The first ever Salty Horror International Film Festival, Utah’s first ever film festival for horror and sci-fi/horror, wrapped on Sunday November 7, 2010. Deadderrickreviews did a great review of the festival but here are the top winners.

The Demon Chaser challenge (created by Brian Higgins) was a challenge to create a short horror film with four rules:

1. It had to contain salt in it!

2. It had to be completed within 36 hours of being challenged!

3. The films had to run exactly 6 minutes 66 seconds (so 7 minutes and 6 seconds).

4. You had to have fun!

The winners of the Demon Chaser challenge:

Best Kill: AMENDMENT

Best Acting: EXHIBIT A

Best Make-Up/Effects: AMENDMENT

Best Writing: BABY

Best Scream Queen: THE THING FROM THE CELLAR

Best Cinematography: AMENDMENT

Best Directing: AMENDMENT

Audience Choice: THE THING FROM THE CELLAR

Best Film: THE THING FROM THE CELLAR

Demon Award: AMENDMENT

 

The awards ceremony for the entire Salty Horror International Film Festival 2010!

Best Cinematography: THE MAZE

Best Sound: EVIL THINGS

Best Screenplay (Short Film): REVENGE SMELLS LIKE PEPPERMINT

Best Effects: EL MONSTRO DEL MAR

Best Make-Up: AAAH! ZOMBIES!

Best Editing: EVIL THINGS

Best Short Film (more than 50k): PARANORMAL DRUG DEALER

Best Kill: EL MONSTRO DEL MAR

Best Film (more than 50k): THE MAZE

Best Score: WEREWOLF FEVER

Best Writing: AAAH! ZOMBIES!

Best Actress: EL MONSTRO DEL MAR

Best Actor: AAAH! ZOMBIES!

Best Short Film (less than 50k): A TASTE OF LOVE

Best Directing: AAAH! ZOMBIES!

Best Film (less than 50k): AAAH! ZOMBIES!

Audience Favorite Short Film: HORROR OF OUR LOVE

Audience Favorite Film: GROUND ZERO

Head on over to deadderrickreviews for a rundown of the festival.

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