Awards
We’ve been so busy sending out supporting materials to film festivals that have selected Once Bitten… this year that we haven’t had time to update this page with all of our more than 80 official selection laurels yet. Our apologies to those festivals not yet represented below. We are honoured and humbled that you chose to screen our film and will be proudly displaying your festival laurels as soon as we can!
![JUDGES AWARD winner 2018 Misty Moon Winner 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Misty-Moon-winner-small.png)
JUDGES AWARD WINNER
London, UK
October 2018
![New Zealand Premiere Taupo 2018 winner laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Taupo-winner-small.png)
BEST INTERNATIONAL HORROR COMEDY
Taupō, New Zealand
October 2018
![HHF-tienen-first-runner-up-2018 HHF-tienen-first-runner-up-2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HHF-tienen-first-smallb.png)
FIRST RUNNER UP
Tienen, Belgium
October 2018
![FEAR Best Editing 2018 FEAR Best Editing 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WIN-EDITING-B-small.png)
Winner: Best Editing
October 2018
![SPANISH PREMIERE La Mano Festival 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/la-mano-small.png)
BEST SHORT FILM
Madrid, Spain
November 2018
![Genre Celebration Festival Winner 2018 laurels Genre Celebration Festival Winner 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Winner-Best-Comedy-Short-2018-small.png)
BEST COMEDY SHORT
Tokyo, Japan
December 2018
![OXISFF Award Winner 2019 laurels OXISFF Award Winner 2019 laurels laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/OXISFF-Award-Winner-2019-Laurel-White-small.png)
BEST HORROR FILM
Oxford, UK
March 2019
![BEST UK FILM DeProfundis film festival 2019 BEST UK FILM DeProfundis film festival 2019](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BEST-UK-FILM-De-Profundis-Biannual-horror-short-film-festival-small-2019.png)
BEST UK FILM
Salford, UK
March 2019
![BEST OF THE FEST Der phantastische Trashfilm 2019 BEST OF THE FEST Der phantastische Trashfilm 2019](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/laurel_winner_jury_small.png)
BEST OF THE FEST
Hessen, Germany
May 2019
Official Selections
![World Premiere Grimmfest 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Grimmfest-small.png)
WORLD PREMIERE
Manchester, UK
October 2018
![Northern Ireland Premiere YFIFFF 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/YFIFF-small.png)
N. IRELAND PREMIERE
Belfast, UK
October 2018
![Liverpool Premiere Indie Flicks Liverpool](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/indie-small.png)
Liverpool, UK
October 2018
![Joint USA Premiere DNG 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DNG_small.png)
US PREMIERE (Joint)
Waterford, MI, USA
October 2018
![Joint USA Premiere Halloweenapalooza 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/halloweenapalooza-small.png)
US PREMIERE (Joint)
Ottumwa, IA, USA
October 2018
![LAS VEGAS PREMIERE SIN CITY 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SINCITY-small.png)
Las Vegas, NV, USA
October 2018
![SOS 2018 laurels SOS 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SOS-small.png)
Chillicothe, OH, USA
October 2018
![DDDIII laurels DDDIII laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DDDIII-small.png)
Port Huron, MI, USA
October 2018
![JUDGES AWARD winner 2018 Misty Moon 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Misty-Moon-small.png)
JUDGES AWARD WINNER
London, UK
October 2018
![New Zealand Premiere Taupo 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Taupo-small.png)
NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE
Taupō, New Zealand
October 2018
![Italy Premiere lucid dream 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lucid-dream-small.png)
ITALIAN PREMIERE
Toscana, Italy
October 2018
![Belgium Premiere HHF Tienen 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HHF-tienen-small.png)
BELGIAN PREMIERE
Tienen, Belgium
October 2018
![Chile Premiere FIXION Fest 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FIXION-Fest-small.png)
CHILEAN PREMIERE
Santiago, Chile
October 2018
![RSF 2018 laurels RSF 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RSF_small.png)
Yulee, FL, USA
October 2018
![FEAR International 2018 laurels FEAR International 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OS-B-small.png)
October 2018
![Canada Premiere Horror-Rama 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HR-small.png)
CANADIAN PREMIERE
Toronto, Ontario
November 2018
![SPANISH PREMIERE La Mano Festival 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/la-mano-small.png)
SPANISH PREMIERE
Madrid, Spain
November 2018
![SOHO Horror Film Festival 2018 laurels SOHO Horror Film Festival 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SOHO-small.png)
London, UK
November 2018
![SOUTHAMPTON FILM WEEK laurels SOUTHAMPTON FILM WEEK 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SOUTHAMPTONFILMWEEKsmall.png)
Southampton, UK
November 2018
![Buried Alive Film Festival 2018 laurels Buried Alive Film Festival 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BAFF_small.png)
Atlanta, GA, USA
November 2018
![CIFF 2018 Laurels CIFF 2018 Laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CIFF-small.png)
Chilliwack, Canada
November 2018
![Genre Celebration Festival Winner 2018 laurels Genre Celebration Festival Winner 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Winner-Best-Comedy-Short-2018-small.png)
Tokyo, Japan
December 2018
![Ottawa Spookshow Laurels 2018 Ottawa Spookshow Laurels 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ottawa-small.png)
Ottawa, Canada
December 2018
![Black Sunday 2018 laurels Black Sunday 2018 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Black-Sunday-2018-small.png)
London, UK
December 2018
![Starburst Sundays 2018 Starburst Sundays 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/starburst-sundays-small.png)
Manchester, UK
December 2018
![Montevideo Fantástico 11 laurels Montevideo Fantástico 11 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Montevideo-Fantstico-11-small.png)
URUGUAYAN PREMIERE
