This page is dedicated to the film on the Film Festival Circuit that have been selected for the Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival Spring 2022 showcase. This event takes place on Saturday March 12, 2022 at the Sunshine Mill Winery and Drive-Up Theater from 2:00p to 11:59p. 80+ films in the Horror genre from all over the world will screen. These films were hand selected by the judges out of 250+ submissions. 39 screenplays have also been recognized by the judges. Save 20% (LINK) on film, video, screenplay and teleplay submissions on FilmFreeway.
(pictured above) The Sandman, Directed by Brooke deRosa (California)
Spring 2022 Award Winners
Best Animated Film Award Winner
- Common Monsters: Chapter 1, Directed by John Irvine (Oregon)
Best Dark Drama Award Winner
- A Dangerous Man, Directed by Natalie E Roberts (California)
Best Dark Drama Screenplay Award Winner
- The Outpost, Screenplay written by Tonia Kempler (New York)
Best Dark Sci-Fi Film Award Winner
- Imbalance, Directed by Caulin Morrison (Maine)
Best Dark Sci-Fi Screenplay Award Winner
- Emergent, Screenplay written by Alan R. Baxter (California)
Best Director Award Winner
- Some Thing, Directed by Dan Riesser (California)
Best Editing Award Winner
- No Way Out, Directed by Caleb Bergner (New Jersey)
Best Experimental Film Award Winner
- In Your Dreams, Directed by Tora Woloshin (California)
Best Horror Comedy Film Award Winner
- Square, Directed by Brian Norris (United States)
Best Horror Comedy Micro Film Award Winner
- Fright Night Murder Bike, Directed by Justin West (Georgia)
Best Horror Comedy Screenplay Award Winner
- Sister Mary Murphy: Vampire Slayer, Screenplay written by Vanessa Ionta Wright (United States)
Best Horror Film Award Winner
- Vamp Nite, Directed by Roberto J Lopez (New York)
Best Horror Micro Film Award Winner
- Unveiled, Directed by Ryan Graff (California)
Best Horror Screenplay Award Winner
- Scream Night, Screenplay written by Elizabeth Stevens, James Bruner (California)
Best Horror Short Screenplay Award Winner
- Killer Crush, Screenplay written by Rakefet Abergel (California)
Best International Film Award Winner
- Escalation, Directed by Christian Bachini (Italy)
Best International Micro Film Award Winner
- The Backwards Game, Directed by Zaki Farow (Canada)
Best International Screenplay Award Winner
- Calista Way, Screenplay written by Jose Holder (Canada)
Best Music Video Award Winner
- Furious: MM-275 Music Video Production Final, Directed by Rictor Riolo (Oregon)
Best Oregon Film Award Winner
- Panic Pie, Directed by Adam Floeck (Oregon)
Best Original Music Award Winner
- Composer Benjamin L. Brown for "Timber Directed by Jared Tipton (California)
Best Teleplay Award Winner
- John Sunshine's Lost Rock 'N Roll Tapes, Screenplay written by David J. Keogh, Alice Wells (Oregon)
Best Trailer Award Winner
- Within Oneself, Directed by Felicia A Mead (United States)
Spring 2022 Tickets
Tickets for this event are now available on FilmFreeway. Please only purchase one ticket PER CAR, not one ticket PER PERSON. This is important, please do not purchase a bunch of tickets and then ask for a refund. We cannot refund transaction fees.
Link to OSHFF Spring 2022 Tickets. https://filmfreeway.com/OregonScreamWeek/tickets
1 Ticket = 1 Car. Driver and all passengers, please only pay for one ticket for the entire car. Not individual tickets. $37.50 per car.
* Please note, the "Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival" has been renamed the "Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival" in 2022. Same organizers, just a slight tweak. Sorry for any confusion.
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Link to OSHFF Spring 2022 Tickets. https://filmfreeway.com/OregonScreamWeek/tickets
1 Ticket = 1 Car. Driver and all passengers, please only pay for one ticket for the entire car. Not individual tickets. $37.50 per car.
