Fright Night Film Fest

Louisville Fright Night Film Fest
Status Active
Genre Film festival
Venue Galt House
Location(s) Louisville, Kentucky
Country United States
Inaugurated 2005
Attendance 16,700 people (2012)[1]
Organized by Ken Daniels and Myra Daniels[2]
Website
www.frightnightfilmfest.com

Fright Night Film Fest, also known as Louisville Fright Night Film Fest, is an annual horror film festival in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] The festival was first founded in 2005 by Ken Daniels and is typically held in July at the Galt House, which is famous for housing guests for the Kentucky Derby.[4] The focus of the Fright Night Film Fest focuses on genre films such as horror, science fiction, fantasy, action, and cult from around the world including new films from Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Europe and North America.[5]

Galt House

Kentucky-made films such as "Dead Moon Rising", "Hell is Full" and "Stash" got distribution by screenings at this film festival with horror convention and now the convention has expanded to include Fandomfest, a showcase of pop culture, gaming and cosplay.[6] Awards such as the Corman award are presented to films, actors, or directors that excel within their respective categories.[7] Many of the filmmakers have garnered distribution and representation as a result of the notable festival among Hollywood horror filmmakers. Fright Night Film Fest launches careers internationally.[5] In 2013, The organizers announced that during the 2012 Fright Night Film Fest packed with over 16,700 people, and it screened more than 120 films within three days.[1] Some of the largest horror online publications have called it the "Sundance of Horror".[1]

The horror magazine Horror Hound has sponsored the festival for many years and called it "the largest genre film festival in the country."[1][8] Moreover, the Louisville government publicly announced that this film festival is the country's largest genre-specific film festival.[5]

Award winners

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Guest celebrities

2013

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2014

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jeremy Sheldon HORROR HOUND Issue #41. HORROR HOUND LTD., Publishers. May/June, 2013. p.59.
  2. ↑ "Withoutabox". Withoutabox. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  3. ↑ "Monsters, mayhem, and mischief: Fright Night Film Fest in review". Louisville.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Lord, Joseph (Aug 14, 2009). "Youthful love of scary movies spawns festival". Courier-Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Monsters, mayhem, and mischief: Fright Night Film Fest in review [Movies]". Louisville.com. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  6. ↑ "FRIGHT NIGHT FILM FEST: THE EYES OF ALEXIS IACONO, PART TWO". Fangoria. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Thomas M.Sipos Horror Film Festivals and Awards. Mcfarland&Company,Inc., Publishers. 2012. ISBN 978-0-7864-6572-9. pp. 109.
  8. ↑ Jeremy Sheldon HORROR HOUND Issue #40. HORROR HOUND LTD., Publishers. March/April, 2013. p.66.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Thomas M.Sipos Horror Film Festivals and Awards. Mcfarland&Company,Inc., Publishers. 2012. ISBN 978-0-7864-6572-9. pp. 162-163.
  10. ↑ "Home". Frightnightfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  11. ↑ "Home". Frightnightfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

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