GenreBlast Film Festival explained

Founder:Nathan Ludwig, Chad Farmer, Raygan Ketterer
Industry:film-exhibition
Foundation:2016
Location City:Winchester, Virginia
Location Country:United States of America

The GenreBlast Film Festival is an annual event held in the Winchester, Virginia area that specializes in genre film. GenreBlast is the largest genre film festival in the Washington, D.C. region, spotlighting short and feature films that are typically independently produced and would not otherwise receive theatrical release.

History

Started in 2016, by Nathan Ludwig, Chad Farmer, and Charles Hill, the first annual GenreBlast Film Festival took place in August 2016 in Culpeper, Virginia at the now defunct State Theatre.[1] Programmers officially described the fest as playing, "horror, action/adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, martial arts, exploitation, grindhouse, international, experimental and more!"[2] [3]

After the first year, the festival relocated to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, Virginia, where it has been located since.[4] Hill departed from the team after the second year of the fest and Raygan Ketterer, previously the fest designer, replaced Hill as programmer.

GenreBlast is attended by filmmakers and writers whose work is recognized by the fest, with about 50% of films represented in the first year[5] and a much higher percentage in subsequent years.[6] It has also been judged to be a top genre fest.[7]

Awards

GenreBlast gives out rocket trophies in a number of categories for short films, feature films, and unproduced screenplays.[8] The festival also gives out a special wrestling belt to recognize an outstanding woman in genre film each year. The Les Femmes Du Genre Award was given to Tristan Risk in 2016,[9] Samantha Kolesnik in 2017,[10] and Sophia Cacciola in 2018.[11]

GenreBlast also gives out the "Forever Award" for a film that "a film that truly encapsulates the spirit of the fest — fiercely independent, highly original, and spectacularly innovative."[12] The 2020 recipient was Force to Fear. The 2021 recipient was The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins.[13] The 2022 recipient was Gouge Away. The 2023 recipient was The Once and Future Smash.

Notable films featured

References

  1. Web site: B101.5 GenreBlast Promo .
  2. Web site: Hedelt . Rob . Trio who met at film school launching action/horror film fest in Culpeper Friday . Fredericksburg dot com. 17 August 2016 .
  3. Web site: Perry . Joseph . GenreBlast Film Festival Offers Cutting-Edge Horror, Outre Dark Comedies, and More .
  4. Web site: Lee . Izzy . GenreBlast Film Festival Wants Your Craziest Films . Birth.Movies.Death..
  5. Web site: GenreBlast Film Festival . 10 February 2017 .
  6. Web site: https://www.genreblast.com/2018-schedule.
  7. Web site: Țofei . Adrian . Top 100 Horror & Fantasy Film Festivals + Submitting Tips [July 2018 Update] ]. 28 January 2015 .
  8. Web site: GenreBlast Awards .
  9. Web site: GenreBlast 2016 Awards .
  10. Web site: GenreBlast 2017 Awards .
  11. Web site: GenreBlast 2018 Awards .
  12. Web site: Malone . Stephanie . GenreBlast 2021: Five Film Favorites . Morbidly Beautiful. 22 September 2021 .
  13. Web site: Malone . Stephanie . GenreBlast 2021: Five Film Favorites . Morbidly Beautiful. 22 September 2021 .
  14. Web site: Rotten . Doc . "Night of Something Strange" (GenreBlast 2016): Offensive In Every Way, Entertaining With Every Frame . 12 September 2016 .
  15. Web site: FRANKENSTEIN CREATED BIKERS NOMINATED FOR FIVE AWARDS AT GENRE BLAST 2016 .
  16. Web site: Cardullo . Paul . [Review] Family Possessions (GenreBlast, Wreak Havoc Film Festival, 2017) ]. 8 November 2017 .
  17. Web site: Rotten . Doc . [Review] Guardians (GenreBlast, 2017) – By Doc Rotten ]. 23 September 2017 .
  18. Web site: Storc . Matt . Clickbait (Genreblast Film Festival Review) . 27 August 2018 .
  19. Web site: Doomsday Wins Best Feature at GenreBlast!. 2020-06-18. en-US.
  20. Web site: CINELATION Movie Reviews by Christopher Beaubien SOCKET (2016). www.cinelation.com. 2018-09-05.
  21. Web site: Malone . Stephanie . GENREBLAST 2021: FIVE FILM FAVORITES . Morbidly Beautiful. 22 September 2021 .
  22. Web site: DuPée. Matthew. 2021-09-05. GenreBlast Film Fest 2021: Red Snow. 2021-12-01. Morbidly Beautiful. en-US.
  23. Web site: GENREBLAST FILM FESTIVAL 2023: The Once and Future Smash (2022) . B&S About Movies. 4 September 2023 .
  24. Web site: THE FURTHERGenreBlast Film Festival – Lineup for This Year's Fest Includes 'Livescreamers', 'Project Eerie' and More . Bloody Disgusting.

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