Frightfilm 2025

The seventh annual Frightfilm Competition Premiere and Awards Ceremony is now history.  We want to thank everyone who competed in this year's competition. You all did amazing work and we hope you had a good time working your craft with your community of friends.

We're thrilled to reveal the nominees and winners for this year's Frightfilm Competition.  

Best Film

The Freke Showe-Shady Lakes

Brilliant Visionaries-One Last Ride

Isomation Pictures-PENUMBRA

Smokeydog Entertainment-Sardonic

Toxic Summer-Toxic Summer

Group A Audience Favorite

"A Hidden Affair"

Group B Audience Favorite

"Shady Lakes"

Group B Audience Favorite

"Toxic Summer"

Best Actress  

Tenley Stitzer-Shady Lakes

Gayle Cobb-One Last Ride

Hannah Herzog-Toxic Summer

Tamara Villalon-Sardonic

Best Actor

Rufus Malone-Shady Lakes

Benny Karnes-PENUMBRA

Clinton Graves-One Last Ride

R.J. Van Sickle-Penny for Your Soul

Best Supporting Actress

Bailey Sawyer-Toxic Summer

Alicia Spurlock-Shady Lakes

Danielle Coyne-Sardonic

Erin Taylor-Dunsligan Lake

Best Supporting Actor

Mike Nalley-Bedside Manor

Elijah Payne-Fed Up

John French-A Hidden Affair

Jaron Lanier-Toxic Summer

Cinematography

Eric Maloney-One Last Ride

Joshua A. Crist-AVA

Kevin Minor-Sardonic

Lon Nease-A Hidden Affair

Paige Jones-Toxic Summer

William Roy-Sound of Darkness

Directing

Maggie Gallaway & Lauren Eileen Henke-Toxic Summer

B.J. Halsall & Ryan Chester-Shady Lakes

Dylan Anglin-Sardonic

Shannon & Lon Nease-A Hidden Affair

Tyler Becks-PENUMBRA

Editing

Joshua A. Crist-AVA

Dylan Anglin-Sardonic

Kimberly Dinh-Bedside Manor

Paige Jones-Toxic Summer

Tyler Becks-PENUMBRA

Makeup

Skylar Buck-Shady Lakes

Ohio Media School: Columbus-Sound of Darkness

Ron George-Dance Death Exorcism

Ron George-Penny for Your Soul

Original Music

Dunsligan Lake-Olas Ortwein

Amavasya-Joyce Bentle & Kent Meloy

One Last Ride-Tariq Stallings

Sardonic-Billy Carpenter

Toxic Summer-HenkeTooRaw

Poster

Stephanie Carlin-PENUMBRA

Camila Diaz-Bedside Manor

Dalton Felean-Shady Lakes

Maggie Gallaway-Toxic Summer

Screamplay

Derek Stewart & B.J. Halsall-Shady Lakes

Dylan Anglin-Sardonic

Erica Bass-Penny for Your Soul

Shannon & Lon Nease-A Hidden Affair

Sound Design

Tyler Becks-PENUMBRA

Adam Gorman-Audio Visualis

Dylan Anglin-Sardonic

Paige Jones-Toxic Summer

Special Effects

Joshua A. Crist-AVA

Isomation Pictures-PENUMBRA

Kaitlyn Dankworth-Bedside Manor

Will Martin-Dead In The Woods

Trailer

Hooliganz Productions-The Last Shot

Dropkick Productions-Penny for Your Soul

Katdad Films-A Hidden Affair

Rejected Rejects-Dead in the Woods

Best Use of Cinematic Technique: Silhoutte

Ohio Media School: Columbus-Sound Of Darkness

Junk Drawer-You See It Now

Smokeydog Entertainment-Sardonic

Look for the videos from the awards ceremony in the coming weeks on our Facebook page.

We'll continue to make announcements on our Facebook and Instagram pages. 

A HUGE thank you to DJ Remark and the Jacksonville Horror Film Festival for choosing our Best Film as an Official Selection of their Inaugural year.

We'd love to see the fun you had at the Premiere and Awards. Post images on our Facebook page and our Instagram page and tag us.

Thanks to all of you once again.   We applaud you and all the hard work you and your team do by creating your original short horror film.   

You're keeping filmmaking alive by scaring us to death.

William Anderson, Jeff Winkelman and Jim Timmerman

Co-Founders