The Stanley Film Festival will honor Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Dolls) as the 2015 Stanley Film Festival Master of Horror. The award will be presented by horror icon, Mick Garris ("The Shining," "The Stand," "Masters of Horror," Sleepwalkers), creator and chief organizer of the fabled master of horror dinners attended by great filmmakers past and present. The award will be given to Mr. Gordon Saturday afternoon preceding a special 30th Anniversary screening on 35mm of his cult classic, one of the genre's great lasting works, Re-Animator. A conversation hosted by Mick Garris with Stuart Gordon will follow the screening.
In addition to programming on the big screen, SFF and BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH. have partnered to celebrate the spectral with a Filmmaking Frenzy that challenges filmmakers to bring their best ghost stories in five minutes or less. All shorts submitted to the Filmmaking Frenzy will be played on the dedicated Stanley Film Festival in-room channels. Submissions will be narrowed down to four great shorts by the BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH team and the short with the most online votes will also enter the finals. A panel of film industry professionals will pick the final winner from the selected five. The winning short will play before a major screening during the Festival and the director of the film will win a two night stay in the famed Room 217 - where Stephen King was staying when he had the idea for "The Shining" (date restrictions apply).
The Filmmaking Frenzy contest is open now until April 23, 11:59 pm CT. For complete rules and how to enter and vote, visit www.filmmakingfrenzy.com.
