Purgatory Film Festival
Run by filmmakers, for filmmakers.
Purgatory Pictures Ltd has been up and running for a couple of years now and, having travelled the world - taking our products to film festivals, we have finally decided to launch our own festival. Although this is our first year, we have a lot of experience with how festivals run. What makes them work, what people enjoy and what they don't.
It might seem strange; filmmakers launching their own festival but, for us, we believe it is the most natural thing to do given our passion for films of all genres.
The Festival will run on a yearly basis during the second to last weekend of October. Close enough to Halloween that people are craving their horror but not on Halloween, ruining people's parties and although this is our first festival, we plan to grow it on a year to year basis. The dream is to grow it to a level where we invite traders to come down and join in too, turning it into a festival-convention (but for the first year, we are only showing the films and holding the awards).
The entry fees will always be kept modest to ensure costs are covered and all winners, no matter where they are in the world, will win themselves a physical trophy at no additional cost to their entry fee.
For transparency, the Film Festival will be run through filmfreeway. All those who are selected will be given 2 x free tickets to the event. At the end of the evening, the awards will be given out. This part of the festival will be filmed with the footage uploaded to our site for all to enjoy.
PREVIOUS FINALISTS & WINNERS
OCTOBER 2021
BEST DOCUMENTARY FINALISTS (winners marked with *)
FACT OR FICTION? The Norfolk Sea Creature
Dir: Jordon Thomas Sendall
Social Media Monster *
Dir: Peter John Ross
BEST SHORT FILM FINALISTS (winners marked with *)
I Am The New Adjani
Dir: Khady N’ Diaye
Rosie
Dir: Mark Shaba
Faces *
Dir: Iván Sainz-Pardo
Perturbado (Disturbed)
Dir: Fernando A. Fisher
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (winners marked with *)
Axis - Larwood & Koh
Dir: Luke Dale
KLAÜD *
Dir: Aurélia Mengin
BEST WEB-SERIES or WEBISODE (winners marked with *)
Jesus & Squad
Dir: George Leonard
Halos, Horns, & Tacos *
Dir: Christopher Sheffield
BEST FEATURE (winners marked with *)
Choir Girl
Dir: John Fraser
Johnny
Dir: John Charles Gerald
Black Secret
Dir: David Petrucci
Tales of the creeping death *
Dir: John Williams
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Perturbado (Disturbed)
Dir: Fernando A. Fisher
BEST ACTOR
Perturbado (Disturbed)
Dir: Fernando A. Fisher
BEST ACTRESS
I am the new Adjani
Dir: Khady N'Diaye
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY
Room Service
Written by Nieves Garcia Perchin
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
The Minefield
Written by Quinn Redeker, Jason Skorski
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS! If you haven't already passed your address to us, for your trophy, please do get in touch: info@purgatorypictures.co.uk
Submissions are now open for 2022