Spring 2022 Award Finalists
Best Animated Film Award Finalists
- Common Monsters: Chapter 1, Directed by John Irvine (Oregon) - Winner
- Port, Directed by Andrew Lehman (Pennsylvania)
- River City - Episode 01, Directed by Jal Michael, RC Nelson (Missouri)
- Seule Tod, Directed by James Middleton (Michigan)
- Vampires Need Love Too! • The Eight Deadly Sins, Directed by Brian Cattapan (Oregon)
Best Dark Drama Award Finalists
- A Dangerous Man, Directed by Natalie E Roberts (California) - Winner
- Friends for Dinner, Directed by Michael Speigner (Florida)
- Killing Time, Directed by Cody Lovorn (Texas)
- The Call, Directed by Ryan Jafri (New York)
- The Jogger, Directed by Daryl Denner (New York)
Best Dark Drama Screenplay Award Finalists
- Asphyxia, Screenplay written by Kevin Sean Mann (California)
- Dolores, Screenplay written by Michael Seabolt, Greg Schroeder (United States)
- The Outpost, Screenplay written by Tonia Kempler (New York) - Winner
Best Dark Sci-Fi Film Award Finalists
- Imbalance, Directed by Caulin Morrison (Maine) - Winner
- Mad Machine, Directed by Sergio Guerra (California)
- Reply from Mailer-Daemon, Directed by Cosmo Spada (Oregon)
- The Beast Underneath, Directed by Anaëlle Femme Morf, Alexandre Rufin (Canada)
- The Path of the Greys, Directed by Joshua van ’t Hoff (Netherlands)
Best Dark Sci-Fi Screenplay Award Finalists
- Emergent, Screenplay written by Alan R. Baxter (California) - Winner
- Spores, Screenplay written by Leif Eric Johnson (Oregon)
- The Monster Within, Screenplay written by Matthew Sheather (United States)
- Toxic, Screenplay written by Isaac Ballesteros Barba (Arizona)
- World Peace, Screenplay written by Colton David Coate (California)
Best Director Award Finalists
- Demon Juice, Directed by Shannon Brown (California)
- Escalation, Directed by Christian Bachini (Italy)
- Some Thing, Directed by Dan Riesser (California) - Winner
- Sticks and Stones, Directed by Kristen Anne Hansen (United States)
- The Mouzard, Directed by Marie Lessel (California)
Best Editing Award Finalists
- Bed Bug, Directed by David Wittkower (United States)
- Gravē, Directed by Cole Durham (Texas)
- No Way Out, Directed by Caleb Bergner (New Jersey) - Winner
- Unkempt, Directed by Evan A. Baker (California)
- Wayward Souls, Directed by Veronika Guncheva (United States)
Best Experimental Film Award Finalists
- Bolie, Directed by Pilar Adara (New York)
- Butterflies, Directed by Tonia Kempler, Bulent Gurcan (New York)
- In Your Dreams, Directed by Tora Woloshin (California) - Winner
- RED, Directed by Jacob A Perkins (Colorado)
- Thank You for Nothing, Directed by Thomas Desimone (Texas)
Best Horror Comedy Film Award Finalists
- Livin' After Midnight, Directed by Tom von Dohlen (Georgia)
- Martel's Movie Madness - The Movie, Directed by Cagney Larkin, Ryan Martel (South Carolina)
- Square, Directed by Brian Norris (United States) - Winner
- The Witches of Bushwick, Directed by Joe Pardavila, Catherine Delaloye (New Jersey)
- Treats, Directed by Graham Bowlin (United States)
Best Horror Comedy Micro Film Award Finalists
- Fright Night Murder Bike, Directed by Justin West (Georgia) - Winner
- I Love U, Kaiju, Directed by Christian Gossett Vila (California)
- Jack of All Lanterns, Directed by Avai d'Amico (Arizona)
- Panic Pie, Directed by Adam Floeck (Oregon)
- The Surfer Doll, Directed by Mark Mascolo (California)
Best Horror Comedy Screenplay Award Finalists
- America's Most Haunted Spooky Ghost Hunting Adventures In The
- Paranormal, Screenplay written by Christopher Mancuso (New York)
- Sister Mary Murphy: Vampire Slayer, Screenplay written by Vanessa Ionta Wright (United States) - Winner
- Substitute Creature, Screenplay written by Will Buntin (United States)
- The Garden Ate, Screenplay written by Brian K Millard (California)
- The Slashelorette, Screenplay written by Anthony Zonfrelli (Massachusetts)
Best Horror Film Award Finalists
- Hide or Seek, Directed by Brian Newell (Maryland)
- Miss Mary Mack, Directed by Tim True (Idaho)
- Sad Sally, Directed by Doug Purdy (California)
- Totem Goat, Directed by Jennipher Foster (California)
- Vamp Nite, Directed by Roberto J Lopez (New York) - Winner
Best Horror Micro Film Award Finalists
- Another, Directed by Maxwell Korn (Georgia)
- Restroom, Directed by Cory Byers (Illinois)
- Tell Me A Story, Directed by Brandon Torres (Texas)
- The Veil, Directed by Sam Evenson (United States)
- Unveiled, Directed by Ryan Graff (California) - Winner
Best Horror Screenplay Award Finalists
- ap*pe*tite, Screenplay written by Kevin Mann (United States)
- Cove, Screenplay written by Thomas O'Malley (Massachusetts)
