Pastel Wasteland Film Festival

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Europe

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Pastel Wasteland Film Festival

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Europe

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General Information

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2nd

Contact details

Portsmouth, Hampshire PO20HE United Kingdom

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pastelwasteland@gmail.com

+44 (0) 7765 013 646

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About the festival

Following a successful first year, Pastel Wasteland is back! Returning to the iconic No.6 Cinema in Portsmouth, horror is ready to once again descend on the South Coast.

Located in the Grade II listed Boathouse 6, built in 1846, the 275-seat auditorium boasts one of the biggest screens on the South Coast.

At Pastel Wasteland we are all about supporting genre filmmakers and we're incredibly passionate - maybe even a little obsessed - with horror, science fiction and anything that makes your skin crawl. We want these films to be seen. Where many festivals have an audience filled almost entirely of other filmmakers, we're pushing our festival out into the eye of the public. We want to give successful submitters the opportunity to experience the thrill of everyday film fans seeing their projects on the big screen.

Festival schedule to be confirmed, however we will once again screen two blocks of short films and an exciting horror feature film in the evening.

Our first year saw some amazing talent and films, so the bar is set high. We can't wait to see what you submit!

We know how deflating it can be to turn up to a Film Festival, and be given a cheap trophy looking like a last-minute run to the pound shop. For all of our awards, we are creating a stunning, custom design trophy, that will be the pride of your ever-growing awards cabinet.

Each winning film will be given a write-up posted to our official blog at www.pastelwasteland.com and shared with our network to ensure you keep getting new fans long after the festival has ended.

** AWARD CATEGORIES **

1) BEST FILM

2) BEST DIRECTOR

3) BEST SCREENPLAY

4) BEST PERFORMER

5) WASTELAND WANDERER

Every now and then you draw a Wild Card that sticks with you for reasons you can't quite describe. This award will go to that film.

6) BEST LOCAL FILM (Hampshire Based).

About

Following a successful first year, Pastel Wasteland is back! Returning to the iconic No.6 Cinema in Portsmouth, horror is ready to once again descend on the South Coast.

Located in the Grade II listed Boathouse 6, built in 1846, the 275-seat auditorium boasts one of the biggest screens on the South Coast.

At Pastel Wasteland we are all about supporting genre filmmakers and we're incredibly passionate - maybe even a little obsessed - with horror, science fiction and anything that makes your skin crawl. We want these films to be seen. Where many festivals have an audience filled almost entirely of other filmmakers, we're pushing our festival out into the eye of the public. We want to give successful submitters the opportunity to experience the thrill of everyday film fans seeing their projects on the big screen.

Festival schedule to be confirmed, however we will once again screen two blocks of short films and an exciting horror feature film in the evening.

Our first year saw some amazing talent and films, so the bar is set high. We can't wait to see what you submit!

We know how deflating it can be to turn up to a Film Festival, and be given a cheap trophy looking like a last-minute run to the pound shop. For all of our awards, we are creating a stunning, custom design trophy, that will be the pride of your ever-growing awards cabinet.

Each winning film will be given a write-up posted to our official blog at www.pastelwasteland.com and shared with our network to ensure you keep getting new fans long after the festival has ended.

** AWARD CATEGORIES **

1) BEST FILM

2) BEST DIRECTOR

3) BEST SCREENPLAY

4) BEST PERFORMER

5) WASTELAND WANDERER

Every now and then you draw a Wild Card that sticks with you for reasons you can't quite describe. This award will go to that film.

6) BEST LOCAL FILM (Hampshire Based).

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

SUBMISSION CRITERIA:

- Films must be in the Horror or Sci-Fi genre or be heavily influenced by these genres. We accept hybrid genre films as long as they incorporate the aforementioned niches in a big way. If you're unsure, please get in touch before submitting.

- Films must be available in DCP. If picked, any costs associated with getting a DCP made are the responsibility of the filmmaker. If not available, please get in touch and we might be able to offer an alternative.

- Films must be a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes in length, no exceptions.

- One entry per submission fee.

- No waivers and no screening fees will be paid. All fees are non-refundable under any circumstance, so PLEASE check all details before submitting!

- One free screening ticket will be provided to officially selected films. Any additional crew/ cast/ persons wanting to attend will have to buy a ticket through the No. 6 Cinema website (URL coming soon).

- It is the responsibility of the filmmaker to clear all rights before your film screens at the festival. By submitting you agree that you shall indemnify and hold harmless Pastel Wasteland Film Festival and the No.6 Cinema from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening videos entered.

- By submitting, if accepted, you agree to grant the festival the right to use film images for promotional purposes.

- Notification: Filmmakers of selected films will be notified by email or phone.

- The Pastel Wasteland Film Festival jury is composed of film production, exhibition and press members. Their decisions on official selections, award nominees and award winners are final.

- Selected films must be provided at least two weeks prior to the festival with a 5.1 mix, on either DCP or high quality digital file. If this isn't available, we can accept a stereo alternative in most circumstances.

And finally:

- We don't speak with all this legal jargon in real life! We are a group of passionate filmmakers who want to put on an awesome evening to make new friends and watch some killer films - and we really hope you'll join us.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Short Film (Horror/ Sci-Fi or Genre)
Early Bird (1st January, 2020) €5
Regular (1st August, 2020) €8
Late (24th October, 2020) €12

Short Horror/ Genre Films under 15 minutes. We want you to scare us, creep us out, make that walk home in the dark unbearable. Can be live-action or animated, and we don't have rules for online/ premiere status. Open to any filmmaker internationally! Let's get weird.

Music Video (Horror/ Sci-Fi or Genre)
Early Bird (1st January, 2020) €5
Regular (1st August, 2020) €8
Late (24th October, 2020) €12

Short Horror/ Genre Music Videos under 10 minutes. We want you to scare us, creep us out, make that walk home in the dark unbearable. Can be live-action or animated, and we don't have rules for online/ premiere status. Open to any filmmaker internationally! Let's get weird.

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