Nightmares Film Festival: Masquerade – Day Four
Day Four of my NFF: Masquerade journey was packed to the brim with viewings of short film blocks. Every single one had at least one short that I loved, if not multiple. Short film curation is always great at Nightmares Film Festival, but this year’s lineup is perhaps their strongest to date.
The biggest standouts for me were the ’80s cosmic monster flick The Relic, the delicious comeuppance of Stuck, the “why isn’t this already a BBC series” British fantasy sci-fi/fantasy offering Porcelain, the Gilliam-esque The Appointment, the Lansdale-ish A Strange Calm, and a pair of tech-savvy thrillers in the form of Hammurabi and Pelican Milkshake.
Feature-wise, the noir-ish midnight movie selection Night Boat was also very striking. Of course, Saturday also contained the fest’s virtual awards ceremony. So, without further adieu, here are Nightmares Film Festival’s award winners for 2020…
Best Overall Feature
BAB
Best Overall Short
THE ALTRUIST
The Film From Hell
PAPI RAMIREZ VS. GIANT SCORPIONS
Best Horror Feature
VICTIM OF LOVE
Best Thriller Feature
TO FREDDY
Best Midnight Feature
DUNCAN
Best Horror Comedy Feature
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WILL SCARE YOU
Best Supporting Performance (Feature)
Sakura Hinuma, NIGHT BOAT
Best Lead Performance (Feature)
Juliette Gobin, GOODBYE HONEY
Best Director (Feature)
Mathieu Turi, MEANDER
Best Cinematography (Feature)
BAB
Best Writing in a Feature
THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE
Best Recurring Nightmare
FRAGILE.COM
Best Horror Comedy Short
CARNIVORE
Best Midnight Short
KILLING SMALL ANIMALS
Best Thriller Short
HAMMURABI
Best Horror Short
THE FOURTH WALL
Best Shut-In Short
NEW NOT NORMAL
Best Ohio Short
PAYING UP
Best Supporting Performance (Short)
Pierre-Luc Brillant, LANDGRAVES
Best Lead Performance (Short)
Ruth Ramos, DIABLA
Best Director (Short)
Alexandre Singh, THE APPOINTMENT
Best Cinematography (Short)
PELICAN MILKSHAKE
Best Writing in a Short
YOU WILL NEVER BE BACK
Best Feature Screenplay
THE HITCHHIKER
Best Feature Screenplay (1st Runner Up)
IN COUNTRY
Best Feature Screenplay (2nd Runner Up)
SKAREDY KAT
Best Short Screenplay
DO NOT DISTURB WHATEVER IS IN ROOM 255
Best Short Screenplay (1st Runner Up)
WORK SUCKS
Best Short Screenplay, 2nd Runner Up
I’M GOING TO KILL YOU
Did you virtually attend Nightmares Film Festival: Masquerade? What did you see? What are you looking forward to seeing again? By all means, let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also hit me up directly on Twitter @DanielWBaldwin.
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