A new year of memories were made at the 12th annual Panic Fest! We unleashed our largest lineup of films to date and you the fans made your voices heard! With over 155 films and officially launching a new category we have tallied the votes to see what you the audience chose as the best of the best.

With a mixture of feature films, long form short films and short films we had a wide variety of programming to chose from both in-person and virtually. Highlighting new voices in genre filmmaking and lifting up some genre favorites. While the fest was over a week we were sad to see it come to an end. But all good things come to an end and we are please to present to you our 2024 award winners! Congrats to all of our winners, and all of our filmmakers that showcased their work at our fest. We can’t wait to see what you do next and hope to see you at future festivals!

AWARD WINNERS

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FEATURE FILMS

BEST OF FEST: AZRAEL

BEST DIRECTOR: JILL GEVARGIZIAN // GHOST GAME

BEST ACTRESS: SAMARA WEAVING // AZRAEL

BEST ACTOR: MICHAEL C. WILLIAMS // GHOST GAME

BEST FX: AZRAEL

 

LONG FORM SHORT FILMS

BEST OF FEST: BUG

BEST DIRECTORS:  DANIELE RICCI, EMANUELE RICCI // JUGGERNAUT

BEST ACTRESS: NAJARRA TOWNSEND // BUG

BEST ACTOR: JADON CAL  // ROBBIE ISN’T RIGHT NO MORE

BEST FX: BUG

SHORT FILMS

BEST OF FEST: BATH BOMB

BEST DIRECTOR: RAMONE  // MY SCARY INDIAN WEDDING

BEST ACTRESS: TIFFANY TRAINER // FLORENCE IN CUSTOMER CARE

BEST ACTOR: ANDERS YATES // BATH BOMB

BEST FX: TOAD BOY