DarkVeins Horror Fest 2022: The Winners

We publish below the winners of the sixth edition of the DarkVeins Horror Fest, an international event dedicated to horror, dark, gothic and extreme genre cinematography curated by theDark Circle Cultural Association.
Heartfelt thanks go to all the participants who sent us, from all over the world, their feature films, shorts, trailers, posters and soundtracks, valuable material that made this edition an exceptional experience, making it very difficult to choose the finalists.

The winners of the main categories will receive either a refund of the entry fee or the prestigious award plaque, as they choose. In addition, reviews of the various award-winning works will be published soon (also on this website).

Congratulations to the winners!

The winners of DarkVeins Horror Fest 2022:

  • BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM:
    Pig Killer (USA - 2022) - Directed by Chad Ferrin;
  • BEST HORROR SHORT FILM:
    Part Forever (Taiwan - 2022) - Directed by Alan Chung-An, Ou;
  • BEST SPLATTER/GORE and BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
    Gnomes (Netherlands - 2022) - 5 min. 49 sec. - Directed by Ruwan Heggelman; Special effects are by Richard Raaphorst, Jesse Tamerius and Stephan Vos.
  • BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR., BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST SOUNDTRACK:
    Larvae (Italy - 2021) - 30 min. - Directed and screenplay by Alessandro Rota; Photography is by Gerardo Fornari while the soundtrack is by Francesco Cerrato;
  • BEST TRAILER:
    Werewolf Babysitter (Canada - 2022) - Directed by Patrick Meimari;
  • BEST POSTER:
    Who Am I? (UK - 2022) - Short film - Directed by Christopher Newberry;
  • BEST ANIMATION:
    Agatha (USA - 2022) - Directed by Roland Becerra and Kelly Bigelow Becerra;
  • SPECIAL MENTION:
    Incubus (UK - 2022) - Short film - Directed by Tito Fernandes;
    Zmiena (France - 2021) - Short film - Directed by Pierre Renverseau.

Below is more info on the winning films:

Written and directed by Chad Ferrin (The Chair, Parasites), the horror film Pig Killer tells the story of Robert Pickton (played here by Jake Busey), a Canadian serial killer responsible for killing about 50 women between the 1980s and 2002.
The killer would feed the victims to pigs, after strangling them, slitting their throats, disemboweling them or killing them by injecting antifreeze liquid into their veins.

About 12 minutes in length, Part Forever is written and directed by Ou Alan Chung-An (Repent). The story sheds light on a Taiwanese custom whereby the soul of a deceased person returns home to visit the family within three days of death. During this time, family members watch over the body of their loved one until the day of burial.
Plot: a dark hallway, candles and a young lifeless body in the center of the room. Huei and her husband Wen Hsiung have gone to pay their last respects to the woman's sister, but the sad farewell ceremony hides an astonishing dark secret.

GNOMES (running time 5 min. 49 sec.) is a short splatter/gore film about killer gnomes. The film is directed by Ruwan Heggelman (Beste Vrienden, Mime), who also wrote the screenplays in collaboration with Jasper ten Hoor and Richard Raaphorst (Frankenstein's Army). The latter appears on the crew of Gnomes also as an effector and producer.
Plot: during her daily run, a girl accidentally wanders into an area inhabited by a tribe of very violent gnomes. Attracted by mysterious glowing mushrooms, the young girl soon regrets ending up in their territory.
Special effects are by Richard Raaphorst, Jesse Tamerius and Stephan Vos.

The Italian short LARVAE (running time 30 min.) is written and directed by Alessandro Rota (Calibro70).
The story is inspired by Cesare Lombroso, founder of criminal anthropology.
Plot: Turin, 1909. Cesare Lombroso arrives at the isolated home of Lazar, an elderly illusionist. Attracted to spiritualism, Lombroso challenges Lazar to prove to him that the supernatural exists and can be the cause of heinous crime. What could have triggered the murderous rage in young seminarian Thomas and what links him to the paranormal faculties of Lazar and his son Lorenzo? Is it illusionism or reality?
Lazar's ancient and decaying house hides many truths, and Lombroso's scientific vision will have to open up to new perspectives.
The photography of Larvae is by Gerardo Fornari while the soundtrack is by Francesco Cerrato.

Written and directed by Roland Becerra and Kelly Bigelow Becerra, Agatha is a dark experimental horror film, a fusion of live-action and animation that took more than a decade to complete.
Plot: the "Professor" is suffering from a terminal illness. By a twist of fate, the man witnesses an incredible event involving his mysterious neighbor Agatha and, hoping to find a cure for his illness, agrees to follow her on a strange and risky journey to a forgotten but not entirely deserted wasteland.

INCUBUS (duration 16 min. 45 sec.) is written and directed by Tito Fernandes, the visual effects curator of Star Wars - The Force Awakens, The Dark Knight - The Return and Interstellar.
Starring Malou Coindreau, Adam Ford and Emmanuel Berthelot, Incubus follows the story of a woman who retreats to a boat where she will be a victim of her own fears....

Starring Rurik Sallé (Terres secrètes), the French body horror ZMIENA (13 min. 24 sec) is written and directed by Pierre Renverseau.
Plot: Autumn, dawn. The forest seems alive. At its edge, an isolated old house in which Greg wakes up, a man wracked by a strange malaise and severe pains, perhaps caused by a hangover. Or maybe not...

The winning poster:





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