Empire State of Dead Film Fest

The rules:

Stories should be set & shot on HD (other formats allowed pending prior approval, delivery for nominated shorts must be HD, but standard def is acceptable for screening submissions) within NY state, in a time period near the beginning of a worldwide zombie outbreak through first six months of fallout.

All shorts should be new productions, shot in 2014, and directed by current or former residents of NYS.

Stories must not define the cause of the zombie outbreak, and follow the rules of the living dead as established by George Romero’s classic zombie movies as far as the behavior of the living dead (which is pretty much the same rules as “The Walking Dead” TV Series) – ie. Slow moving zombies, except faster once close; much more dangerous when in packs; destroying the brain is the only way to stop the dead; their bite will infect a person and eventually turn them into a zombie; etc.

Need more clarification, or need your plot points approved ahead of time? Then email us.

The shorts not picked for the motion picture will still have an opportunity to screen at the next annual Scare-A-Con Convention during a daytime shorts block.

Judging will be conducted by Ron Bonk of SRS Cinema and JV Johnson of The Scare-A-Con Convention.

Details on the short contest as well as submission forms can be found at srscinema.com and scareacon.com, as well as their respective Facebook pages. Our agreement MUST accompany all entries, for the agreement or more information, email Ron @ webmaster@b-movie.com.