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"Who will win this year?"

 

Past Winners
2011    2010    2009   2008   2007   2006

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2011 CLAW AWARD WINNERS!


Excellence in FILMMAKING

Best Feature Film
THE FIELDS
(Producers - Faust Checho, George Englund Jr.,
Tom Mattera, David Mazzoni, Harrison Smith)

Audience Favorite
PSYCHO KILLER BLOODBATH
(Director - Carlo Rodriguez)

Best Director
STEVE GIBSON
(The Feed)

Best Feature Film Screenplay
PREDATOR/PREY
(Writer - Kent Kitzman)

Best Director of Photography
BANKS OF THE VLTAVA
(Matthew Mandarano)

Best Horror Short Film
TERRIFIER
(Producer - Damien Leone)

Best Fantasy Short Film
SIRENS
(Producer - Vancouver Film School)

Best Science Fiction Short Film
ODESSA
(Producers - Angel Acevedo & Brian Rolling)

Best Thriller Short Film
QUICK SHOP
(Producer - Martin Binder)

Best Drama Short Film
BOB & BOB
(Producers - Andrew Alonso & John Payne Baker)

Best Short Film Screenplay
ZOMBIE
(Writer- Bill Connington)

Best Actor
ED ARISTONE
(The Cellar)

Best Actress
MARIE MASER
(Terrifier)

Best Supporting Actor
KELLEY van DILLA
(Zombie)

Best Supporting Actress
MISSY HILL
(An Evening with My Comatose Mother)

Best Emerging New Actor
JOSHUA ORMAND
(The Fields)

Best Cinematography
AN EVENING WITH MY COMATOSE MOTHER
(Devin Graham)

Best Editing
THE SHIFT
(Kevin Corcoran)

Best Sound Design
THE FIELDS
(
John Avarese)

Best Special Effects
ODOKURO
(Voltaire & Robert A. Morris)

Best Original Music Score
THE FIELDS
(John Avarese)

HONORABLE MENTION (FILMMAKING)

ANGUSTIA
Screenplay - Sebastian Harrer

BETANIA
Actress - Sonia Caselli
Special Effects - Andrea Giomaro

CLUTTER
Actor - Mike Letizia

SIX MINUTES
Short Thriller Film

THE AFFLICTED
Director - Jason Stoddard
Actor - Kane Hodder
Actress - Leslie Easterbrook

THE FIELDS
Actress - Cloris Leachman


Excellence in SCREENWRITING

1st Place (Feature Length)
TIE – VERMIN
(Writer - Chris Warner)
TIE – LOBISON
(Writer - Joe Tofuri)

2nd Place (Feature Length)
THE RESURRECTION OF BLAKE HOUSE
(Writers - Steven Gladstone & Joe Randazzo)

3rd Place (Feature Length)
AUNTIE
(Writer - Deirdre Patterson)

1st Place (Short Length)
ARE YOU LOATHSOME TONIGHT?
(Writer - John Burdeaux)

2nd Place (Short Length)
THE VAMPIRE'S TOY
(Writer - Veronica Kegel-Giglio)

3rd Place (Short Length)
FUNHOUSE
(Writers - Paul Ellington & Marc Bloom)

HONORABLE MENTION (SCREENWRITING)

(Feature Length)
CABIN CALL
Roberto Marrero

THE CHINESE GIFT
Roberto Marrero

(Short Length)
HELL’S BELLS
Writer - John Eric Muzii



 CLAW AWARD CATEGORIES

Excellence in the Craft of FILMMAKING

Best Feature Film (awarded to the film's credited producer[s], plus $100 cash prize)
Audience Favorite (awarded to the film's credited director[s])
Best Director (awarded to the film's credited director[s], plus $100 cash prize)
Best Feature Film Screenplay (awarded to the film's credited screenwriter[s])
Best Director of Photography (awarded to the film's key credited DP) (Defined as: the film having the most impressive visual beauty and composition)
Best Horror Short Film (awarded to the film's credited producer[s])
Best Fantasy Short Film (awarded to the film's credited producer[s])
Best Science Fiction Short Film (awarded to the film's credited producer[s])
Best Thriller Short Film (awarded to the film's credited producer[s])
Best Drama Short Film (awarded to the film's credited producer[s])
Best Short Film Screenplay (awarded to the film's credited screenwriter[s])
Best Actor (awarded to the selected actor)
Best Actress (awarded to the selected actress)
Best Supporting Actor (awarded to the selected actor)
Best Supporting Actress (awarded to the selected actress)
Best Cinematography (awarded to the film's key credited cinematographer) (Defined as: the film having the most impressive camera work)
Best Editing (awarded to the film's key credited picture editor)
Best Sound Design (awarded to the film's key
credited sound designer)
Best Special Effects (awarded to the film's key credited SFX artist)
Best Original Music Score (awarded to the film's key credited original music score composer[s])

Excellence in the Craft of SCREENWRITING

1st Place (Feature Length) (awarded to the key credited screenwriter[s], plus $100 cash prize)
2nd Place (Feature Length) (awarded to the key credited screenwriter[s])
3rd Place (Feature Length) (awarded to the key credited screenwriter[s])

1st Place (Short Length) (awarded to the key credited screenwriter[s], plus $100 cash prize)
2nd Place (Short Length) (awarded to the key credited screenwriter[s])
3rd Place (Short Length) (awarded to the key credited screenwriter[s])

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 MORE EXCITING AWARD NEWS!!!

Terror Film Festival was surprised and delighted recently to learn that horror convention giant "Horrorfind Weekend" has honored us by announcing that our website has been selected as an Official Winner of their prestigious "Platinum Award"!


"Congratulations. Horrorfind.com is pleased to announce that your site has won our Platinum Award. The
sites are judged on content, functionality, graphics and usefulness to the general public. We spend a lot of time reviewing sites and not all make the grade. You have done a great job, keep up the good work!"
                                                                                         ~Horrorfind.com

TFF humbly thanks Horrorfind.com and our fans for this great bestowment and praise.

  

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