Lecture schedule
all subject to change
2025 Lecture Schedule:
Friday - june 20
6PM – Monologue Competition – Lecture Room
Join our moderator JoAnn Hess and several nominated screenwriters for a process to learn about their script and what they expect for the actors.
- Exclusive Insight: Work closely with the screenwriters, dive into their creative process, and fully capture the emotion behind the scenes. Each participant will have the weekend to practice or seek additional advice from our moderator and scriptwriters.
Saturday - june 21
11am – 4:30pm : FX Makeup Competition – Convention Room
Artists compete in both divisions and are scored separately for 1st place winners in each.
Winners to be announced during the festival award ceremony on Saturday evening.
1st-3rd place winners in each division
Medals (1st to 3rd) to winners.
It is free to compete but registration is limited!
Please click here for Registration Form.
Contact us HERE for more information on registering.
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11am – 12pm – Screenwriting Process Panel Discussion
Join several filmmakers to learn about script writing and the process to make it into film. Moderated by Gaines Strouse
12pm – 1pm – Visual FX and Makeup Lecture
Join Ron George learning about Visual FX and Make for your films.
1pm – 2pm – TBA
2pm – 3pm – TBA
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3pm – 4pm – TBA
4pm – 5pm – TBA
Award Ceremony 5pm - 7pm Room A
7pm – 8pm – Screaming King / Queen Competition – Convention Room
e the next Horror Hotel
Scream Queen or Scream King
and be networked to Horror films world wide!
Competition will be held on Saturday at 7PM at the Convention Room (vendors will participate).
If you have a weekend pass or day pass, there is no charge for the competition. You can order your pass by clicking here.
Only one winner per King/Queen.
The competition consists of contestants being asked a different question by each of our judges like:
How would you like to die in a horror movie?
and followed by your best scream.
Click here for Registration Form.
Contestants are judged on: Personality, Presentation, and Performance
Sunday - June 22
11am – 12pm – Fight Choreography
12pm – 1:30pm – Cinematography / Photography
Join the Scotts (Scott T. Morrison and Dr. Scott Brosius) on understanding the importance of lighting for video and photo shoot.
1:30pm – 3:30pm – Casting and Auditions with Tina Hobbs
3:30pm – 4:30pm – Director’s Panel
Join the directors from the festival to talk about their experiences filming their project. Moderated by Scott E. Brosius.
