Films MUST be under 10 minutes in length (including titles and post-credits). NO EXCEPTIONS.
Submission fee in 2019: $15 for ALL FILMMAKERS. No waivers.
Deadline for submission: Aug. 16, 2020
Films must have been filmed within a two-year period of current festival.
Your film must fit within one of the sub-genre of horror, but we here at TERROR ON THE PLAINS know that what we each perceive as "horror" is subjective (thriller, psychological, satire, spoof, shock, supernatural, slasher, gore, etc.)...questions? Just ask.
Please use original music or music you have permission to use. Seriously.
If you qualify for the Best Local Filmmaker Award or the Best Young Filmmaker (20 and Under) Award, be sure to note your age and location in your submission on FilmFreeway in order to be eligible for one of the local awards. See below for qualifications.
Live action, stop-motion, computer and traditionally animated movies are eligible for submissions.
All films that are nominated for one of the four pre-determined nominee categories (Best Horror Film, Best International Film, Best Local Filmmaker, Best Young Filmmaker) will screen on night one of the TERROR ON THE PLAINS INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL; but not all films that screen that night will be up for nominations and awards. i.e. your film could not receive a nomination and still screen at our festival or be invited to screen and not be up for a nominated award.
The short film competition is night one of TERROR ON THE PLAINS. Not all films submitted will screen. We generally screen roughly 2.5 hours of short films. That number is flexible each year depending on our submissions.
The TERROR ON THE PLAINS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL committee will determine nominees for categories. You do not need to submit your film for a category.
Terror on the Plains Awards:
Best Horror Film
Best International Horror Film
Best Local Filmmaker "The David Berry Award"
Best Young Filmmaker
Audience Choice