FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

We are delighted to announce the official nominations for the 2025 Glowflare Horror Film Festival, taking place on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025, at Parkway Cinemas in Beverley, East Yorkshire. With our submissions spanning features and shorts from across the globe, this year’s nominations reflect powerful creativity, innovation, and storytelling.

Most Nominated Films

Among the nominees, several films have risen as standouts across multiple categories:

• All This Time – Directed by Rob Worsey (11 nominations)
• Tears of Sorrow – Directed by Jodie R. Tuccio (10 nominations)
• How To Kill Monsters – Directed by Stewart Sparke (10 nominations)
• The Reign of Queen Ginnarra – Directed by Lawrie Brewster (9 nominations)
• Goodnight Sweetheart – Directed by Kathrin Told (7 nominations)
• The Cellar – Directed by Jamie David Langlands (7 nominations)
• Lost Angels – Directed by Peder Pedersen (6 nominations)
• Gretchen – Directed by Dean Addison (5 nominations)

Nominees by Category

The following nominations showcase the outstanding range of talent and technical achievement across feature and short filmmaking from around the world.

Best Feature Film (40 mins+): All This Time, Blood on the Bleachers, How to Kill Monsters, Lost Angels, The Cellar, The Reign of Queen Ginnarra.

Best Short Film (Under 40 mins): Evil Dinner, Goodnight Sweetheart, Gretchen, Mother Mary, Rip Advisor, Tears of Sorrow, The Abyss, The Shape in the Lake.

Best Director: Dean Addison (Gretchen), Lawrie Brewster (The Reign of Queen Ginnarra), James Langfield (The Cellar), Markham Samuels (Firecrow), Kathrin Told (Goodnight Sweetheart), Peder Pedersen (Lost Angels), Rob Worsey (All This Time), Stewart Sparke (How to Kill Monsters).

Best Screenplay: All This Time, Goodnight Sweetheart, How to Kill Monsters, Lost Angels, Mother Mary, The Abyss, The Cellar, The Reign of Queen Ginnarra.

Best Actor: Adrian Linke (The Shape in the Lake), Andrew Gourlay (The Reign of Queen Ginnarra), Anto Sharp (Gretchen), Bastien Burgi (Rip Advisor), Daniel De Bourg (All This Time), Leonard Patterson (Blood on the Bleachers), Nathan Plumite (Firecrow), Neil James (The Cellar).

Best Actress: Agnes Born (Lost Angels), Angie Sutcliffe (Karen), Arriana Harris (Blood on the Bleachers), Emily Rose Holt (All This Time), Hannah McClean (The Abyss), Lyndsey Craine (How to Kill Monsters), Megan Tremethick (The Reign of Queen Ginnarra), Meghan Adara (The Cellar).

Best Supporting Actor: Gary Sowerby (The Xmascist), Houston Buckley (Blood on the Bleachers), Johnny Vivash (How to Kill Monsters), Micki Stoltt (Lost Angels), Stephen Corrall (The Reign of Queen Ginnarra), Xavo Giménez (Sanitorium).

Best Supporting Actress: Alessandra Aulicino (Candy), Charlotte Marshall (The Cellar), Darcey Brown (All This Time), Emma Pallant (All This Time), Michaela Longden (How to Kill Monsters), Perrine Casper (Tears of Sorrow).

Best Cinematography: All This Time, Goodnight Sweetheart, How to Kill Monsters, Lost Angels, The Birdwatcher, The Cellar, The Reign of Queen Ginnarra, The Shape in the Lake.

Best Editing: All This Time, Goodnight Sweetheart, How to Kill Monsters, Lost Angels, Rip Advisor, Sour Tooth, Tears of Sorrow, The Shape in the Lake.

Best Score: All This Time, Evil Dinner, Firecrow, How to Kill Monsters, Tears of Sorrow, The Birdwatcher, The Reign of Queen Ginnarra, The Shape in the Lake.

Best Sound Design: Disease, Gretchen, How to Kill Monsters, Lady and the Tooth, Rip Advisor, Tears of Sorrow.

Best Special Effects (Practical or CGI): Disease, Firecrow, How to Kill Monsters, Tears of Sorrow, The Reign of Queen Ginnarra, The Shape in the Lake.

Best Hair & Makeup: All This Time, Blood on the Bleachers, Goodnight Sweetheart, Tears of Sorrow, The Reign of Queen Ginnarra, The Xmascist.

Best Creature Design (Practical or CGI): Evil Dinner, Firecrow, How to Kill Monsters, Tears of Sorrow, The Reign of Queen Ginnarra, Uncanny Valley.

Best Film Made for £50,000 or Less: Firecrow, Goodnight Sweetheart, Karen, Sanitorium, Tears of Sorrow, The Cellar, The Dead of Winter, Uncanny Valley.

Best Film Made for £1,000 or Less: Candy, Gretchen, Lady and the Tooth, Mother Mary, Sour Tooth, The Abyss, The Allure, The Shape in the Lake.

Best Kill Scene: How to Kill Monsters, Lost Angels, Mother Mary, Rip Advisor, Rudi: The Blood Nosed Reindeer, Tears of Sorrow.

Best Gorefest: Chainsaws Were Singing, Disease, Goodnight Sweetheart, How to Kill Monsters, Rip Advisor, Rudi: The Blood Nosed Reindeer, Tears of Sorrow, The Five Stages Of…

Best Villain: Angie Sutcliffe (Karen), Cole Williams (Rudi: The Blood Nosed Reindeer), Daniel De Bourg (All This Time), Halo Haynes (Gretchen), Megan Tremethick (The Reign of Queen Ginnarra), Micki Stoltt (Lost Angels), Neil James (The Cellar), Perrine Casper (Tears of Sorrow).

Tickets & Booking

Festival Day Passes £20 each, available for Saturday, Sunday, or both. Each day pass includes; full access to all screenings for the selected day, filmmaker Q&A sessions, and programme guide.

Please note: Entry to the Sunday night awards ceremony is only included with a Sunday pass.

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