| South African Horrorfest | |
| Location: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Founded: | 2005 |
| Language: | International |
| Website: | horrorfest.info |
The South African Horrorfest is a film festival for horror and genre films in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] It hosts celebrities, artists, filmmakers, screenwriters, and press from the horror genre.[2]
It is the longest running and only event of its kind in South Africa and the African continent.[3] [4] Moviemaker lists it as one of the "world's 50 best genre festivals 2021".[5] The festival features new, classic and rare movies, pre-release screenings, dark literature, live silent film soundtrack performance, Halloween dress-up, give-aways and more.[6]
The South African Horrorfest was founded in 2005 by Paul Blom and Sonja Ruppersberg.[7] [8]
The festival is held annually around Halloween at the Labia Theatre Cape Town and is a permanent fixture in the arts calendar of Cape Town.[9] [10]
Since 2005, the South African Horrorfest has featured almost all Africa premieres of relevant horror features and documentaries. Examples are:
Feature Film
Best Poster Art: The History Of Metal And Horror
Best Make-Up FX: Slumber Party Massacre – Clinton Smith & Cosmesis Studio
Production Design: Slumber Party Massacre – Robert Cardoso
Best Soundtrack: Vicious Fun – Steph Copeland
Best Documentary: Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched – The History Of Folk Horror
Best Cinematography: Masking Threshold – Florian Hofer
Best Editing: Masking Threshold – Johannes Grenzfurthner & Florian Hofer
Best Female Lead: Yumiko Shako – in Hall
Best Male Lead: Evan Marsh – in Vicious Fun
Best Supporting Actor: Ari Millen – in Vicious Fun
Best Actress: Lee Eddy – in Pizzagate Massacre
Best Ensemble Cast: Keeping Company
Best Screenplay: Masking Threshold – Johannes Grenzfurthner & Samantha Lienhard
Best Director: Cody Callahan – for Vicious Fun
Best Feature Film: Vicious Fun
Halloween Spirit Award: Halloween Kills
Indie Spirit Award: Jason Rising
The Gorefest Award: Cyst
Best Horror Comedy: Keeping Company
Best Anthology Film Acknowledgment: Apps
Hall Of Fame Inductees:
Jamie Lee Curtis, Mick Garris
Short Film
Best Poster Art: Experiment
Best Make-Up FX: ZTV Sympathy For The Devil
Best Visual FX: #Nofilter
Best Production Design: Labyrinth
Cinematography: Lips & Tips
Best Male Lead: Hugo Nicolau – for Familiar
Best Female Lead: Kate Dickie – in Lilias Adie
Best Screenplay: #Nofilter – Nathan Crooker
Best Director: Elize Du Toit – for Lilias Adie
Best Short Film: Lips & Tips
Best South African Short: #Meowtoo – Ryan Kruger
Best Comedy Short: Pick Up Artist
Gorefest Award: Visitors
Best Music Based Short: Mensvreters' Boef Lewe Made Me Do It
Best Animated Short: Le Cri
Best 1 Minute Short: Monster Encounters