The tradition & historical record
2 min read · 2 sourcesBizarroLand Film Festival (until January 2022: Sick 'n' Wrong Film Festival) is a film festival that is showcasing the most aggressively bizarre midnight, underground, outsider, and weirdo cinema of all genres. It is based in Orlando, Florida and run by Stephen Stull. It is cited as one of the most bizarre genre film festivals in the USA and Dread Central listed it as one of the best horror festivals in the world. 1
Awards
The Sickies are BizarroLand's awards statues. They are designed by Brad Bailey and hand sculpted and painted by Paul and Debra Berg. They are being awarded annually in 12 categories, including: 1
The Sickest Award "for the most gut-wrenching visual content" The Wrongest Award "for the most morally abhorrent story" The Audience Favorite, voted on by festival attendees The grand prize award statues presented at BizarroLand are: 1
The Pink Tentacle "for the short film that best embodies the spirit of BizarroLand" The Golden Tentacle "for the feature film that best embodies the spirit of BizarroLand" 1
Film Production
The festival also launched a production arm in 2021, raising money for an anthology film, Fat Fleshy Fingers, on Kickstarter. The film premiered at Film Maudit 2.0 in January 2023. 1
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BizarroLand Film Festival is festival, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2