Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest

Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival
Location Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, United States
Founded 2007
Website http://www.horrorpr.com

The Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest (PRHFF) is an annual film festival held in Puerto Rico. It is the first and only international film festival in the Caribbean devoted to Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Dark Humor, Bizarre, Horror, and Short and Feature Films.[1] The event is held in various venues in Guaynabo and San Juan, Puerto Rico. It runs for eight days during the month of October.[2] Its main objective is to promote cinematographic art by presenting high-quality Short and Feature Films.

History

The festival was started in 2007, and took the form of a competitive festival in 2009. It is sponsored by Scene 51, Inc. and the Puerto Rico Film Academy since 2007.[1][3] In 2011, MovieMaker Magazine commented that the Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest was one of the “13 Horror Film Festivals to Die For.”[4][5][6][7] In 2016 The Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival had a name change to LUSCA Caribbean International Fantastic Film Festival[8] expanding to more film genres and adding Anime, Adventure, Virtual Reality and an Animation competition.

Prominence

The Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest is a point of entry for movies that would otherwise not be shown in Puerto Rico due to the level of specialization of their genre. Since its inception, the Festival has grown in terms of programming, media relevance, and attendance.[1] The festival is attended by over 7,000 people and features an average of over 200 films. It is part of "La Alianza Latinoamericana de Festivales de Cine Fantástico",[9][10] one of Latin America’s main horror film festivals.

Awards

The festival has been the recipient of the following awards.[11]

  • Best International Feature Film
  • Best International Short Film
  • Best Local Feature Film
  • Best Local Short Film
  • Lifetime Achievement Award

International Representation

From 2007 to 2013 the global film community participates in the Festival, among they are: Argentina,[5][12][13] Australia, Brazil,[13] Canada, Chile,[5][13] Colombia, Costa Rica,[13] Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany,[5][14] Hong Kong,[13] Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy,[5][15] Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico,[5] Russia, Scotland, Serbia, South Korea, Spain,[16] Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America,[5] United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,[13] Uruguay,[5][13] Venezuela.

Notable Celebrities

Some of the best known names in the film industry have participated in the PRHFF, including Zelda Rubinstein (Poltergeist) 2009, Tony Todd 2011[17](Candyman), Tippi Hedren in 2013 and Lloyd Kauffman in 2016, all of them awarded by the festival's Lifetime Achievement Award.[18]

Past Editions

  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2007[3]
  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2009[19]
  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2011[20]
  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2013 - Celebrated the 50th anniversary of "The Birds" and had Tippi Hedren[21] as a special guest, honoring her with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2014 - The festival celebrated the 30th Anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street[22] and had a special screening of the original film.
  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2015
  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest 2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 PRHFF, Official Website
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2013-05-25. Conference Hound, Call for Entries
  3. 1 2 Short Film Central, Listing
  4. ↑ MovieMaker Magazine, Article
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Caribbean Cinemas, Blogspot
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-05-28. Dark Carnival, Media Archive
  7. ↑ Telluride Horror Show, About
  8. ↑ Lusca.net
  9. ↑ Fantafestivales, Official Page
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2013-05-28. Morbido Festival Coverage
  11. ↑ Festival Focus, Listing
  12. ↑ IMDB, I'll Never Die Alone
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Terrorfilo, Media Coverage
  14. ↑ Die Farbe, Official Website
  15. ↑ Krokodyle, Official Website
  16. ↑ Promofest, Juan con Miedo
  17. ↑ Fancinema, Tony Todd
  18. ↑ Escribiendo Cine, Convocatoria
  19. ↑ Terra, Zelda Rubinstein
  20. ↑ Cruce - El Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest celebra su tercera edición
  21. ↑ Actriz de The Birds forma parte del Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest - El Nuevo Día
  22. ↑ Arranca el Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest - Primera Hora
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