Rules

ART. 1 – Submission

Registration for the competition has to be made via this link: https://filmfreeway.com/HorrorShowFest
The director pays the fee (not refundable) relative to the category and to the period of registration. The open call starts on July, 14th 2022 and closes on June, 28th 2023.

HORROR SHORT CATEGORIES

Earlybird Entry from 20/07/2022 to 24/08/2022 $ 15.00
Middle Standard Entry from 25/08/2022 to 28/09/2022 $ 18.00
Standard Entry from 29/09/2022 to 02/11/2022 $ 20.00
Middle Late Entry from 03/11/2022 to 07/12/2022 $ 23.00
Late Entry from 08/12/2022 to 18/02/2023 $ 25.00
Middle Final Entry from19/02/2023 to 15/03/2023 $ 28.00
Final Entry from 16/03/2023 to 10/05/2023 $ 30.00
Middle Extended Entry from 11/05/2023 to 07/06/2023 $ 33.00
Extended Entry 08/06/2023 to 28/06/2023 $ 35.00

HORROR FEATURE CATEGORIES

Earlybird Entry from 20/07/2022 to 24/08/2022 $ 20.00
Middle Standard Entry from 25/08/2022 to 28/09/2022 $ 23.00
Standard Entry from 29/09/2022 to 02/11/2022 $ 25.00
Middle Late Entry from 03/11/2022 to 07/12/2022 $ 28.00
Late Entry from 08/12/2022 to 18/02/2023 $ 30.00
Middle Final Entry from19/02/2023 to 15/03/2023 $ 33.00
Final Entry from 16/03/2023 to 10/05/2023 $ 35.00
Middle Extended Entry from 11/05/2023 to 07/06/2023 $ 38.00
Extended Entry 08/06/2023 to 28/06/2023 $ 40.00

ART. 2 Submission requisites

Italian or foreign HORROR Short Films which last up to 30 minutes; Italian or foreign HORROR Feature Films which last up to 120 minutes.

ART. 3 Genres

It’s an HORROR genre film festival. The author is responsible for the content and any disclaimers regarding the material submitted.

ART. 4 MEDIA FORMAT

The audio-video file of the selected Film has to be sent via no later June 09th 2023 in the following formats: PAL , H264 1080p 24fp .mov or .mp4. Ways of sharing: WeTransfer or other file-sharing platforms to: horrorshowfest@gmail.com

ART. 5 SELECTION

Official notification date: July 3rd 2023.

The Films received within the terms above, will be examined by Festival Staff that determines, unquestionably, the admission to the final stage of the Festival. The author(s) of selected films will be contacted by the organization. The full program of screenings will be published on the Festival social channels within July 3rd 2023.

ART. 6 PRESELECTION

May be made a pre-selection of the Films before the late entry deadline, in this case the directors will be contacted by Festival Staff.

ART. 7 AWARDS

ART. 8 ADVERTISING PURPOSES

Festival Staff can use parts of the selected Films for advertising purposes via print, radio, trailer on TV or Cinema or Internet.

ART. 9 Acceptance of Rules and Regulations

Participation in the competition implies acceptance of these rules. Festival Staff reserves the right to make any changes to the rules and regulations and how to deal with any controversial matters. It’s strictly forbidden to privately contact the staff and jury members during the selection period of the festival, punishment: exclusion from the competition.

PRIVACY

Subscribers to the Horror ShowFest, agree as established by Decree 30 June 2003, No. 196 on the protection of privacy, the use of personal data for all initiatives related to the event. The author of the work declares to accept the regulation in all its parts, you have the legal availability of the film and to authorize the public screening without compensation, freeing the organization of the Festival from any responsibility for the present and future. By entering the competition each author is responsible for the content of his works. The author declares to hold all rights to the work, not in any way prejudicing the rights of third parties, such as other authors, subjects portrayed, transferees of rights, along with those of music, etc. It also declares that the audiovisual material used is not protected by SIAE. Pursuant to the provisions of Legislative Decree. 30/06/2003 n. 196, we inform the author that the provision of data required and necessary for the completion of the documentation of enrollment in the Festival.