International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2012

The International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival moved in 2011 from being a stand alone festival to being effectively the late night programming at The Phoenix Film Festival.

It wasn't good, but fortunately, 2012 turned out to be a vast improvement. While scheduling was still erratic and there was only one selection of horror shorts, all the technical issues were solved and the number and range of films shown was far more expansive. Also, quite a few of the Phoenix Film Festival movies turned out to sit well with the horror/sci-fi vibe, meaning that it was possible to fill most of the scheduling gaps with films that could easily have been part of the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival programming.

This year's special guest was Michael Biehn, presenting The Victim. Many other pictures had cast and crew present, not just the local films, so there were plenty of Q&As and many new friendships were forged.

The people running this festival stayed consistent. Check them all out if you're into film in Arizona, beginning with Chris and Jason and the folks at the The Phoenix Film Foundation. Andrea, the Midnite Movie Mamacita handled the horror/sci-fi programming. Program directors remained Danny and Brandon from I Can Smell Your Brains for horror; and science fiction writer Mike Stackpole for sci-fi.

Here are all the films screened in 2012, with film titles linking to my reviews and the IMDb pages added for reference.

Rating System
1 - Abysmal | 2 - Bad | 3 - Poor | 4 - OK | 5 - Good | 6 - Excellent | 7 - Classic

Horror Competition Features
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
Below Zero	2011	4	4	Justin Thomas Ostensen	IMDb
It's in the Blood	2012	6	6	Scooter Downey	IMDb

Sci-Fi Competition Features
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
Folklore	2012	6	6	Justin Calen Chenn	IMDb
Pig	2011	5	5	Henry Barrial	IMDb

Showcase Features
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
Beyond the Black Rainbow	2010	5	4	Panos Cosmatos	IMDb
The Brain That Wouldn't Die	1962	3	3	Joseph Green	IMDb
FDR: American Badass!	2012	6	6	Garrett Brawith	IMDb
Monster Brawl	2011	2	2	Jesse T Cook	IMDb
Slumber Party Slaughter	2012	4	4	Rebekah Chaney	IMDb
The Theatre Bizarre	2011	3	3	Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Jeremy Kasten, Tom Savini & Richard Stanley	IMDb
The Victim	2011	5	5	Michael Biehn	IMDb
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story	2010	4	5	Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes & William Lawrence Hess	IMDb

Horror Shorts
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
Shoreditch Slayer	2011	5	5	Simon Levene	IMDb
Follow the Sun!	2011	5	5	MK12	IMDb
Brutal Relax	2010	5	5	Adrián Cardona, Rafa Dengrá & David Muñoz	IMDb
Bad Moon Rising	2010	5	5	Scott Hamilton	IMDb
Ambush	2011	5	5	Joe Bauer	IMDb
The Table	2011	4	4	Shane Free	IMDb
Roid Rage	2011	4	4	Ryan Lightbourn	IMDb
The Waking	2010	5	5	John Stead	IMDb
Employee of the Month	2011	4	5	Olivier Beguin	IMDb

Sci-Fi Shorts A
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
The Uncanny Valley	2011	5	5	Dean Law	IMDb
Doctor Glamour	2011	5	6	Andrew W Jones	IMDb
Hollywood Forever	2011	5	5	Amy Ludwig	IMDb
Secret Identity	2011	6	6	Tyler MacIntyre	IMDb
20th Century Man	2012	5	5	Dustin Lee	IMDb
Solaria	2011	5	5	John Hoey	IMDb

Sci-Fi Shorts B
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
Alchemy and Other Imperfections	2011	5	5	Zachary Rothman	IMDb
Mirage	2011	5	5	Miao Yu	IMDb
Y Sci Fi	2011	4	5	Martin Doyle	IMDb
How to Kill Your Clone	2011	4	5	Jack McWilliams	IMDb
Anaphora	2011	5	6	André Albrecht	IMDb
Outsight	2011	5	5	A R Madabushi	IMDb
Dream Cleaners	2011	4	5	Craig Phillips	IMDb