Bloodfest

Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia, Oceania

13 - 17 Nov, 2020

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Bloodfest

Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia, Oceania

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3rd

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Bondi Beach, NSW 2026 Australia

2026

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About the festival

BLOODFEST is the coolest, scariest International Horror Film Festival for Kids!

Horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm, disgust and dread for the audience.

So create a scary short film with your friends and be your most GORY, THRILLING and FREAKY selves!

Please go to our frighteningly beautiful website for everything you need to know & more...

For 2020 we have just one category - 1min JUMPSCARES - open to all filmmakers aged 13 - 16 years.

Next year, we hope to go back to our usual format: 4 categories:
1 > OPEN TEENS (13-17yrs)
3 > OPEN UNDER 26s (Uni age, note you do NOT have to be attending University)
4 > SCHOOLS (see www.bloodfest.co)
5 > DRAMA COMPANY (see www.bloodfest.co)

For the Open Teens categories first prize is:
• the Bloodfest Winner Trophy,
• FIVE HUNDRED CASH (AUD$500); and
• Lucky dip prize

For the Open Under 26s category first prize is:
• the Bloodfest Winner Trophy; and
• ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH (AUD$1,000)

For the TEENS category BLOODFEST throws Individual Prizes at:
BEST RUNNER UP FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTING
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BEST DEATH

...and really cool LUCKY DIP prizes.

Our sponsors and donors are the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), Australia Cinematographers Society, EVENT Cinemas, AFTRS, Rode Microphones, BlackMagic Cameras, The House That Dan Built, BIGKids Magazine, Tickets Tonight, FilmInk, Sydney Opera House - Kids & Families, Parramatta Riverside Theatre and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

About

BLOODFEST is the coolest, scariest International Horror Film Festival for Kids!

Horror film is a genre that aims to create a sense of fear, panic, alarm, disgust and dread for the audience.

So create a scary short film with your friends and be your most GORY, THRILLING and FREAKY selves!

Please go to our frighteningly beautiful website for everything you need to know & more...

For 2020 we have just one category - 1min JUMPSCARES - open to all filmmakers aged 13 - 16 years.

Next year, we hope to go back to our usual format: 4 categories:
1 > OPEN TEENS (13-17yrs)
3 > OPEN UNDER 26s (Uni age, note you do NOT have to be attending University)
4 > SCHOOLS (see www.bloodfest.co)
5 > DRAMA COMPANY (see www.bloodfest.co)

For the Open Teens categories first prize is:
• the Bloodfest Winner Trophy,
• FIVE HUNDRED CASH (AUD$500); and
• Lucky dip prize

For the Open Under 26s category first prize is:
• the Bloodfest Winner Trophy; and
• ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH (AUD$1,000)

For the TEENS category BLOODFEST throws Individual Prizes at:
BEST RUNNER UP FILM
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTING
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
BEST DEATH

...and really cool LUCKY DIP prizes.

Our sponsors and donors are the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), Australia Cinematographers Society, EVENT Cinemas, AFTRS, Rode Microphones, BlackMagic Cameras, The House That Dan Built, BIGKids Magazine, Tickets Tonight, FilmInk, Sydney Opera House - Kids & Families, Parramatta Riverside Theatre and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

For 2020 - Jumpscares must be a max of 1 minute (not including credits).

Films must be in the Horror or similar scary genre ie: Thriller, Suspense, Zombie.

The film score must be an original creation or free public domain sounds.

Films may only be entered ONCE in a lifetime into Bloodfest. (i.e. once you have submitted your film for Bloodfest, you cannot resubmit it in following years)

No graphics (including laureates and logos) from other film festival selections are permitted to be visible on your film submission for Bloodfest.

Once your film is submitted there are NO refunds.

Parent/guardian permission checked on submission of individual entries.

By submitting an Individual Entry you give Bloodfest permission to screen your film at the Bloodfest Gala Event and at any future Bloodfest events including on the Bloodfest offical website or any digital media, for the promotional purposes of Bloodfest Kids Horror Film Festivals.

By submitting a School entry you state that the school has full knowledge of the entry and has given the appropriate permission for the students to be involved and to represent the school. Submitting also means you agree that the film and stills can be shown on the Bloodfest offical website, and any digital media, and at any potential winner's school screening event, for the promotional purposes of Bloodfest Kids Horror Film Festivals.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

2020 JUMPSCARES
Early Bird (1st February, 2020) $10
Regular (1st November, 2020) $10
Late (13th November, 2020) $10

This year we have just one category - open to all filmmakers aged between 13 and 26 years.

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