Stanley Film Festival

Stanley Film Festival was a horror film festival located in Estes Park, Colorado. Founded in 2013, the festival showcased independent horror films, including features, shorts and special events with guest filmmakers. The festival was named for the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park where it is held, a neo-Georgian hotel that was the inspiration and setting of Stephen King's horror novel The Shining. The festival also held a student film competition titled, The Stanley Dean's Cup.

2013 Festival

The inaugural festival was held May 2–5, 2013.[1] Opening night film: The Purge with director James DeMonaco and producer Jason Blum in attendance.[2] The 2013 festival was curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, with films from 13 different countries.[3]

Selected Films

FilmCountryDirectorAdditional Notes
100 Bloody AcresAUSTRALIAColin and Cameron Cairnes
AftershockUSA, ChileNicolás LópezClosing Night
All the Boys Love Mandy LaneUSAJonathan Levine
BeneathUSALarry Fessenden
Berberian Sound StudioUnited KingdomPeter Strickland
Big Bad WolvesIsraelNavot Papushado & Aharon Keshales
Black RockUSAKatie Aselton
Cabin Fever – UNRATED DIRECTOR’S CUTUSAEli Roth
Frankenstein's ArmyNETHERLANDSRichard Raaphorst
Here Comes the DevilMEXICOAdrián García Bogliano
MacabreSingapore, IndonesiaKimo Stamboel & Timo Tjahjanto
ManiacUSAFrank Khalfoun
No One LivesUSARyûhei Kitamura
Room 237USARodney Ascher
SightseersUnited KingdomBen WheatleyCenterpiece
The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariGermanyRobert Wiene
The PurgeUSAJames DeMonacoOpening Night
The RamblerUSACalvin Lee Reeder
The ShiningUSAStanley Kubrick
Tower BlockUnited KingdomJames Nunn & Ronnie Thompson
V/H/S/2USA, Canada, IndonesiaSimon Barrett, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Gregg Hale, Eduardo Sánchez, Timo Tjahjanto & Adam Wingard
Vanishing WavesLithuania, France, BelgiumKristina Buozyte
WitherSwedenSonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund

Special Events

It included Room 237 director Rodney Ascher and subject Jay Weidner, Leon Vitali, who was Kubrick's personal assistant on The Shining,
Mick Garris, director of The Shining (TV miniseries), and moderated by Badass Digest writer Devin Faraci.
  • Presentation of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live piano score by performer Hank Troy.
  • "Composing for Genre Cinema" - a panel discussion with film score composers, Nathan Barr, Jonathan Snipes, William Hutson, Hank Troy and Mark Schulz.
  • Live performance by the John Chaos Sideshow.

2013 Awards

AwardRecipientFilm/Note
Visionary AwardEli RothExample
Audience Award for FeatureFranck KhalfounManiac
Audience Award for ShortRyan SpindellThe Root of the Problem
Stanley Dean’s CupJohn McSweenPeak of Terror

2014 Festival

The 2nd annual festival took place April 24–27, 2014.

Selected Films

FilmCountryDirectorAdditional Notes
Doc of the DeadUSAAlexandre O. PhilippeOpening Night
What We Do in the ShadowsNew ZealandTaika Waititi and Jemaine ClementClosing Night
The BabadookAustraliaJennifer Kent
Blood GlacierAustriaMarvin Kren
Dead Snow: Red vs. DeadNorway/IcelandTommy Wirkola
Eyes Wide ShutUK/USAStanley Kubrick
The Fall of the House of UsherFrance/USAJean Epstein
GremlinsUSAJoe Dante
HouseboundNew ZealandGerard Johnstone
Late PhasesUSAAdrian Garcia Bogliano
Lesson of the EvilJapanTakashi Miike
LFOSweden/DenmarkAntonio Tublen
MoebiusSouth KoreaKim Ki-duk
The Nightmare Before ChristmasUSAHenry Selick
Nothing Bad Can HappenGermanyKatrin Gebbe
Open WindowsSpain/USANacho Vigolando
RagnarokNorwayMikkel Brænne Sandemose
R100JapanHitoshi Matsumoto
Rigor MortisHong KongJuno Mak
The SacramentUSATi West
SleepwalkersUSAMick Garris
Starry EyesUSAKevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer
The Strange Color of Your Body's TearsBelgium / France / LuxembourgHélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – 40th ANNIVERSARY RESTORATIONUSATobe Hooper
Witching and BitchingSpainAlex de la Iglesia
Who Can Kill a Child?SpainNarciso Ibáñez Serrador

