5th Annual Horror Film Festival

The Rules

Grab a camera and make a 10min film. Make it scary, make it a parody, and use as much blood as you can! Oh yeah, for pete's sake, AIM TO IMPRESS THE AUDIENCE! Production value goes a LONG WAY!

Content Restrictions: Any films containing race, sexual, or religious discrimination will not be considered. In addition, submissions can not contain advertising for a product or service, or financial solicitation.

FORMATS: miniDV, DVCAM, and DVD

All submissions MUST have the following info directly printed or written on the discs/tapes themselves: TITLE, CONTACT NAME, PHONE. EMAIL. DURATION OF MOVIE, TIMECODE INFORMATION (if applicable).

For miniDV/DVCAM formats:

* 1 Minute of BLACK SCREEN

* Your Feature (10 minutes or less)

* 1 Minute of BLACK SCREEN

For DVD-R formats:

MAKE SURE TO MAKE YOUR FILM A CLICKABLE CHAPTER IN THE MAIN MENU. DO NOT SET UP THE DVD TO AUTOMATICALLY PLAY WHEN IT'S PLACED IN A PLATER.

The Chapter should include:

* 15 seconds of BLACK SCREEN

* Your Feature (10 minutes or less)

* 1 Minute of BLACK SCREEN

Note: Tapes / Discs will not be returned, so please do NOT send us your only copy!
We highly encourage applicants to visit BCM in person and drop off their submissions.
DISCOUNT OFFER!If submitting in person, you will receive $2 off of your application fee
Office hours are: Tue-Fri 5:00 pm- 9:00 pm Sat. 12-6 pm

(Berkeley Community Media and Torrid Productions will not claim any rights, representation, ownership, or responsibility of submitted materials. The authorship rights of each entry will be the sole responsibility of the person(s) submitting their film(s) to HorrorTV, BCM Horror Film Festival, BCM Summer Film Festival, and The Bay Area Fan Film Festival)