"HBHF": Winners of October 2025

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:

Bawdy count

John Kestner

USA

🏆 Best Original Screenplay

Halloween Aftermath

James Grim

UK, USA

🏆 Best Feature

🏆 Best Producers (James Grim, Cole Tatham)

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best Actor (Ryan Jaske)

🏆 Best Actress (Summer Martin)

🏆 Best Supporting Actress (Celina Rescott)

🏆 Best Duo (Ryan Jaske, Summer Martin)

🏆 Best Ensemble (Ryan Jaske, Summer Martin, Celina Rescott, Kameron Gaxiola, Sarah Siverson, Cincere Temple, Henry Hetz, Nicky von Gavin, Natasha Perry, Adrian Navarro, Zachary Sumner, Justin Castillo)

🏆 Best Cinematography (Aries Fung)

🏆 Best Editing (Cole Tatham)

🏆 Best Sound Design (Cole Tatham)

🏆 Best Original Score (Joshua Brazil, Lucas Kneipp Souza)

🏆 Best VFX (Cole Tatham, Aidan Cadogan, Adam Southey)

🏆 Best Costume Design (Viktor André, Matthew Chandler, Connor Thinnes)

🏆 Best Special Makeup (Madison Padilla)

🏆 Best Production Design (Charissa Legoh)

🏆 Best Trailer

🏆 Best Poster

Maternal veil - Velo materno

Rodrigo Allende

Mexico

🏆 Best Horror

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Actor (Gael Arizmendi)

🏆 Best Actress (Paola Rodriguez)

🏆 Best Supporting Actor (Antonio Caseres)

🏆 Best Editing (Samantha Hernandez, Rodrigo Allende)

🏆 Best Sound Design (Jorge Luis Terreros Sánchez)

🏆 Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Alma Estefania Flores Martinez, Bryan Hernández Sosa)

🏆 Best Production Design (Lizeth Ramirez Rangel, Marisol Murillo Santeliz)

Night shift at Ned's

Hagen Mattingly

USA

🏆 Best Thriller

🏆 Best Producers  (Cory King)

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Actor (Eddie Thomason)

🏆 Best Actress (Erin Caitlin Collins)

🏆 Best Supporting Actor (Karsen Schovajsa)

🏆 Best Supporting Actress (Blaque Pearl)

🏆 Best Costume Design (Jason Bradley Carter, Shreya Petals)

🏆 Best Special FX (Laura Dandridge, Brooke Gillespie)

Oh my God, it's her!

Sai Man (Simon) Zhao

USA

🏆 Best Experimental

🏆 Best Cinematography (Doo Min Bang)

Rap like grandma: Suni & 7 Princesses

Patrycja Skawska

Poland

🏆 Best Documentary

Spectre 7

John P. Martinez

USA

🏆 Best Original Screenplay

The silent sinner

Guillaume Campanacci

France

🏆 Honorable Mention