SHRIEKFEST 20 Award Categories

Best Feature Film*

Best Short Film*

Best Super Short Film

Best Music Video

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Feature Screenplay*

Best Short Screenplay

*in several different categories

Submission Rules

1. Please select only ONE SUBMISSION CATEGORY per project.
2. All films MUST BE submitted via ONLINE screeners
3. NO Premiere Status required.
4. Films can have a distribution deal, but should not be available online
5. Foreign films (in their original language) must be presented with English language subtitles.
6. Shriekfest does not pay screening fees.

Eligible Feature screenplays should be formatted to industry standards and be between 70-120 pages.
If a screenplay has been a Finalist in Shriekfest, it does not qualify for a resubmission.
Eligible Short screenplays should be formatted to industry standards and must not exceed 45 pages in length.

SHRIEKFEST 20 Submission Deadlines and Fee Schedule

Submit on or before:

Music Videos

Super Short Films/Scripts*

Short Films/Scripts**

Feature Films/Scripts

January 1, 2020

$15.00

$25.00

$35.00

$45.00

February 1, 2020

$20.00

$27.00

$37.00

$47.00

March 1, 2020

$25.00

$30.00

$40.00

$50.00

May 1, 2020

$30.00

$35.00

$45.00

$55.00

June 1, 2020

$35.00

$40.00

$50.00

$60.00

July 1, 2020

$40.00

$45.00

$55.00

$65.00

*10 minutes/pages & under, including credits
**11 minutes to 49 minutes

SHRIEKFEST 20 Festival Application

All fields required unless otherwise indicated

Name of Primary Submitter

Date of Birth (MM-DD-YYYY)

Address

City

State

Zip

Country

Primary Phone

Your Email

Title of Entry

Video Link (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)

Video Password

Runtime/Page Count

Brief Synopsis

List any awards, previous festival screenings or broadcasts (for this project only):

I am the owner of this entry and it is my original work.

I am submitting this work for review. While I understand that I retain all rights to ownership of the work, I hereby give the Shriekfest Film Festival permission to feature, advertise, display, in whole or in part, the work titled and described above.

I also understand that my entry is valid only upon completion of the following conditions: (1) receipt of a copy of the work and this completed signed form, (2) the processing of the entry fee by the festival organization, and (3) when the work is found to be original and owned by me or those I represent. I understand that my submission is in no way a guarantee of acceptance into Shriekfest. No one from Shriekfest or its sponsors has guaranteed me admission into the festival.

I, the undersigned, have read the terms and conditions appearing herein, and agree, without exception, to all the terms and conditions stated.

Signature

Date (MM-DD-YYYY)

Attach Screenplay, if applicable (PDF)