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SUBMIT A FILM

  • SUBMIT Your Film
    to SCREAMFEST
    We want to see your Work

All fees are in USD. We will inform submitters of their status mid-September.

DEADLINES & ENTRY FEES

 

 

Features

(film length ≥ 40 minutes)

Extended Shorts

(film length ≥ 26- 39.9 minutes)

Shorts

(film length ≥10 - 25.9 minutes)

Super Shorts

(film length ≥ 10 minutes)

Early

4/15/2024

$52

4/15/2024

$42

4/15/2024

$37

4/15/2024

$32

Regular

7/15/2024

$57

7/15/2024

$47

7/15/2024

$42

7/15/2024

$37

Final

8/1/2024

$67

8/1/2024

$57

8/1/2024

$52

8/1/2024

$47

Extended Final

8/15/2024

$82

8/15/2024

$72

8/15/2024

$67

8/15/2024

$62

What you need to know

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Screamfest provides a platform for independent filmmakers, offering support to both emerging and established talent in the industry. With a keen eye for franchise-making films and a commitment to introducing fresh ideas and perspectives, Screamfest showcases thrilling premieres and engaging post-screening activities that foster creative growth and community.

To ensure a seamless film submission process, we highly recommend carefully reviewing our submission guidelines. Take a look above at each submission category, including Rules & Regulations, FAQ, Deadline & Entry Fees, and Eligibility Guidelines, to familiarize yourself with our requirements before submitting your project.

**FilmFreeway has varying deadline date differences compared to submitting through the Screamfest website.**

 

Feature Films

  • Feature-length (40 minutes or longer) narrative films completed after Jan 1, 2023 that have not screened publicly in the LOS ANGELES COUNTY region prior to SHFF24.

 

  • Submitted films cannot have had ANY public screening (including cast and crew screening), broadcast, distribution, or exhibition before October 8, 2024.

 

  • Feature films accepted to participate in the SHFF24 will be shown in the section determined most appropriate by Festival programmers, in their sole discretion.

 

Short Films

  • Short-length (under 40 minutes) narrative and animated films that have not screened publicly in the LOS ANGELES COUNTY region prior to SHFF24.

 

  • Films must have been completed after January 1, 2023. Competing short films must be no more than a year old at the time of the festival in October 2024. Short films older than this time frame can still screen out of competition during the festival.

 

  • Submitted films cannot have had ANY public screening (including cast and crew screening), broadcast, distribution, or exhibition before October 8, 2024.

 

  • Short films selected to participate in SHFF24 will be shown in the section determined most appropriate by festival programmers, in their sole discretion.

 

 

 

Please contact us regarding submission questions you cannot find on the website. 
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Call for Entries for FILMS!

The 2024 film submissions are open on FilmFreeway. You may submit through Filmfreeway by clicking the button above. We look forward to watching your film. 

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