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Concrete Dream Film Festival programs experimental, arthouse, and avant-garde films chosen through filmmakers submissions, showcasing the most inspiring and innovative works from visual artists around the world. Our mission is to bring awareness, recognition, and publicity to the films and their filmmakers. By showcasing films and filmmakers who successfully break boundaries of commercialized formulas, we believe we can set an expansive example and create a wider appreciative audience which can make a positive impact on the arts and entertainment industries. This year's festival awards ceremony celebrated the life and career of famed avant garde cinema legend Philippe Mora, who presented the Philippe Mora Award for Filmmaking.

George Hobbs, a contemporary artist and patriot, rediscovers his love of art through stick figures.

Host Kristin West interviews the hottest names in indie horror. Check out horror's biggest stars as they are out and about in Los Angeles.

Join us for Season 3 with die-hard horror fan, actress and producer Candice Callins of The Carting Call. She's making horror history, debuting her latest short film on Bitmovio, a premiere blockchain based streaming service. Learn how she'd like to die in a horror film and more.

Clickbait...we have a love/hate relationship with the internet and the oodles of mindless content available to us. Michael Epstein and Sophia Cacciola capture the humor and the horror of streaming sites in their entertaining film, Clickbait.

Ever lived in a haunted place? Director John Gross did and he made a movie based on his ghostly visitor.

Powerhouse director Russell Emanuel told us all about his film The Occupants and all the other great movies he has on his plate at FANtastic Horror Film Festival this year. Check out this awesome chat.

The Ideal Maternity Home of Nova Scotia was far from ideal. Learn from director Michael Melski the horrors of the Butterbox Babies, a true atrocity that occurred in Nova Scotia and his take on it in his film, The Child Remains.

We're keepin it Canadian again this week. We're chatting up Jared Bratt and Tanya Lee of the hit indie thriller "Streamer". Sex, the internet, obsessions--sounds like the makings of a great film right?

Michael Coulombe of Horror House updates Kristin West on all the projects he has in the works at the FANtastic Horror Film Festival in San Diego.

Yel De Leon is a powerhouse. She's an accomplished producer and actress, making waves in the horror community and on your favorite sitcoms. Learn about her inspiring story in this awesome chat at the FANtastic Horror Film Festival.

What do Chaz Bono, Bruce Davidson, Barbara Crampton and Traci Lords all have in common? They're all up for awards at this year's FANtastic Horror Film Festival in San Diego. Host Kristin West chats up Woman-in-Charge JoAnn Thomas about this year's nominees and tell us how you, the horror fans, can vote for your favorites.

Stars Angela DiMarco, Bill Oberst Jr, Sanae Loutsis and director David S. Hogan celebrate the world premiere of the standout supernatural thriller, The Parish, at the Seattle Film Summit. Live from the Seattle Film Summit, we chat up this talented team and bring you the latest from Seattle's burgeoning indie horror scene.

We had the privilege of chatting up director, producer and SFX pro Joe Castro to end the year. See his great monsters and hear his great stories about Herschell Gordon Lewis, Fred Olen Ray and more. Get his recipes for holiday goodies too.

We love the women who work hard to make the horror genre what it is. One of the hardest working women in horror is Genoveva Rossi. A talented actress and cult film star, she's worked with some of the top names in the genre and we're excited to get her perspective about how women are growing the horror genre.

Sheri Davis is a talented force in front of and behind the camera. With several projects at various stages of development, filming and post, she's one of horror's hardest working women. Learn more about how this Texas beauty is making waves in the indie horror world. She discusses motherhood, her latest projects and more.

Staci Layne Wilson is a prolific producer, director, author, film journalist and film historian. She discusses how her love of horror began, her dream project, where the horror genre is heading and how women can start a fulfilling career working in and around horror films.

Stay safe at home and enjoy this fun chat with actress, producer, director and host Allie Rivera. She discusses her early career on kid's TV, her love of horror movies and gives her best advice to horror filmmakers on how to get the most bang for their buck when making their films.

We chat with director, writer, producer and actor Thomas J. Churchill. He discusses his childhood in New York, corona virus, his career and more. He discusses how he prioritizes his numerous projects, chooses collaborators and gives us some real talk about the business of making horror movies.

Jason Brooks is a friendly guy who's played some iconic villains. Not many people can boast playing Darth Vader and Jason. He discusses how he approaches his roles, some of the great advice he received from Steve Dash, filming in Seattle and more.

Multi-talented Max Wasa is one of the hardest working mothers in the entertainment industry. Max has made a name for herself in music, film, TV, publishing, product development and more. Learn how this scream queen balances out her work life and her home life, her tips for keeping positive in challenging situations and more.