We are a group of Charleston based filmmakers/actors who are putting together a film challenge that allows filmmakers from all over the world to submit a horror film with an exact run time of 60 seconds!
2020 Celebrity Judges:
Katie Featherston (Paranormal Activity)
Jenna Kanell (Terrifier)
Sylvia Jefferies (3 From Hell)
Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps)
Miko Hughes (Pet Sematary)
Hannah Fierman (V/H/S)
Damian Maffei (Strangers: Prey at Night)
This year, all submission fees and donations will go to Wires Wild Life Rescue. With our hearts driven towards animal welfare, it is important to us that we support Australia during these uncontrollable wildfires and loss of habitats.
Our festival will be virtual this year due to COVID-19 and everyones safety, and will still feature our official selections which will be separated into SIX sub-horror categories (Comedy, Thriller, Out of this World, Slasher, Gore, and Monster) by our 6 festival directors.
We'll be posting all of the official selections online and then voting for the best in each category will be done online, and then the best out of each category will be up online after that, for voting of the "Best in Show." So it will be the same as our live event was last year, but done in the comfort of your home.
Our celebrity judges will still be viewing the Official Selections and sending us a video of them reading off their Top 10 Picks, will will go online as well.
*ALL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS WILL BE VIEWED BY OUR CELEBRITY JUDGES*
This provides no advantage in any way to winning a category or Best In Show but is just cool and is definitely an award in itself.
Awards will be given for the following horror sub-categories:
Margot Award - Best Comedy
Benny Award - Best Thriller
Gizmo Award - Best Out of this World
Ziggy Award - Best Slasher
Mishka Award - Best Gore
Simon Award - Best Monster
Ghost Award - Best Directed
Best in Show - Best Over All Film