2014 Awards

AwardRecipientFilm/Note
Visionary AwardElijah Wood
Daniel Noah
Josh Waller		Founders of SpectreVision
The Master of Horror AwardJoe Dante
Audience Award for FeatureWhat We Do In The Shadows
Audience Award for ShortHere Be Monsters
Jury Award for ShortGhost Train
Stanley Dean's Cup Jury Award and Stanley Dean's Cup Audience AwardWormbug

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2015 Festival

The 3rd annual festival took place April 30 - May 3, 2015.

Opening night film: Cooties with SpectreVision production company partners Daniel Noah, Josh Waller, and Elijah Wood in attendance.[5]

Selected Films

FilmCountryDirectorAdditional Notes
The NightmareUSARodney Ascher
We Are Still HereUSATed Geoghegan
BodyUSADan Berk & Robert Olsen
The BoyUSACraig Macneill
DeathgasmNew ZealandJason Lei Howden
Director's Commentary: The Terror Of FrankensteinUSATim Kirk
The Final GirlsUSATodd Strauss-SchulsonClosing Night
CootiesUSAJonathan Milott & Cary MurnionOpening Night
Goodnight Mommy
Ich Seh Ich Seh
AustriaSeverin Fiala & Veronika Franz
The HallowUnited KingdomCorin Hardy
HollowVietnamHam Tran
The InvitationUSAKaryn KusamaCenterpiece
Let Us PreyUnited KingdomBrian O'Malley
Over Your Dead Body
Kuime
JapanTakashi Miike
Scherzo DiabolicoMexicoAdrian Garcia Bogliano
Shrew's Nest
Musarañas
SpainJuanfer Andrés & Esteban Roel
Some Kind Of HateUSAAdam Egypt Mortimer
StungUSATBenni Diez
Sun ChokeUSABen Cresciman
The TreatmentBelgiumHans Herbots
When Animals Dream
Når Dyrene Drømmer
DenmarkJonas Alexander Arnby
ShiversCanadaDavid CronenbergRetrospective
Re-AnimatorUSAStuart GordonRetrospective
The Bride Of FrankensteinUSAJames WhaleRetrospective
Diabolique
Les Diaboliques
FranceHenri-Georges ClouzotRetrospective
RepulsionUnited KingdomRoman PolanskiRetrospective
The Rocky Horror Picture ShowUSAJim SharmanRetrospective

2015 Awards

AwardRecipientFilm/Note
Visionary AwardTom QuinnRADiUS-TWC co-president
Audience Award for FeatureThe Final GirlsDirector Todd Strauss-Schulson
Audience Award & Jury Award for Short FilmThe Babysitter MurderDirector Ryan Spindell
Stanley Dean's Cup Colorado PrizeMoon StudiosDirector Merritt Crocker
Stanley Dean's Cup International PrizeInherent NoiseDirector Karol Jurga

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References

  1. ↑ Hunter, Rob. "Stanley Film Fest Paints the Hotel Walls Shining Red with 'The Purge,' 'Maniac,' 'Aftershock,' 'Black Rock' and More". Reject Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Kit, Borys. "Ethan Hawke's The Purge to Open Inaugural Stanley Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  3. ↑ McHargue, Brad. "Stanley Film Fest Unveils Lineup for Inaugural Festival, May 2–5". Dread Central Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Lindsay, Taylor. "And the Awards For Horror Go to Elijah Wood, Joe Dante, 'Ghost Train' and More at the 2014 Stanley Film Festival". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Sharf, Zach. "Stanley Film Festival Announces 'Cooties' As Opening Night Film". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Canfield, David. "Stanley Film Festival Announces Winners of 2015 Horror Showcase". Indiewire. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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