


Purgatory Film Festival
Run by filmmakers, for filmmakers.

Purgatory Pictures Ltd had been up and running for a couple of years now and, having travelled the world - taking our products to film festivals, we launched our own festival. This has been running for a couple of years now with a team of six judges watching, reading and rating all of the submissions received!
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 runs 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.
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 although, that may be a while off at the moment.
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.
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