martre (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "UNHINGED" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "UNHINGED" by Tristan Winchester (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "WELCOME HOME EUGENE!" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "WELCOME HOME EUGENE!" by Noah Jorgensen (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "MIRAGE" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "MIRAGE" by Jenn Nobile (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "SHIFT" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "SHIFT" by Frank Mancuso (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF": Official Selection of October 2022

We are notifying all submitters. Stay tuned!
Winners will be announced soon...
Thank you to everyone and congratulations!!!
Now you can submit to the November edition HERE.
Currently we are accepting horror, gore, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, dark comedy, thriller, crime, action, adventure, drama, comedy and animated genres.
Features and shorts, web series, documentaries, trailers, posters, photos and screenplays are welcome!
What are you waiting for?

"HBHF" welcomes "UNDER THE MISTLETOE" (Mexico)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "UNDER THE MISTLETOE" by Isaac Ballesteros Barba (Mexico)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "BAH HUMBUG" (Canada)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "BAH HUMBUG" by Mike Ede (Canada)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "SON" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "SON" by Devin Bonomo (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.