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Thank you to everyone who came out on October 25th to HorrorFest XVI!  We can't wait to see again next year!

And a big thank you to the filmmakers who's films screened this year:


- "An Extra Friend” by Georgia Spalding & Jake Shelley

- “Human” by Dixan Garrido Perez

- “July” by Jess Williams

- “Last Mountain” by Matt Che’z

- “Latency” by Ben Moody & Kevin Arnason

- “Legs” by The Heinous Ratboys

- “Lila” by Dustin Jeffrey

- “Need Not Invite His Crooked Bite” by The Helmers

- “Paths” by Kimberly Billinton & Tyler Gillis

- “Rewind or Die” by Misty Ray

- "Roommate from Hell” by Kevin Arnason

- “The Date” by Jesse Nelson - Metric Entertainment

- “The Shadow” by Martin Berthiaume

- “Thirty” by Brittany Clough & Megan Skalicky

- “Waking Tommy” by Roark Critchlow & Melissa Gordon

HorrorFest XVI Films
*Some films may be disabled due to other film festival requirements.  We will relist them once the next festival season is over.


Disclaimer

HorrorFest films are not suitable for children, and may upset some adults.  They may contain graphic violence, strong language, and lewd behaviour. 

All content, views and opinions presented in these films belong to the filmmakers, and do not represent those of OSIF or HorrorFest organizers.

OSIF claims no ownership or copyright to any of the films.  Viewer discretion is strongly advised!


IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

"Thirty" by Brittany Clough & Megan Skalicky

"An Extra Friend" by Georgia Spalding and Jake Shelley

"Lila" by Dustin Jeffrey

"Roommate From Hell" by Kevin Arnason

"Waking Tommy" by Roark Critchlow & Melissa Gordon

"Last Mountain" by Matt Che'z

"Need Not Invite His Crooked Bite" by The Helmers

"July" by Jess Williams

"Rewind or Die" by Misty Ray

"Latency" by Ben Moody & Kevin Arnason

"The Shadow" by Martin Berthiaume

"LEGS" by The Heinous Ratboys

"The Date" by Jesse Nelson

"Human" by Dixon Garrido Perez

"Paths" by Kimberly Billinton & Tyler Gillis

HorrorFest XVI Award Winners

Best Films

1st Place - "Need Not Invite His Crooked Bite"
by The Helmers

2nd Place -"Paths"
by Kimberly Billinton & Tyler Gillis

3rd Place - "The Shadow"
by Martin Berthiaume

People's Choice Award - "Need Not Invite His Crooked Bite"
by The Helmers


Category Winners

Best Story - "Paths"

Best Cinematography - "The Shadow"

Best Hair/Makeup - "Roommate From Hell" 

Best Special FX / VFX - "Lila"

Best Actress - "The Shadow" Naomi Cormier

Best Actor - "Paths" - Evan Riley Brown

Best Audio - "The Date"

Best Production Design - "Last Mountain"

Best Editing - "LEGS"

Best Death Scene - "LEGS"

Honourable Mentions

We had a large number of submissions this year, and unfortunately, we weren't able to screen all of the films at HorrorFest due to time constraints.  With the filmmaker's permission, here are some of the films that we weren't able to play at this year's HorrorFest event.

"Twisted Minds"
by Aidan Broderick & Baeden Oliver

"Gut Feeling"
by Nick Naylor

"The Borrowed Face"
by Mason Bradley & Tyler Rubis

Best of HorrorFest

HorrorFest began in 2009, and since then, has produced many great short horror films produced by locals in the Okanagan.

Please enjoy some of the best HorrorFest films from year's past.

Disclaimer

HorrorFest films are not suitable for children, and may upset some adults.  They may contain graphic violence, strong language, and lewd behaviour. 

All content, views and opinions presented in these films belong to the filmmakers, and do not represent those of OSIF or HorrorFest organizers.

OSIF claims no ownership or copyright to any of the films.  Viewer discretion is strongly advised!

"Best of HorrorFest" YouTube Playlist


2009

'The Howl' - by Kelly Veltri and Ryan Tebbutt

2010

'Curse of the Cursed' by Wes Sutherland & Ryan Tebbutt

'Dig' - By Kelly Veltri

2011

'That Hideous Strength' by Josh Wuenschel

'The Jamboree' by Kelly Veltri & Geoff Bunting

2012

'Hitcher' by Geoff Bunting

'The Ritual - Army of the Dead by CATO 2012 Bootcamp

'Ninja King' by Doug Brown

2013

'Harvest' by Geoff Bunting & Bobby Jude

'Nocte Agente' by Doug Brown

'Dante's Inferno' by Gary Potzkai

2014

'Sage Mountain' by Zyan Panagopolous & Geoff Millar

'The Phoenix Solution' by Randy Kirk

2015

'Nightmare' by Sheleah Bradley & Ashley Peacey

'Way Out' by Travis Cross

Poo Poo Baby by Dustin Jeffrey

'The Dream is Ready' by Brian Taylor

2016

'Home' by Dylan Yastremski and Ryan Tebbutt

'Chiweenie' by Zan Klein

'The Wind' by Jim Henry

2017 

'Heartless' by Zan Klein

'Zombie in the Closet' by Ryan Tebbutt

'Poo Poo Baby 2' by Dustin Jeffrey

2018

'Scarecrow' by Kelly Veltri and Matt Clark Brown

'Adulthood' by Bowen O'Brien & Brian Taylor

2019

'Burn, Witch, Burn!' by Tyler Messervey

2021

'Into the Shadows' by Kelly Veltri
'Slasher Viewing Hour!' by The Helmers

2022

'Guilty Conscious' by Bowen O'Brien

2023

'Bloody Vintage' by Kelly Veltri & Chelsea McEvoy

'Whistle' by Bowen O'Brien & Evan Riley Brown

'Clowns' by Gary Hinter & Amanda Gaudet

2024

'Grimace' by Paul Thompson, Noah Dorsey, Evan-Riley Brown

'Night of 1000 Eyes' by Riley Gaboury

'The Escapee' by Trevor Trombley

'The Devil Delivers' by Taylor Wilson

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