Houston Horror Film Festival

Houston, TX, United States, North America

04 - 06 Sep, 2020

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Houston Horror Film Festival

Houston, TX, United States, North America

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About the festival

The Houston Horror Film Festival was created by an independent filmmaker and horror fan to recognize and showcase true independent horror.

We strive to cultivate a respected festival whose goal will be to showcase and celebrate the films and filmmakers! Filmmakers who attend will get the opportunity to meet and network with other filmmakers through of variety of events. We'll arrange for Q&A sessions with interested filmmakers after screenings.

Film selections will be made by a selection committee comprised of individuals involved independent filmmaking or the genre. The goal in selected our line up will be to provide our guests with a group of films that are diverse in subject matter, have compelling stories, and that showcase the creativity and passion present in the indie horror film scene today.

Awards will be given out during our Awards Ceremony. The categories include:

Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Director (Feature)
Best Director (Short)
Best Actor (Feature)
Best Actress (Feature)
Best Actor (Short)
Best Actress (Short)
Best Supporting Actor (Feature)
Best Supporting Actress (Feature)
Best Screenplay (Feature)
Best Screenplay (Short)
Best Cinematography (Feature)
Best Cinematography (Short)
Best Special Effects (Feature)
Best Special Effects (Short)
Best Screenplay Feature-Non-Produced
Best Screenplay Short-Non-Produced

About

The Houston Horror Film Festival was created by an independent filmmaker and horror fan to recognize and showcase true independent horror.

We strive to cultivate a respected festival whose goal will be to showcase and celebrate the films and filmmakers! Filmmakers who attend will get the opportunity to meet and network with other filmmakers through of variety of events. We'll arrange for Q&A sessions with interested filmmakers after screenings.

Film selections will be made by a selection committee comprised of individuals involved independent filmmaking or the genre. The goal in selected our line up will be to provide our guests with a group of films that are diverse in subject matter, have compelling stories, and that showcase the creativity and passion present in the indie horror film scene today.

Awards will be given out during our Awards Ceremony. The categories include:

Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Director (Feature)
Best Director (Short)
Best Actor (Feature)
Best Actress (Feature)
Best Actor (Short)
Best Actress (Short)
Best Supporting Actor (Feature)
Best Supporting Actress (Feature)
Best Screenplay (Feature)
Best Screenplay (Short)
Best Cinematography (Feature)
Best Cinematography (Short)
Best Special Effects (Feature)
Best Special Effects (Short)
Best Screenplay Feature-Non-Produced
Best Screenplay Short-Non-Produced

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

The Houston Horror Film Festival is open to any film that can reasonable be considered horror and/or any of its sub-genres (slasher, supernatural, psychological, monsters, ect..) from any country. However, if the film is not in English, English subtitles are required.

For the 2021 festival the film must have been completed after January of 2018.

If accepted, the filmmaker may be asked submit two DVD or BluRay copies of the film by the requested date.

By submitting your film, you agree:

That you have ownership and/or permission to submit the film for festival consideration.

That you have full rights to all music used in the film.

That you give Houston Horror Film Festival permission to screen your film at the event and utilize any submitted posters and/or images from the film in our advertising.

That if you choose to attend the festival, transportation and accommodation costs are your own responsibility.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Films
Early Bird (31st October, 2020) $15
Regular (1st March, 2021) $25
Late (31st March, 2021) $35

Films 60 minutes or longer, completed after January 2016.

Short Films
Early Bird (31st October, 2020) $10
Regular (1st March, 2021) $20
Late (31st March, 2021) $30

Films under 60 minutes, completed after January 2016.

Feature Screenplay
Early Bird (31st October, 2020) $15
Regular (1st March, 2021) $25
Late (31st March, 2021) $35

Scripts more than 60 pages.

Short Screenplay
Early Bird (31st October, 2020) $10
Regular (1st March, 2021) $20
Late (31st March, 2021) $30

Scripts less than 60 pages.

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