Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival Awards 2024
Nominations, Special Mentions & Winners
Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival 2024
Nominations & Award Winners
BEST WEB SERIES
Story of Godia (Mouayed Zabtia) Lybia
Complex (Peter Browne, Christine Twyman) USA
Bite (Christine Keyana Twyman) USA
UnTrue Crime - The Husband Did It? (Joe Bauer) Australia
WINNER: UnTrue Crime - The Husband Did It? (Joe Bauer) Australia
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BEST HORROR MOMENT
Binge!
Jenny’s Absinthe
Skulk
Family Night
WINNER: Skulk
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BEST MAKE UP
Werewolf Margarita
Valley of Souls
The Skin She’s In
Black Dragon
Collide
WINNER: Collide
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BEST COSTUME
Family Night
Bookworm
Black Dragon
Valley of Souls
WINNER: Family Night
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BEST SCREENPLAY (filmed) -
Dominic Lahiff - SUN
Damon Rickard - Never Have I Ever
Bekim Vanbosche - The Child
Charles Venn - How To Navigate Being A Monster
WINNER: Charles Venn - How to Navigate Being A Monster
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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY (un-filmed)
Shadows in the Blizzard by Callie LeClaire USA
Hidden in the Sand by Adolfo Vico UK
A Siren Song by Mahée Merica UK
The Cutting Room by Toby Smith UK
WINNER: A Siren Song by Mahée Merica UK
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BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY (un-filmed)
Rosanella by Caroline Farrell Ireland
Empty Nest by Anwen Bull UK
Wealdmount House by Luke Anthony Walker UK
Hidden by EE Martin UK
WINNER: Empty Nest by Anwen Bull UK
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BEST SHORT STORY _ Red Cape?
Solitaireee by Lawrence Riggins USA
Puppets by Curtis Matzke USA
The Dim Reaper by Vincent Raison UK
Daniel Came Home by Brian John Gregory UK
WINNER: Daniel Came Home by Brian John Gregory UK
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BEST FX
Binge!
Unravelling
Forever Flowers
Black Dragon
WINNER: Black Dragon
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BEST SOUND DESIGN
Yule
Skulk
The Child
Sun
WINNER: Yule
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BEST SCORE
Welcome To The Machine
Les Bêtes
The Child
Slumber Party
WINNER: Les Bêtes
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Welcome To The Machine
Yule
SUN
Unravelling
Cul-de-sac
WINNER: Welcome to the Machine
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BEST EDITING
Skulk
Saint Maria’s Way
The Child
Never Have I Ever
WINNER: Saint Maria’s Way
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BEST ANIMATION
Les Bêtes
Under The Bed
The Noonday Demon
Empty Soul
Don’t Fuck With Dolphins
WINNER: Les Bêtes
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BEST COMEDY HORROR
Angus Gets Ghosted
Slumber Party
Cul-de-sac
Breakfast
WINNER: Cul-de-Sac
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THE SI SPENCER AWARD
Saint Maria’s Way
House Hunters
Welcome to the Machine
The Climax!
Nervous Ellie
WINNER: Saint Maria’s Way
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BEST FOREIGN SHORT
Spook
Family Night
Bookworm
HEAL
The Child
WINNER: Family Night
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BEST ACTRESS SHORT FILM – Rich*
Djinda Kane - Aurora
Elina Gavare - Skulk
Penelope Chappelhow - Welcome To The Machine
Kelsey Cooke - Nervous Ellie
WINNER: Kelsey Cooke (Nervous Ellie)
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BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM
Charles Venn - How To Navigate Being A Monster
Eoin Quinn - Family Night
Martin Ewens - Scriven
Eric Godon - The Child
Cameron Wright – Welcome to the Machine
WINNER: Charles Venn - How to Navigate Being A Monster
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BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
Rita Osei - Aurora
Max Ward - Skulk
Charles Venn Venn, Tyler Fayose - How To Navigate Being A Monster
Alan Dunne - Family Night
Javier Janez Sanz – Bookworm
Jo Smyth – Find You Here
WINNER: Jo Smyth – Find You Here
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BEST UK SHORT FILM
Skulk
How to Navigate Being A Monster
Inherent
Welcome to The Machine
The Herring Girls
WINNER: How to Navigate Being a Monster
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BEST FOREIGN FEATURE FILM -
Stutter
Suicide For Beginners
SUN
WINNER: SUN
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BEST ACTRESS FEATURE FILM -
Abigail Hartingham - Custom
Beatrice Fletcher - Never Have I Ever
Elle O'Hara - Cara
L.A. Rodgers - Good Neighbours
WINNER: Abigail Hartingham - Custom
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BEST ACTOR FEATURE FILM -
Cordell 'Storm' Purnell - SUN
Rowan Polonski - Custom
Andrew Lee Potts - Never Have I Ever
Johnny Vivash – Cara
WINNER: Cordell 'Storm' Purnell - SUN
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FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S CHOICE
WINNER: SOMN (Cal M. Butnaru)
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BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM –
Damon Rickard - Never Have I Ever
Dominic Lahiff - SUN
Tiago Teixeira - Custom
Hayden Hewitt – Cara
WINNER: Damon Rickard - Never Have I Ever
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BEST UK FEATURE FILM -
Good Neighbours
Cara
Never Have I Ever
Custom
WINNER: Never Have I Ever