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Stanley Film Festival was a horror film festival located in Estes Park, Colorado. Founded in 2013, the festival showcased independent horror films, including features, shorts and special events with guest filmmakers. The festival was named for the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park where it is held, a neo-Georgian hotel that was the inspiration and setting of Stephen King’s horror novel The Shining. The festival also held a student film competition titled, The Stanley Dean’s Cup.[citation needed]
2013 Festival[edit]
The inaugural festival was held May 2–5, 2013.[1] Opening night film: The Purge with director James DeMonaco and producer Jason Blum in attendance.[2] The 2013 festival was curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, with films from 13 different countries.[3]
Selected Films[edit]
| Film | Country | Director | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Bloody Acres | AUSTRALIA | Colin and Cameron Cairnes | |
| Aftershock | USA, Chile | Nicolás López | Closing Night |
| All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | USA | Jonathan Levine | |
| Beneath | USA | Larry Fessenden | |
| Berberian Sound Studio | United Kingdom | Peter Strickland | |
| Big Bad Wolves | Israel | Navot Papushado & Aharon Keshales | |
| Black Rock | USA | Katie Aselton | |
| Cabin Fever – UNRATED DIRECTOR’S CUT | USA | Eli Roth | |
| Frankenstein’s Army | NETHERLANDS | Richard Raaphorst | |
| Here Comes the Devil | MEXICO | Adrián García Bogliano | |
| Macabre | Singapore, Indonesia | Kimo Stamboel & Timo Tjahjanto | |
| Maniac | USA | Frank Khalfoun | |
| No One Lives | USA | Ryûhei Kitamura | |
| Room 237 | USA | Rodney Ascher | |
| Sightseers | United Kingdom | Ben Wheatley | Centerpiece |
| The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | Germany | Robert Wiene | |
| The Purge | USA | James DeMonaco | Opening Night |
| The Rambler | USA | Calvin Lee Reeder | |
| The Shining | USA | Stanley Kubrick | |
| Tower Block | United Kingdom | James Nunn & Ronnie Thompson | |
| V/H/S/2 | USA, Canada, Indonesia | Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Gregg Hale, Eduardo Sánchez, Timo Tjahjanto & Adam Wingard | |
| Vanishing Waves | Lithuania, France, Belgium | Kristina Buozyte | |
| Wither | Sweden | Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund |
Special Events[edit]
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- It included Room 237 director Rodney Ascher and subject Jay Weidner, Leon Vitali, who was Kubrick’s personal assistant on The Shining,
- Mick Garris, director of The Shining (TV miniseries), and moderated by Badass Digest writer Devin Faraci.
- Presentation of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live piano score by performer Hank Troy.
- “Composing for Genre Cinema” – a panel discussion with film score composers, Nathan Barr, Jonathan Snipes, William Hutson, Hank Troy and Mark Schulz.
- Live performance by the John Chaos Sideshow.
2013 Awards[edit]
| Award | Recipient | Film/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Visionary Award | Eli Roth | Example |
| Audience Award for Feature | Franck Khalfoun | Maniac |
| Audience Award for Short | Ryan Spindell | The Root of the Problem |
| Stanley Dean’s Cup | John McSween | Peak of Terror |
2014 Festival[edit]
The 2nd annual festival took place April 24–27, 2014.
Selected Films[edit]
2014 Awards[edit]
| Award | Recipient | Film/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Visionary Award | Elijah Wood Daniel Noah Josh Waller |
Founders of SpectreVision |
| The Master of Horror Award | Joe Dante | |
| Audience Award for Feature | What We Do In The Shadows | |
| Audience Award for Short | Here Be Monsters | |
| Jury Award for Short | Ghost Train | |
| Stanley Dean’s Cup Jury Award and Stanley Dean’s Cup Audience Award | Wormbug |
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2015 Festival[edit]
The 3rd annual festival took place April 30 – May 3, 2015.
Opening night film: Cooties with SpectreVision production company partners Daniel Noah, Josh Waller, and Elijah Wood in attendance.[5]
Selected Films[edit]
2015 Awards[edit]
| Award | Recipient | Film/Note |
|---|---|---|
| Visionary Award | Tom Quinn | RADiUS-TWC co-president |
| Audience Award for Feature | The Final Girls | Director Todd Strauss-Schulson |
| Audience Award & Jury Award for Short Film | The Babysitter Murder | Director Ryan Spindell |
| Stanley Dean’s Cup Colorado Prize | Moon Studios | Director Merritt Crocker |
| Stanley Dean’s Cup International Prize | Inherent Noise | Director Karol Jurga |
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External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hunter, Rob. “Stanley Film Fest Paints the Hotel Walls Shining Red with ‘The Purge,’ ‘Maniac,’ ‘Aftershock,’ ‘Black Rock’ and More”. Reject Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Kit, Borys. “Ethan Hawke’s The Purge to Open Inaugural Stanley Film Festival”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ McHargue, Brad. “Stanley Film Fest Unveils Lineup for Inaugural Festival, May 2–5”. Dread Central Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Lindsay, Taylor. “And the Awards For Horror Go to Elijah Wood, Joe Dante, ‘Ghost Train’ and More at the 2014 Stanley Film Festival”. Indiewire. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Sharf, Zach. “Stanley Film Festival Announces ‘Cooties’ As Opening Night Film”. Indiewire. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Canfield, David. “Stanley Film Festival Announces Winners of 2015 Horror Showcase”. Indiewire. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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