American Mary Sweeps the Screamfest LA 2012 Awards

This past week, AMERICAN MARY was given the extremely generous accolades of Screamfest LA with five golden skull wins - a beautiful statue designed by the legendary Stan Winston. It was a huge and sincere honour to have the incredibly unique and different film get recognized like this. 

The category wins are as follows -- 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Brian Pearson

BEST MAKEUP & FX - Masters FX
Makeup Department

Jon Berezan .... lab technician: MastersFX
Jeny Cassady .... special effects makeup coordinator: MastersFX
Tim Chappell .... key hair stylist (as Timothy James Chappell)
Chris Clarke .... lab technician: MastersFX
Stefania De Benedetto .... makeup trainee
Chris Devitt .... sculptor: MastersFX
Andrea Dulmage .... special makeup effects unit assistant: MastersFX
Céline Godeau .... key prosthetic makeup artist: MastersFX
Jennifer Latour .... makeup effects: prosthetics, MastersFX
Amber Makar .... key makeup artist
Raj Mariathason .... lab technician: MastersFX (as Raj Mariathasan)
Todd Masters .... makeup effects designer: MastersFX
Yukiyo Okajima .... lab technician: MastersFX
Yukiyo Okajima .... sculptor: MastersFX
Erin Peters .... lab technician: MastersFX
Erin Peters .... sculptor: MastersFX
Sarah Pickersgill .... sculptor: MastersFX
Owen Pierson .... key hair stylist
Werner Pretorius .... sculptor: MastersFX
Werner Pretorius .... shop supervisor: MastersFX
Brad Proctor .... foam technician: MastersFX
Lori Sandnes .... makeup effects: prosthetics, MastersFX
Niki Simpson .... first assistant hair stylist (as Nikki Simpson)
Niki Simpson .... first assistant makeup artist (as Nikki Simpson)
Bronwyne Sloley .... lab technician: MastersFX (as Browyne Sloley)
Amelia Smart .... makeup effects: prosthetics, MastersFX
Jason Ward .... makeup effects: prosthetics, MastersFX

BEST ACTRESS - Katharine Isabelle

BEST DIRECTOR(S) - Jen and Sylvia Soska

BEST PICTURE - American Mary

Thank you to everyone who voted, everyone who came out to see the film, everyone who has been supporting the film, and to the cast and crew who came onto the project because they loved the story and wanted to make it amazing. You see that dedication in every frame and that's why any of this is even possible.

-Sylv