THE JUDGES
DERRICK ACOSTA
Co-creator of the comedy production company Mega64, Derrick Acosta has produced videos for MTV, Shepard Fairy, Nintendo, Hasbro Toys, SpikeTV, Sony, Game Developers Conference, The Hub Network, Disney, Microsoft and more.
As a music video director he's worked for Cult Records, Swami Records, Finn Records, Thrill Me Records, Cheddar Goblin and others.
As an actor he's appeared in commercials, television, web and film. Including featured roles on Spike TV's Game Trailers TV and The Aquabats Super Show on the HUB.
Derrick currently resides in San Diego, CA. producing weekly entertainment for the YouTube channel Mega64 with a video catalog garnering over 150 million views and 600K subscribers worldwide.
SAM EVANS
Sam Evans is a 8 time Vogue Italia PhotoVogue published photographer specializing in things that go bump in the night. Inspired and inspiring Sam has had her work displayed and sold at the Salem Art Gallery, as well as several other odd publications and album art. While Sam has recently delved into more short filmography and music videography she still loves to provoke fear and evoke horror with a single still image. Recently she is excited to collaborate with Chains of Metal and some upcoming spooky Canada wide markets this fall.
Photo Credit: Abbie Marie Photography
mike thorn
Mike Thorn is a fiction writer and film critic. He is the author of Shelter for the Damned, Darkest Hours, and Peel Back and See. His stories have appeared in anthologies, magazines, and podcasts, including Vastarien, NoSleep, and Tales to Terrify. His film criticism has been published in American Twilight: The Cinema of Tobe Hooper, MUBI Notebook, The Film Stage, and elsewhere. He is a SSHRC-funded doctoral candidate in the Department of English (Creative Writing) at the University of New Brunswick. He co-hosts the Craftwork podcast with Miriam Richer. Connect with him on Twitter (@MikeThornWrites) and visit his website: https://mikethornwrites.com/
Ashley Dale and Kayleigh Saad are alternative artists embracing the night, and all the things that go ‘bump’ within it.
Years of friendship and creating weird art together have finally culminated in the creation of Left Hand Girls, an Art House that goes against the right hand man. Using their combined experience and passion, they have begun focusing on creating content centered around hard topics, presenting their work through the lens of Horror Films.
As Left Hand Girls, the goal is also to create a safe space for fellow artists to make a ruckus, cause a stink, or however else they choose to rail against the system.
With their first short length film Ruff under their belts, they are excited to continue celebrating all things that lurk in the shadows, and they are very excited to see what Demonic Brilliance brings their way this year.
