72 Hour Horror Film Race 2026
March 19-22, 2026
Required Elements
THEME: A VOICE IN THE NIGHT
PROP: A STATUE
ACTION: OPENING A Folder
TOP TEN INTERNATIONAL FINALISTS
WINNER
Vent by Nightwire Films in Fort Mill, South Carolina
RUNNER UP
The Devil WIthin Me by Nice House Productions in Oxford, England
THIRD PLACE
Warehouse 16 by Barigord Studios in Vancouver, BC, Canada
BEST LOCAL FILM
The Night Shift by Warped Prism Studios in Cave Spring, Georgia
BEST DIRECTION
Team Nightwire - Vent
BEST WRITING
Josh Hallem - Warehouse 16
BEST CINEMATIGRAPHY
Team Nightwire - Vent
BEST EDITING
Calum Kypros and Emily Tague - The Devil Within Me
BEST SCORE
Michael Drake Sherman - Scwoofed
BEST SPECIAL/VISUAL EFFECTS
Chloe Kaye - The Devil Within Me
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Patrick Mackenzie - The Devil Within Me
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Cori Henderson
Freedom
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will Perois - The Devil WIthin Me
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lynn Winkle - Freedom
BEST ACTOR IN A LOCAL FILM
Spencer Bang - Vent
BEST ACTRESS IN A LOCAL FILM
Kat Fletcher - Vent
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Freedom - PDX Filmmongers