Submissions

Please read the information below before submitting your film.

Film Submission Form
Killer Trailer Competition (Free!!!)

Fees and Deadlines

Early Deadline – March 31st 2013
Short Films: $10.00
Feature Films: $15.00

Normal Deadline – June 30th 2013
Short Films: $15.00
Feature Films: $25.00

Late Deadline – July 28th 2013
Short Films: $25.00
Feature Films: $35.00

Submission Materials

Screener Formats

HD 1080p, 720p or SD File: Files can be sent either by mail on a data CD/DVD, USB drive, SD card or by online file transfer. Please note that any media devices sent to Killer Film Fest will NOT be returned. SD Files must be in NTSC format. Any other formats will be rejected.

DVD (NTSC): All DVD’s MUST be in NTSC format. All other formats will be rejected.

Exhibition Formats

HD 1080p, 720p or SD File: Files can be sent either by mail on a data CD/DVD, USB drive, SD card or by online file transfer. Please note that any media devices sent to Killer Film Fest will NOT be returned. SD Files must be in NTSC format. Any other formats will be rejected.

Blu-ray: Blu-ray is accepted for feature films ONLY. Please do not submit a short film on Blu-ray.

DVD (NTSC): All DVD’s MUST be in NTSC format. All other formats will be rejected.

Submission Requirements

  1. Films must fall in the horror genre and must have some sort of killer, monster or other killing entity and at least one victim.
  2. Films must have been completed within the year 2010 and present.
  3. All DVDs or SD files MUST be formatted in NTSC.
  4. Any film which is not in English must have English subtitles.
  5. Please do not send your film with a “Screener Watermark”.
  6. Do not send your master copy!
  7. The person submitting the film must be the legal representative of the film and own all rights to the material.
  8. A complete online submission form including payment must be filled out.

Selection Process

Each year Killer Film Fest selects the best from indie horror. Our 2013 theater schedule will include about 6-8 feature films and 18-24 short films. We get many more submissions than we can accept, so we screen each film equally and fairly to help us choose which films to include in our schedule.

Each film will be viewed by our festival team and scored on a point system in different categories. Once submissions close and all films have been viewed, the scores will help the team choose which films will be included into the “Official Selection”. Most films will screen at the theater while some will only be available on the Online Fest and others in both.

Once the official selection has been made, these films will then be viewed by the festival’s 3rd party official judging panel. These judges will also view each film and score them but with much more detail. Once every film has been viewed, each judge will nominate 3 films for each award; these nominations will be calculated and official nominations for each of the awards will be made. Lastly, each judge will then vote for the winner of each award.

Notifications

Once the “Official Selections” have been made, every filmmaker accepted will be notified via e-mail and the official selections will also be posted on the Killer Film Fest web site in August. Due to the high volume of submission, non-accepted filmmakers will not be notified by e-mail but also have the right to request details on their film’s score in comparison with the selected films and brief notes from the selection team about their decision. These details are only sent by request.

Questions

If you have any questions about submitting your film, please contact: submissions@killerfilmfest.com.