Slash Night

All films must be 30 minutes or less (the shorter the better!) The general category is Horror/Slasher, but you can blend in other genre elements (e.g. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, Action.) Overall, we are looking for gritty Grindhouse-style shorts that are fun and fast-paced.

Tell us a twisted tale! This is for projects over 30 minutes and under 60 minutes. The general category is Horror/Slasher, but you can blend in other genre elements (e.g. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, Action.) Overall, we are looking for gritty Grindhouse-style shorts that are fun and fast-paced. We're open to ultra low-budget films, as well as older films. So make it fun, make it fast paced, and knock our socks off!

Tell us a twisted tale! This is for projects over 60 minutes and under 120 minutes. The general category is Horror/Slasher, but you can blend in other genre elements (e.g. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, Action.) Overall, we are looking for gritty Grindhouse-style shorts that are fun and fast-paced. We're open to ultra low-budget films, as well as older films. So make it fun, make it fast paced, and knock our socks off!

The stranger the better! Can be horror-related, true crime, or just a profile of a strange and intriguing character.

Are you a YouTuber with a horror-related series? If so, we wanna see your stuff! It can be a show where you review horror movies, a filmed podcast, a narrative horror web series, a monster makeup/SFX tutorial...we're open to it all as long as it's horror/grindhouse-related. Send us a sample episode that's under 60 minutes.

Weird photos and provocative movie posters! There will be one winner in the "Weird" photo category, and one winner in the "Movie Poster" category. All selected entries will receive a laurel. *You will submit digital files online.

Movie screenplay. Any length. Under the umbrella of "Grindhouse", your script can include elements of Horror, Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery, Comedy and/or Erotica. It must be "Exploitation" style. Don't make it too classy. The more lurid the better. The winning screenplay will receive a seven-page graphic design "Look Book" package to help you market and sell your screenplay.

Get punk af and send us your stuff! This is for music videos we'll be playing at the event between blocks of film. They can be new or old. Let us promote your band! *And to keep it extra Punk, we're keeping the entry fees extra low in this category.