South African Horrorfest

South African Horrorfest
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Founded2005
LanguageInternational
Websitehorrorfest.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]

History

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]

Program

Since 2005, the South African Horrorfest has featured almost all Africa premieres of relevant horror features and documentaries. Examples are:

Awards

2021

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

References

  1. ^ "HorrorFest set to give Cape residents the thrills"; in: Weekend Argus, October 24, 2018
  2. ^ SA Horrorfest 2021 Festival Kicks Off Today; in: Screen Anarchy, 2021-10-28
  3. ^ "The 17th annual Horrorfest Film Festival satiates the blood-curdling appetite of movie buffs"; in: IOL, October 27, 2021
  4. ^ Interview with Paul Blum and Sonja Ruppersberg in: Issuu (October 2015)
  5. ^ "The World's 50 Best Genre Festivals 2021, Presented by FilmFreeway"; in MovieMaker, October 27, 2020
  6. ^ "Paul Blom: Natural Instinct"; in: Spling Movies, October 30, 2021
  7. ^ Portrait of Paul Blom and Sonja Ruppersberg; in: Sonic Cathedral
  8. ^ Portrait of Paul Blom in: Spling
  9. ^ "South African Horrorfest Cape Town", in: Cape Town Magazine, October 2016
  10. ^ News24: Conversation with Paul Blom about South African Horrorfest; October 27, 2021