Lit Scares International Horror Festival

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Europe

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Lit Scares International Horror Festival

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Europe

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Harrogate, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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lishke666@yahoo.com

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About the festival

Welcome to Lit Scares International Horror Film Festival, a Biannual Event with a Prestigious awards ceremony held in the very heart of Yorkshire in Harrogate every July and December.

As well as guest judges we will also have live stand up, music, live screenings and of course the awards themselves. There is also a bar available all evening and there will also been plenty of opportunity for networking.

Lit Scares is the sister company of Lit Laughs, a company formed early 2018 by a group of talented comedians and horror film enthusiasts whose aim is to promote and celebrate the world of Horror by rewarding talented work regardless of budget and location.

Dates for the 2020 Winter Live event will be December 12th and will be held at The Manhattan Club, Beech Avenue, Harrogate HG2 8DY UNITED KINGDOM from 19.00 – late.

PLEASE NOTE THIS MAY CHANGE DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC THAT IS STILL ONGOING

All official entries , Finalists, 3rd place and Runner up and winners will receive a Laurel
Trophies will be awarded to all winners of each category on the night, if not in attendance we will mail to anywhere in the world at our cost
We will also have an award for scariest performance. all entries will be automatically entered in to this at no extra cost .
We will also award Best Uk Horror and best International Horror, all entries will be automatically entered in to this at no extra cost .
We will promote all finalists on our Facebook page at their request (30k followers)

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Welcome to Lit Scares International Horror Film Festival, a Biannual Event with a Prestigious awards ceremony held in the very heart of Yorkshire in Harrogate every July and December.

As well as guest judges we will also have live stand up, music, live screenings and of course the awards themselves. There is also a bar available all evening and there will also been plenty of opportunity for networking.

Lit Scares is the sister company of Lit Laughs, a company formed early 2018 by a group of talented comedians and horror film enthusiasts whose aim is to promote and celebrate the world of Horror by rewarding talented work regardless of budget and location.

Dates for the 2020 Winter Live event will be December 12th and will be held at The Manhattan Club, Beech Avenue, Harrogate HG2 8DY UNITED KINGDOM from 19.00 – late.

PLEASE NOTE THIS MAY CHANGE DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC THAT IS STILL ONGOING

All official entries , Finalists, 3rd place and Runner up and winners will receive a Laurel
Trophies will be awarded to all winners of each category on the night, if not in attendance we will mail to anywhere in the world at our cost
We will also have an award for scariest performance. all entries will be automatically entered in to this at no extra cost .
We will also award Best Uk Horror and best International Horror, all entries will be automatically entered in to this at no extra cost .
We will promote all finalists on our Facebook page at their request (30k followers)

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

FILMS AND SCREENPLAYS CAN BE FROM ANY YEAR

ALL NON ENGLISH FILMS MUST HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES

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Categories and fees

FEATURE FILM
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $9
Regular (30th September, 2020) $11
Late (24th October, 2020) $13

FILMS ABOVE 40 MINUTES

SHORT FILM
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $5
Regular (30th September, 2020) $7
Late (24th October, 2020) $8

ANY FILM FROM 10 - 40 MINUTES LONG

MICRO SHORT
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $5
Regular (30th September, 2020) $7
Late (24th October, 2020) $8

ANY FILM UP TO MINUTES

WEB SERIES
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $5
Regular (30th September, 2020) $7
Late (24th October, 2020) $8

ANY SERIES UP TO 1 HR PER EPISODE

GRINDHOUSE SHORT
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $5
Regular (30th September, 2020) $7
Late (24th October, 2020) $8

ANY GRINDHOUSE / EXPLOITATION UP TO 40 MINS

FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $5
Regular (30th September, 2020) $8
Late (24th October, 2020) $10

ANY SCREENPLAY OVER 50 PAGES

SHORT SCREENPLAY
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $5
Regular (30th September, 2020) $7
Late (24th October, 2020) $9

ANY SCREENPLAY 10 - 50 PAGES

MICRO SCREENPLAY
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $5
Regular (30th September, 2020) $7
Late (24th October, 2020) $9

ANY SCREENPLAY UP TO 10 PAGES

MOBILE HORROR
Early Bird (30th August, 2020) $3
Regular (30th September, 2020) $5
Late (24th October, 2020) $6

ANY FILM UP TO 20 MINS SHOT ON PHONE

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