The 2014 edition of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival ended up being its most successful. Breaking through in its ninth year, this year’s edition of Toronto After Dark had a record 13 sellouts, which helped prove how this year’s line-up was of a particularly high quality. Even though there were a few films that I was underwhelmed by, there was nothing that played at Toronto After Dark this year that I outright disliked. In fact, a few of the films that I saw ended up to be very pleasant surprises. Next year is the tenth anniversary of Toronto After Dark and I expect that the festival will grow even more in the years to come. Without further ado, here are my top films of this year’s festival. Top Five Feature Films
Honourable Mentions: Housebound, Zombeavers, The Town That Dreaded Sundown Top Five Canada After Dark Shorts
- Satan’s Dolls
- Period Piece
- Dead Hearts
- Foxed!
- The Monitor
Honourable Mentions: Lumberjacked, Kismet, What Doesn’t Kill You Top Five Shorts After Dark Shorts
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Redaction
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He Took His Skin Off For Me
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Invaders
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Everything & Everything & Everything
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Happy B-Day
Honourable Mentions: Strange Thing Top Three Festival Bumpers
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Swan Song by O’Hannah Films
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Vines at Nine by Shannon Rae Hanmer
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Monster In The Room by Jay Clarke
Specialty Category Picks
- Best Horror Film – The Babadook
- Best Sci-Fi Film – Predestination
- Best Action Film – Wyrmwood
- Best Comedy – Housebound
- Best Canadian Feature Film – Why Horror?
- Most Original Film – Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
- Best Leading Actor – Liam Cunningham (Let Us Prey)
- Best Leading Actress – Bianca Bradey (Wrymwood)
- Best Ensemble Cast – Housebound
- Best Director – Jennifer Kent (The Babadook)
- Scariest Film – The Babadook
- Film Most Like to See a Sequel to – Wyrmwood
- Best Film to Watch with a Crowd – Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
- Best Trailer – The Babadook
- Best Screenplay – Predestination
- Best Cinematography – The Town That Dreaded Sundown
- Best Special Effects – Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
- Best Music – Let Us Prey
- Best Editing – Open Windows
- Best Hero – Ambrose played by Nick Damici (Late Phases)
- Best Villain – The Phantom Killer (The Town That Dreaded Sundown)
- Best Monster/Creature – Zombeavers (Zombeavers)
- Best Make-Up – Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
- Best Fight – Brooke vs. Photoshoot Zombies (Wyrmwood)
- Best Gore – Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
- Best Kill – Electrified fork (Housebound)
- Best Title Sequence – ABCs of Death 2
- Best Line of Dialogue – “Time catches up with us all.” (Ethan Hawke in Predestination)
- Best Poster – Why Horror?
- Best Screening Q&A – ABCs of Death 2
Toronto After Dark 2014 Photos
Toronto After Dark 2014 Video Content Playlist