Nightmares Film Festival
nightmare film festival destination film festival horror genre film columbus ohio host celebrity artist filmmaker screenwriter industry rep press horror genre frequently cited one influential genre film festival usa recognized internationally nightmare film festival founded indie filmmaker jason tostevin chris hamel president gateway film center prior tostevin frequently collaborated hamel recall chris hamels film programmer im filmmaker lot festival experience big fan talked many time movie seeing circuit wished one place would gather together horror fan ohio finally decided create place nightmare formed festival held annually weekend halloween gateway film center permanent fixture art calendar columbus nightmare film festival award following category film hell – best festival best overall featureshort best horror featureshort best thriller featureshort best midnight featureshort best horrorcomedy featureshort best director featureshort best cinematography featureshort best writing featureshort best lead performance featureshort best supporting performance featureshort best recurring nightmare best screenplay featureshort official website