2025Winner
Best Director
Dark Minds
Luke Bates
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Welwyn Garden City - Hertfordshire - England - UK
July 24, 2007
Biography
Luke Bates is an independent horror filmmaker known for his hands-on approach, frequently serving as writer, director, cinematographer, editor, and producer on his own projects. His filmography spans found-footage and supernatural horror titles including Liminal Space (2023), The Woodland Massacre, Skinwalker, Cataclysm, and Dark Minds. With a strong DIY aesthetic and recurring interest in psychological breakdown and alternate-dimension terror, Bates has built a consistent body of indie genre work across shorts and features.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Director
The Hollowing
2024Nominee
Best Writing
Cataclysm
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Director
The Director
2025Highlight
Best Performance
Delirium
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Liminal Space