Submissions deadline
20 Mar 19
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Any film submitted that has a running time of no less than 60 minutes but no more than 180 minutes. will be considered a feature length film
13 Apr 2018
Call for entries
30 Sep 2018
Early deadline
01 Jan 2019
Standard deadline
27 Feb 2019
Late deadline
20 Mar 2019
Festival closed
01 Apr 2019
Notification date
19 Apr 2019
21 Apr 2019
Festival start: 19 April 2019 Festival end: 21 April 2019
The Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival intends to provide a stage for all film makers to display their work.
We will run films for 50 straight hours. Our hope is to be able to run as many of your films as possible.
We will feature films in the horror genre, but all films submitted will be given equal consideration.
THE FESTIVAL WILL RUN FROM APRIL 12 TO APRIL 14 2019
The festival will be held at the beautiful Parkway Theater. http://www.mckeesrocks.com/parkway-theater/
The Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival is hosted by ColdFront Productions.
AWARDS Prizes will be awarded for the following categories : Feature Length Film, Short Film, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress The above awards will be determined by the festival staff. There will be an award ceremony one hour after the last films are shown.
Movie awards will be $500, Acting awards will be $100
GENERAL RULES
1. Entries must be postmarked by the deadline date. Entries post-marked after that deadline date will not be considered for the program.
2. All works must be submitted on DVD (region 1 or 0) for pre-screening. Please do not send film reels or promotional material.
3. Screeners will not be returned. Please do not send self addressed stamped envelopes.
4. There is no “ Completed After…” requirement and no limit to where or when the film may have been presented or shown previously.
5. Works in progress WILL be accepted for submission. Please include information as to what still needs to be completed (color correction, score, etc.) with the submitted DVD.
6. If you want to replace your original submission with an upgraded version, you must submit a new DVD clearly labeled with the entry number and "Replacement Copy". Any judging that was done with the original submission will not be discarded. Any future judging will be done with the new copy.
7. The Pittsburgh Horror Film Festival does not present sponsored works (such as training films or commercials produced for client). Only independently produced films and videos are appropriate for this competition. Artists must have final creative control over their work to be eligible.
8. Please make sure to read all of the terms and conditions.
9. All works selected must be available in finished form by March 25, 2019 to be considered for inclusion in the festival.
10. You will not receive style points for fancy packaging. It is wasteful and costly to send DVDs in hard plastic covers. We encourage you to ship everything in paper sleeves.
11. Any prizes or awards due to any entry will be presented to the person or entity who submitted that entry.
Entry does not guarantee placement in the program. However, each submission will be carefully considered.
Entries cannot be returned.
Entry submission fees are non-refundable.
Submissions deadline
20 Mar 19
Any film submitted that has a running time of no less than 60 minutes but no more than 180 minutes. will be considered a feature length film
Submissions deadline
20 Mar 19
SHORT FILM Any film submitted that has a running time of less than 60 minutes including titles, credits etc. will be considered a short film