2005 Screamfest Festival Winners

Festival Oct 24, 2005

2005 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" & "Cookers” Among Top Winners

2005 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Oct. 23, 2005 – Screamfest Horror Film Festival's 5th annual festival awarded this year’s top movies, filmmakers, actors and screenplay Sunday during the fest’s closing night at Maggiano's. Director Sean S. Cunningham received a Career Achievement Award. Screamfest, which ran from Oct. 14 – 23, 2005 at the Loews Universal Studios Cinemas at Universal Citywalk, has launched careers – providing a platform for filmmakers and actors to showcase their latest work to horror film enthusiasts and general audiences.

Best Short: Staring At The Sun

Best Student Short: Dead West

Best Animated Short: Little Dead Girl

Best Horror Comedy Short: Zombie Movie

Best Editing: Brasil

Best Short Screenplay: Lock Up

Best Screenplay: Nightfall

Best Special Effects: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Best Cinematography: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Best Makeup: Severed: Forest of the Dead

Best Musical Score: The Echo

Best Actor: Brad Hunt (Cookers)