Hailed by one panelist as “Australia’s foremost celebration of international cult and horror cinema,” Monsterfest is the only genre film festival that’s supported by the country’s federal screen agency, Screen Australia. Monsterfest’s “dozens of premiere screenings and tons of wild parties offer a unique opportunity for genre fans down under,” a panelist adds. Last year’s festival brought in a record attendance of more than 3,500 people and gave out $9,000 worth of post-production prizes to competing filmmakers. Courtesy of Monsterfest This year, virtual viewers saw the Australian premiere of the French survivalist horror Meander on opening night, and ended the fest’s week-long run with a closing night “Christmassacre” screening of