Montevideo, Uruguay
January 2019
![Horror On Sea Festival 2019 laurels Horror On Sea Festival 2019 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/HoS-small.png)
Southend On Sea, UK
January 2019
![Chandler International Film Festival laurels Chandler International Film Festival laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/chandler-gold-small.png)
Chandler, AZ, USA
January 2019
![Tally Shorts 2018 Tally Shorts 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/tally-small.png)
Tallahassee, FL, USA
January 2019
![MeggaXP's Blood Bash '19 laurels MeggaXP's Blood Bash '19 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/BloodBashLaurelsWoBsmall.png)
Jackson, MI, USA
February 2019
![Manchester Folk Horror Festival laurels Manchester Folk Horror Festival laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mcr_folk_small.png)
Manchester, UK
February 2019
![Grave Plot film festival laurels Grave Plot film festival laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/grave-plot-small.png)
Seattle, WA, USA
February 2019
![Love Your Shorts laurels Love Your Shorts laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LoveYourShorts-small.png)
Sanford, FL, USA
February 2019
![MystiCon laurels MystiCon laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Mysticon_small.png)
Roanoke, VA , USA
February 2019
![Mad Monster Film Fest laurels Mad Monster Film Fest laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/MM-Film-Fest19-small.png)
Charlotte, NC, USA
February 2019
![Nevermore laurels Nevermore laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Nevermore-small.png)
Durham, NC , USA
March 2019
![Starburst laurels Starburst laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Starburst_small.png)
Manchester, UK
March 2019
![HorrorHound laurels HorrorHound laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Horrorhound_small.png)
Cincinnati, OH, USA
March 2019
![OXISFF Official Selection 2019 Laurel OXISFF Official Selection 2019 Laurel](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/OXISFF-Official-Selection-2019-Laurel-White-small.png)
BEST HORROR FILM
Oxford, UK
March 2019
![DeProfundis film festival 2019 DeProfundis film festival 2019](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DeProfundisfilmfestival-2019.png)
BEST UK FILM
Salford, UK
March 2019
![New Jersey Horror Con 2019 New Jersey Horror Con 2019](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/OFFICIALSELECTION-NewJerseyHorrorConandFilmFestival-SPRING2019-small.png)
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
March 2019
![Grindhouse @Zoetrope laurels Grindhouse @Zoetrope laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/laurel-small.png)
Bolton, UK
April 2019
![Motor City Nightmares laurels Motor City Nightmares laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Motor-City-Nightmares-small.png)
Milford, MI, USA
April 2019
![WC2019 laurels WC2019 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/WCH19-Laurels-small.png)
Chicago, IL, USA
April 2019
![Der phantastische Trashfilm laurel Der phantastische Trashfilm laurel](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/laurel_official_2019-small.png)
GERMAN PREMIERE
Hessen, Germany
May 2019
![Paracinema 2019 Official Selection Paracinema 2019 Official Selection](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Paracinema2019OfficialSelectionWoBsmall.png)
Derby, UK
May 2019
![DLFF 2019 laurels DLFF 2019 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DLFF-film-2019-small.png)
Los Angeles, CA, USA
May 2019
![HorrorConUK LAURELS HorrorConUK LAURELS](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HCUK-LAURELS-TURQUOISE-small.png)
Rotherham, UK
May 2019
![2019 Crimson Screen laurels 2019 Crimson Screen laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019_Crimson_laurels-small.png)
Charleston, SC, USA
May 2019
![CBFF-laurel-small CBFF-laurel-small](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CBFF-laurel-small.png)
WELSH PREMIERE
Llanelli, Wales, UK
May 2019
![High Peak 2019 laurels High Peak 2019 laurels](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Laurel-WHITE-small.png)
New Mills, UK
June 2019
![Troma Dance Laurels 2019 Troma Dance Laurels 2019](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tdance-laurel-2019-small.png)
Brooklyn, NY, USA
June 2019
Nominations & Semi Finalists
![FEAR Best Actress Nomination 2018 FEAR Best Actress Nomination 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NOM-ACTRESS-B-small.png)
Nominee: Best Actress
October 2018
![FEAR Best Director 2018 FEAR Best Director 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NOM-DIR-B-small.png)
Nominee: Best Director
October 2018
![FEAR Best Cinematography 2018 FEAR Best Cinematography 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NOM-CINE-B-small.png)
Nominee: Best Cinematography
October 2018
![FEAR Best Sound 2018 FEAR Best Sound 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NOM-SOUND-B-small.png)
Nominee: Best Sound
October 2018
![FEAR Best Sound 2018 FEAR Best Sound 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NOM-EDITING-B-small.png)
Nominee: Best Editing
October 2018
![Genre Celebration Nomination Horror Short 2018 Genre Celebration Nomination Horror Short 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Nominee-Best-Horror-Short-2018-small.png)
Nominee: Best Horror Short
December 2018
![Genre-celeb-nom-director-2018-small Genre Celebration Nomination Director 2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Nominee-Best-Director-2018-small.png)
Nominee: Best Director
December 2018
![SF-Optical-Theatre-2018 SF-Optical-Theatre-2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SF-Optical-Theatre-2018-small.png)
Rome, Italy
October 2018
![SF-DarkVeins-2018 SF-DarkVeins-2018](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SF-DarkVeins-2018.png)
Lecce, Italy
December 2018
![OXISFF Nominee 2019 Laurel OXISFF Nominee 2019 Laurel](https://www.duck66.com/OnceBitten/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/OXISFF-Nominee-2019-Laurel-White-small.png)
Nominee: Best Lead Actress
Lauren Ashley Carter
March 2018