Our Best Short Film winner will receive our custom Global Shorts statuette which we ship anywhere in the world, free of charge. The award is manufactured by Society Awards, the same awards company that manufactures the Golden Globe and the Emmy. All winners will receive our Global Shorts Winner laurels in black, white, and gold.
Title: Dylan’s New Nightmare
Runtime: 35 min
Country: USA
Director: Cecil Laird
Placement: Award of Excellence + Best Actor (Miko Hughes) + Best Cinematography (Ben Meredith) + Best Director (Cecil Laird) + Best Music (Ryan Perez-Daple)
Competition: September, 2023
Synopsis: Dylan’s New Nightmare acts as an unofficial sequel to Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, taking place almost thirty years after the events of the first film. In our film, the young son of Heather Langenkamp, Dylan Porter (Miko Hughes), is now a grown man trying to make his way in the world his parents raised him in–Hollywood. Little does he know that the evil entity known as Freddy Krueger (Dave McRae) is back, and eager to once again break into our world through the son of his favorite victim!
