The winner of each category will receive the Bloody Hero signature fist Statuette. Additional monetary and other prizes and swag revealed the night of the awards ceremony.
SHORT SHORT awards:
Best Short Short Narrative (All Genres) Under 5 MIN
Best Short Short Documentary Under 5 Min
Best Short Short Thriller – Suspense – Drama Under 5
Best Short Short Horror/Exploitation Under 5
Best Short Short Animation Under 7
SHORT FILM CATEGORIES
Best Short Narrative (All Genres) Under 20 MIN
Best Short Documentary Under 30 Min
Best Short Experimental Under 10 Min
Best Short Thriller – Suspense – Drama Under 20 Min
Best Short Horror/Exploitation Under 20 Min
Best Short Fan Film Under 15 Min
FEATURE FILM CATEGORIES
Best Feature Narrative (All Genres) Over 60 Min
Best Feature Documentary Over 60 Min
Best Feature Thriller – Suspense – Drama Over 60 min
Best Feature Horror/Exploitation Over 60 Min
Best Direction Short
Best Direction Feature
Best Cinematography
Best Effects
Best Editing Short
Best Editing Feature
Best Male Lead
Best Female Lead
Best Male Supporting
Best Female Supporting
Best Sound
Audience Choice Short
Audience Choice Feature
Non-Category Special Awards *** BEST ARIZONA SHORT and BEST ARIZONA FEATURE***
Knuckle Sandwich award **** This award is selected from the entire collection of short submissions as the most entertaining submission to the festival. Though it may not be entered into any of the official selection categories it will be screened. This film may not have the most production value, the best sound, the best acting, plot, locations etc. But it will be a film that makes you say Wow! That was entertaining! That was Indie! That was worth watching!