Buried Alive Horror Film Festival

Atlanta, GA, United States, North America

11 - 14 Nov, 2021

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Buried Alive Horror Film Festival

Atlanta, GA, United States, North America

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11th

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Atlanta, GA 30307 United States

30307

buriedalivefilmfest@gmail.com

770-378-1310

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About the festival

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic we are postponing this year’s festival till November 2021. We are keeping our submissions open at regular submission rates till May 31st 2021. Please continue to share your inventive and horrifying films with us through these crazy times.

Come out and see some of the best independent films in the world! Every year in November the Buried Alive Film Fest exposes the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia to some of the most disturbing, visually appealing, and scary independent horror films in the world. We receive hundreds of submissions from all over the planet. Then narrow it down to the finest selection of horror gems.

The modern age of digital film-making has flooded the market with tons of films, one seemingly indistinguishable from the next. The depth and breadth of horror fandom, combined with the rapid growth of independent film-making, have led to an explosion in indie films dealing with the terrifying, macabre, gory, and bizarre.

The Buried Alive Film Fest of Atlanta is your chance to prove your film’s worth. No matter if it’s feature-length or short-form, a slasher or a ghost story, a zombie flick or a horror comedy, a suspenseful thriller or a horror documentary, all films in this exciting and growing genre are welcome. Our staff and judges come from across the local horror community, and with their discerning eyes can truly decide what should remain buried and what should be unearthed.

At Buried Alive we give away the Splitzies to the Best Feature, Best Short, Best Animation, and The WTF award. The best local award will receive the coveted, "Golden Shovel" and the runner up will be given the, "The Silver Spade".

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Due to the Covid 19 pandemic we are postponing this year’s festival till November 2021. We are keeping our submissions open at regular submission rates till May 31st 2021. Please continue to share your inventive and horrifying films with us through these crazy times.

Come out and see some of the best independent films in the world! Every year in November the Buried Alive Film Fest exposes the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia to some of the most disturbing, visually appealing, and scary independent horror films in the world. We receive hundreds of submissions from all over the planet. Then narrow it down to the finest selection of horror gems.

The modern age of digital film-making has flooded the market with tons of films, one seemingly indistinguishable from the next. The depth and breadth of horror fandom, combined with the rapid growth of independent film-making, have led to an explosion in indie films dealing with the terrifying, macabre, gory, and bizarre.

The Buried Alive Film Fest of Atlanta is your chance to prove your film’s worth. No matter if it’s feature-length or short-form, a slasher or a ghost story, a zombie flick or a horror comedy, a suspenseful thriller or a horror documentary, all films in this exciting and growing genre are welcome. Our staff and judges come from across the local horror community, and with their discerning eyes can truly decide what should remain buried and what should be unearthed.

At Buried Alive we give away the Splitzies to the Best Feature, Best Short, Best Animation, and The WTF award. The best local award will receive the coveted, "Golden Shovel" and the runner up will be given the, "The Silver Spade".

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

Note following the guidelines, rules, and regulations of our competition and/or not meeting eligibility requirements may be cause for disqualification. Please read carefully.

Criteria: Each film will be judged solely on its own merits. We only accept original productions of a horror, suspense, thriller or science fiction/fantasy nature. Documentaries, comedies, animation and works of non-fiction related to the horror genre ARE acceptable for submission. Content and/or rating is not an issue (though we will not accept any hard core XXX adult material, any films that feature actual human/animal cruelty and/or any depictions of actual human/animal torture or death).

Certification of Entrant

I, the undersigned, acknowledge and agree:

1 . I have read, understated and fully comply with all submission eligibility information, Submission Guidelines, Terms and Conditions of Entry and Entry Eligibility requirements.

2 . To the best of my knowledge, all of the statements in this document are true;

3 . This film or video is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation;

4 . I am duly authorized to submit this film to the festival;

5 . I hold the Horror Film Festival harmless from any damage to the print(s) or tape(s) en route or otherwise during the course of the festival’s possession of the film;

6 . I hold the Horror Film Festival, its owners, management, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, and etc. harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from my entry.

7 . I certify that I have full rights to the use of the music in the entered work.

8 . I give permission for the Horror Film Festival to use stills, titles, copy, and/or information from the film for promotional purposes

9 . I give permission for the Horror Film Festival to screen the film at the Festival as well as any Festival presentations, programs, and/or events.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Film
Early Bird (15th February, 2020) $10
Regular (31st May, 2021) $20
Late (31st August, 2021) $30

Films 60 minutes or longer

Short FIlm
Early Bird (15th February, 2020) $5
Regular (31st May, 2021) $10
Late (31st August, 2021) $20

Films less than 60 minutes

Animation
Early Bird (15th February, 2020) $5
Regular (31st May, 2021) $10
Late (31st August, 2021) $20

Films made with animation.

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