SPONSORS
B.I.G. SPONSORS - Named in honor of the late, great B-movie producer-director-visual effects artist Bert I. Gordon (The Amazing Colossal Man, Earth vs. the Spider), aka Mr. B.I.G.!
Uncork'd Entertainment was founded in July, 2012 by Keith Leopard, a Home Entertainment industry veteran. The Company focuses on distribution in six areas: Digital Media, Physical Home Entertainment, Aggregation, Theatrical and Television, Foreign Sales, and has secured relationships across all platforms to ensure your film reaches the widest audience possible.
Kristen Skeet is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. She is known for her work as writer, producer, and director of the award-winning short films Murder Creek and Alone, as well as co-writer, producer, and director of the upcoming horror comedy feature Slasher Days of Summer. She is the author of the Elsie Cromwell cozy mystery novels, and is currently producing the folk horror tale Dyngus Day with the September Brothers.
Dean Beltrano was an Associate Producer on Guns of Eden and Unbillievable!, and is an Executive Producer on Frenzy Moon. He appears as "Charlie Manson" in Slasher Days of Summer, and as an EMT driver in Ombis Alien Invasion 2.
Valkyrie International Film Festival is a Buffalo-based film festival founded by Tamar and Kaelin Lamberson that spotlights films directed by women. It runs every March, during Women's History Month.
Thank you to WBBZ "Buffalo's Buzz" for its loyal support!
Congratulations to the Cats at Off Beat Cinema for 30 years on the air!
Thank you to Dispon Theatres, our home for more than a decade!
GREAT WHALE SPONSORS - We don't mean Orca or Moby Dick! Named in honor of the great, sardonic horror direto James Whale (Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein).
Anonymous!
FOGGY HILL SPONSORS - Named in honor of the great producer Debra Hill (Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York).
Shanda Gardner is one of the busiest performers in Western New York, on stage and screen. She has proven adept in comedy and drama, and can be seen in two feature films screening at this year's Amazing Fantasy Fest - Slasher Days of Summer and Ragdoll Assassin - and probably several short films. Shanda is also a supporter of our local arts community, and recently directed two short plays.
PAL SPONSORS - Named in honor of the legendary science fiction producer George Pal (War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, When Worlds Collide).
WNY Food Carts - "Home of the Heisenberg Hotdog," is owned y Matthew J. Walter, who sometimes acts in films under the name Matt King.
Daniel Baker
Terry Kimmel
Mack Lambert
Sherry McCutcheon
Lynnemarie Scrivano
Michael Tofil