Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival is an international film festival in Buffalo, New York .
7-489: Founded by Chris Scioli and Gregory Lamberson , the festival runs for 10 days which and shows films from around the world. The festival is described as seeking "bold, original and edgy films that are well made" and to help film makers from Western New York screen their work. The festival is also known for its shorts blocks. The festival often partners with Lloyd Kaufman and Troma to show early screenings of Troma films . Screenwriter and film producer Roy Frumkes judged
14-502: A film was an uncredited role in the 1987 horror comedy I Was a Teenage Zombie . The next year, he directed and produced the cult film Slime City . In 1991, he wrote, directed, produced, and acted in the horror film Undying Love , and in 1999 did the same for the film Naked Fear . On May 19, 1999, he married Tamar Lamberson, and the couple had a daughter named Kaelin. Lamberson went on to produce various low-budget horror films , including several directed by Sam Qualiana , such as
21-641: Is known for writing novels such as Johnny Gruesome and the series The Jake Helman Files , and for directing the 1988 film Slime City . He is also one of the directors of the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival . Lamberson was born in Gowanda, New York and grew up in the nearby village of Fredonia . Having studied filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan , his first appearance in
28-458: The 2012 film Snow Shark , the 2014 film The Legend of Six Fingers , and the upcoming horror film Lake Effect . He directed the 2013 horror film Dry Bones , as well as the 2015 horror comedy Killer Rack , both of which feature his daughter Kaelin in minor roles. In 2010, Lamberson directed Slime City Massacre , a semi-sequel to his feature directorial debut. Lamberson is also known for his novels. In 2002, he published Personal Demons
35-525: The Year), Sophia Cacciola (Lois Weber Award), Michael J. Epstein (Dedication to Excellence in Independent Filmmaking), and Sam Qualiana (Indie Genre Spirit Award). The Incident (2015) This article about an American film festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gregory Lamberson Gregory Lamberson (born April 19, 1964) is an American filmmaker and author. He
42-475: The first of his series The Jake Helman Files , which features a former NYPD detective turned private investigator who encounters supernatural phenomena. He has since written and published five books in total in the series, with the most recent entry being Storm Demon in 2013. His 2007 novel Johnny Gruesome received several awards and nominations, including a nomination for the Superior Achievement in
49-723: The unproduced original screenplay competition for the 2016 season. The festival awards include special Dreamer Awards, Filmmaker of the Year Awards, Living Legend Awards, and the Lois Weber Award, for contemporary female filmmakers. The 2017 special award winners were Adrian Esposito (Filmmaker of the Year), Devi Snively (Lois Weber Award), Fred Olen Ray (Living Legend Award), Jon Keeyes (Dedication to Excellence in Filmmaking), and Christopher Olen Ray (Indie Genre Spirit Award). The 2018 special award winners were Brett Kelly (Filmmaker of
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