- Daughters of the Moon (First Phase), Screenplay written by Patrick Mediate, Aaron McLane (Connecticut)
- EMF 5, Screenplay written by Jeremy Brown, Mike Meade (Oregon/South Dakota)
- Greenman, Screenplay written by Don Stroud, Winter Mead (United States)
- Scream Night, Screenplay written by Elizabeth Stevens, James Bruner (California) - Winner
- The Smell of Fear, Screenplay written by Joseph Lint (California)
Best Horror Short Screenplay Award Finalists
- Floris, Screenplay written by Ben Huffman, William Andrew Lewis (Wisconsin)
- House Broken, Screenplay written by Joseph Douglas Lint (California)
- Killer Crush, Screenplay written by Rakefet Abergel (California) - Winner
- Prayer, Screenplay written by W. W. WEBB (Georgia)
- Remember, Screenplay written by Darrell Bishop (United States)
Best International Film Award Finalists
- Dog Eyes, Directed by Helena Aguilera (Mexico)
- Escalation, Directed by Christian Bachini (Italy) - Winner
- Hiya Janice, Directed by Rob Hayes (United Kingdom)
- In Darkness, Directed by Chris Smellin (Australia)
- The Beast Underneath, Directed by Anaëlle Femme Morf, Alexandre Rufin (Canada)
Best International Micro Film Award Finalists
- Deep Encounters, Directed by Maxime Laurin (Canada)
- Fear-In-The-Box, Directed by Brandon David Reid (Canada)
- Midnight Stories: Morgan, Directed by Ryan Cauchi (Australia)
- The Backwards Game, Directed by Zaki Farow (Canada) - Winner
- The Nick, Directed by Robert Smellin (Australia)
Best International Screenplay Award Finalists
- Body and Blood, Screenplay written by Olivia Silvia Loccisano (Canada)
- Calista Way, Screenplay written by Jose Holder (Canada) - Winner
- The Binding, Screenplay written by Ven Scott (Texas)
- Tomb of the Ruby Heart, Screenplay written by Fiona Faith Ross (United States)
- Toxic, Screenplay written by Isaac Ballesteros Barba (Arizona)
Best Music Video Award Finalists
- DDD, Directed by Eric Unusual (Texas)
- Furious: MM-275 Music Video Production Final, Directed by Rictor Riolo (Oregon) - Winner
- Paradise Vultures - Love is a Cancer, Directed by Ed Shiers (California)
Best Oregon Film Award Finalists
- Cannibal Bloodlust, Directed by Maxwell Miller (Oregon)
- Panic Pie, Directed by Adam Floeck (Oregon) - Winner
- Reply from Mailer-Daemon, Directed by Cosmo Spada (Oregon)
- That Piece of You, Directed by Jessica Barr (Oregon)
- Vampires Need Love Too! • Made, Accidentally, Directed by Brian Cattapan (Oregon)
Best Original Music Award Finalists
- Composer Jim Dooley for "The Sandman" Directed by Brooke deRosa (California)
- Composer Benjamin L. Brown for "Timber Directed by Jared Tipton (California)
- Winner
- Composer Tim Driscoll for "Tell Me A Story" Directed by Brandon Torres (Texas)
Best Teleplay Award Winner
- John Sunshine's Lost Rock 'N Roll Tapes, Screenplay written by David J. Keogh, Alice Wells (Oregon) - Winner
Best Trailer Award Finalists
- Butterflies, Directed by Tonia Kempler, Bulent Gurcan (New York)
- Port, Directed by Andrew Lehman (Pennsylvania)
- Teaser - CASE #3809, Directed by Jose Evangelista (United States)
- Within Oneself, Directed by Felicia A Mead (United States) - Winner
Spring 2022 Official Selections
- Coulrophobia, Directed by Nate Carroll (Missouri)
- Dad's Home, Screenplay written by Harry McDonough (California)
- Imagine This: A Story Told With Sound Effects, Directed by Dick Jordan (Oregon/California)
- Interviewed by a Cannibal, Directed by Michael Wisniowski (Canada)
- L.U.N.A., Directed by Blake Vaz (California)
- Let's All Go To The Lobby!, Directed by Nolan Barth (United States)
- Lonely Night, Directed by Skylar Adams, Sarah Lyddan (California)
- Mardöll, Directed by Bronwyn Szabo (Canada)
- Midnight Cinema Hour, Directed by Lana Winters (Texas)
- Paralysis, Directed by Shay Northrip (United States)
- Sacrifice, Directed by L.C. Cruell (South Carolina)
- Shackles, Directed by Joshua Estrada, Thomas Awender (Connecticut)
- Sleep, Directed by Karl Toft (Texas)
- The Safety Games, Screenplay written by Jerry Sampson (Oregon)
- Vanish, Directed by Juan Paredes (Illinois)
- Vine, Directed by Robert Flowers (California)
- Witch Hunt, Directed by Evan Gorski (California)
Link to OSHFF Spring 2022 Tickets. https://filmfreeway.com/OregonScreamWeek/tickets
1 Ticket = 1 Car. Driver and all passengers, please only pay for one ticket for the entire car. Not individual tickets. $37.50 per car.
* Please note, the "Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival" has been renamed the "Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival" in 2022. Same organizers, just a slight tweak. Sorry for any confusion.
