November 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BEST HORROR DOCUMENTARY AWARD
GOES TO ISPR's MONTZ & SMOLLER FOR
"ISPR INVESTIGATES:
GHOSTS OF BELGRAVE HALL"
Hollywood: "ISPR Investigates: Ghosts of Belgrave Hall" co-creators Dr. Larry Montz and Daena Smoller, were presented with the Best Horror Documentary Award at the Screamfest L.A. Horror Film Festival Awards Dinner on October 20, 2002.
"Best Horror Documentary" is a brand new category this year for the Screamfest Los Angeles Film Festival and we were thrilled to participate," stated Smoller. "It was amazing to be recognized in front of so many talented Indy horror filmmakers, not to mention participating in a film festival that attracted established greats like Wes Craven, John Carl Buechler, William Friedkin and George Romero. I mean, these guys are responsible for most of my all time favorite horror movies - so to be involved, not to mention recognized, was nothing less than incredible. And the support that these horror genre filmmakers, directors and writers offer, is simply fabulous - it's just such an honor."
The 1999 documentary, "ISPR Investigates: Ghosts of Belgrave Hall – An Anatomy of An Investigation", was the product of ISPR’s scientific analysis of the CCTV video that Belgrave Hall officials (U.K.) believed contained two apparitions and the ensuing ISPR Team investigation of the property. The documentary features parapsychologist Dr. Larry Montz and current team investigators Derek Acorah, Shawn Roop, Ron Kilgore and Daena Smoller. The sister documentary, "ISPR Investigates: Ghosts of England" previously won a Telly Award, enjoyed a six month theatrical run on Hollywood Boulevard in 2001, and is currently being distributed in several languages around the world as well as utilized as a teaching tool in various classes at universities like UCLA and USC.
"Now that our first two documentaries have both won awards, Daena and I are really motivated to complete our current and third documentary project, "Hollywood’s Most Haunted 1901 - 2001: The Vogue Theatre", states Montz. "The documentary focuses on the continuous four-year, scientific paranormal field study of a single property; the formerly haunted Vogue Theatre in Hollywood. People are going to really get into this documentary - it's a film like none others to date. It won't be as easy to imitate as the two "ISPR Investigates:" documentaries. So it’s a great project. We look forward to completing it in time to enter it into Screamfest 2003."
For more information on the ISPR, visit
http://www.ISPR.Net .
Contacts: Cindy Lew
Director
Steele & Associates, Inc.
2801 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 410
Santa Monica, CA 90405
866.333.3543
E-Mail: Clew@steeleassoc.net
Daena Smoller
ISPR
4712-541 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
323.644.8866
E-Mail: Dsmoller@ispr.net