The new Andy Fetscher-directed film ‘Urban Explorer’ won four major honors at the 2011 Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Los Angeles. The movie won the award for Best Makeup for special effects makeup artist Waldemar Pokromski; Fetcher was honored in the Best Editing category; and Klaus Stiglmeier, who played Armin, was named Best Actor. ‘Urban Explorer’ also won the ceremony’s top honor, Best Picture. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, October 2, after the festival screened such films as ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘The Innkeepers,’ ‘Rabies,’ ‘Madison County,’ ‘Livid,’ ‘Sector 7,’ ‘Rosewood Lane’ and of course, ‘Urban Explorer.’

‘Urban Explorer,’ which had it’s west coast premiere at Screamfest on October 18, follows a group of friends, played by Nathalie Kelley and Nick Eversman, as they investigate the tunnels beneath Berlin. They sign up for an underground adventure in a subterranean maze of Nazi secrets, and meet a guide at a club to embark on the exploration, which is illegal. Not only are the tunnels physically dangerous, the police also want to prevent Neo-Nazis from building shrines.

After the friends enter the tunnels through a door in the club’s basement, they realize they’re not alone. They become lost and confused, and are seeming saved by Armin, who promises to guide them to safety. However, the travelers come to realize that he may be the last person on earth they want to be in an underground bunker with.

Written by: Karen Benardello