The coveted StokerCon2020 Final Frame Award will be awarded to one film and filmmaker, the best film shown at our event as decided upon by a panel of industry judges.
This year's judges are:
FINAL FRAME Horror Short Film Competition to be judged by renowned film director, Mick Garris (Hocus Pocus, The Stand, Masters of Horror, Nightmare Cinema).
Joining him as judges are: Oscar-winning producer Jennifer Handorf (Prevenge); screenwriter, novelist and comic-writer M.R. Carey (The Girl With All the Gifts); author Adam L.G. Nevill (The Ritual); writer and award-winning filmmaker Frazer Lee (On Edge, Panic Button, The Lamplighters); novelist and film critic Kim Newman (Anno Dracula); novelist and screenwriter Sarah Pinborough (Behind Her Eyes, Cross Her Heart); novelist and screenwriter Lisa Morton (Ghost Stories, The Sammanach and other Halloween Treats, Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween).
Our previous judges included:
Mike Flanagan (writer/director, Haunting of Hill House, Gerald's Game, Hush)
Josh Malerman (author of the international phenomenon, Bird Box and books including Unbury Carol, Inspection)
Jonathan Maberry (creator of the bestselling Joe Ledger series, author of The Pine Deep Trilogy, Mars One and more)
Lynne Hansen (award-winning filmmaker/ book cover artist)
Lisa Morton (author, Ghosts: A Haunted History, co-editor with Ellen Datlow, Haunted Nights, president of the Horror Writer’s Association)
Antonio D’Intino (Literary Manager, Circle of Confusion)
John Skipp (legendary horror author and filmmaker)
Craig Engler (co-creator, ZNation, and GM of AMC’s Shudder)
Grady Hendrix (author, Paperbacks From Hell / My Best Friend’s Exorcism)
Michael Gingold (horror journalist, writer, editor / formerly of Fangoria, currently with Rue Morgue, Scream, Birth.Movies.Death and the author of Frightfest’s Guide to Monster Movies)
Mike McCarty (Makeup FX, formerly of KNB, currently with Autonomous FX)
Ryan Turek (Director of Development, Blumhouse / Producer, Halloween, Happy Death Day, and Truth or Dare)
Rebekah McKendry (FIlmmaker, Host, Shock Waves Podcast - Blumhouse)
Last year our top prize was $1000 in cash.
This year’s package will include the $1000 cash prize and more rewards.