Finished during the day yesterday the publications regarding the official selections of the 2016 season of the The Optical Theatre Festival. Over 150 films were submitted from all over the world, of which a total of 7 feature films were selected for the "Best Feature Film" and "Best Trash Feature Film" categories. On the other hand, 15 short films were selected for the categories of "Best Short Film," "Best Bizarre/Fantasy," and "Best Trash Short Film."
In addition to these titles then, there are other selected films which, however, fall into different categories from those already mentioned.
The selected works will now be evaluated by the prestigious festival jury.
The following promo clip shows the high quality of the selected works.
For the complete list of all Optical Theatre 2016 nominations we refer to the long list that is given immediately after the video.
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Official selections from The Optical Theatre Festival 2016:
Best Feature Film:
- Good Tidings (UK - 2016)
- Plank Face (USA-2016)
- Killbillies - Idyll (Slovenia - 2015)
- Peelers (Canada - 2016)
Best Short Film:
- Blattaria (Belgium/France - 2016)
- Creatures of Whitechapel (USA, UK - 2016)
- Agravoy (UK - 2015)
- Ninth (Italy - 2016)
- The Call (France - 2015)
- Kitchen (France - 2016)
- The Mill At Calder's End (USA - 2015)
- Lucky Girl (Hungary - 2016)
- Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir (USA - 2015)
Best Bizarre/Fantasy
- Legend of Dark Rider: The Beginning (Sweden - 2016)
- Stained (UK - 2015)
- Bitch, Popcorn & Blood (France - 2015)
- Barber's cut (UK - 2015)
Best Trash Feature Film:
- Frankenstein Created Bikers (USA - 2016)
- She Kills (USA - 2015)
- Sweetness Extrema - Sick Sock Monsters from the Outer Space (Italy - 2015)
Best Trash Short Film:
- Demonoid 1971 (Mexico, USA - 2015)
- PMS: Pre-teen Monster Syndrome (USA - 2015)
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Best Trailer:
- The Reds the Whites and The Dead (Russia - 2016)
- Lilith's Awakening (USA, Brazil - 2016)
Best Director:
- James Bickert (Frankenstein Created Bikers)
- Monica Demes (Lilith's Awakening)
- Scott Schirmer (Plank Face)
- David E. Munz-Maire (Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir)
- Thomas Pantalacci (Blattaria)
- Sevé Schelenz (Peelers)
- Stuart W. Bedford (Good Tidings)
Best Screenplay
- Like (Italy - 2016)
- The Key (Germany - 2015)
- Slasher.com (USA - 2016)
- Frankenstein Created Bikers
- Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir
Best Cinematography
- Agravoy
- Blattaria
- Peelers
- Legend of Dark Rider: The Beginning
- Creatures of Whitechapel
- Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir
- Kitchen
Best Special Effects:
- Killbillies (Idyll)
- Legend of Dark Rider: The Beginning
- Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir
Best Music:
- Good Tidings
- Creatures of Whitechapel
- Kitchen
- Blattaria
Best Animation:
- The Mill at Clader's End
- The Marshalls (UK - 2016)
- Neck and Neck (UK - 2016)
Best Actor:
- Thomas Barraud (Blattaria)
- Barrett Ogden (Creatures of Whitechapel)
- Gedeon Burkhard (The Key)
- Michael Lorz (Chateau Sauvignon: Terroir)
- Nathan Barrett (Plank Face)
Best Actress:
- Wren Walker (Peelers)
- Nina Ivanisin (Killbillies - Idyll)
- Jewel Shepard (Slasher.com)
- Jennie Russo (She Kills)
- Tristan Risk (Frankenstein Created Bikers)
Best Supporting Actor:
- Ralf Beck (Legend of Dark Rider: The Beginning)
- Sven Martinek (The Key)
- R.A. Mihailoff (Slasher.com)
- Laurence R. Harvey (Frankenstein Created Bikers)
Best Supporting Actress:
- Carlee Baker (Creatures of Whitechapel)
- Rebeca Willig (Ninth)
- Jane Badler (Bitch, Popcorn & Blood)
- Susan M. Martin (Plank Face)
Best Villain
- Val (Frankenstein Created Bikers)
- Dark Rider (Legend of Dark Rider: The Beginning)
- Larry, Moe and Curly (Good Tidings)
- Francl and Vintlr (Killbillies - Idyll)
