One of the best genre film festivals I have ever been to is Screamfest LA, which will be moving this year to the elegant Grauman’s Mann Chinese 6 at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood. Celebrating it's sixth year the fest has drawn big names to its advisory board, including Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Roy Lee, John Landis, Eli Roth, Clive Barker, Stan Winston and more! In addition, they've informed us that they have now launched their MySpace page for you horror-holics (check ours out here). Read on for the official word on the call for entries and get your films in now damnit!!
**LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES**
SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES TO 6TH ANNUAL FILM AND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION DEADLINE APPROACHES
Largest Genre Film Festival in the U.S.
Takes Place October 13th – 22nd 2006
Los Angeles, CA (April 12th, 2006) – Rachel Belofsky, president and founder of SCREAMFEST LA Horror Film Festival and partner Stan Winston announced a call for entries for its 6th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival and Screenplay Competition. The festival takes place October 13th – 22nd at the prestigious Grauman’s Mann Chinese 6 at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood.
“We are very excited to see our filmmakers and writers furthering their careers as a direct result from Screamfest. Several of the winning screenplays have been sold. The festival has secured representation for several filmmakers and they are now attached to studio projects said Rachel Belofsky, the festival’s founder and president. “Three of our winners were afforded the opportunity to direct shorts for Ghost House Pictures, putting their work directly in front of Sam Raimi. This competition provides them the exposure they so richly deserve and gives audiences the chance to experience their work in a first-class setting.”
The largest film festival held in Los Angeles, Screamfest (a non-profit 501 ( 3 ) ( c ) organization), is an internationally recognized showcase for independent filmmakers and writers of the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres.
Film entries are being accepted in the categories of Best Feature, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Special Effects and Musical Score to name a few. In addition, there are special categories for Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary and Best Student Film. The normal deadline for film submissions is July 15th, with a late deadline of August 15th. Screamfest accepts film completed after January 1st, 2003.
The deadline for screenplay submissions is June 15th, with a late deadline of August 15th.
Founded in 2001, Screamfest is dedicated to discovering the new blood of horror and honoring the masters. This year’s festival sponsored by Monsters HD network, IFilm, Hot Topic, Inktip.com and Screenplay.com (a Write Brothers, Inc. Web site). For more information visit www.screamfestla.com .
For further information please contact Rachel Belofsky at (310) 358-3273.
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