Filmmakers, trapped at home … Quarantined! What else is there to do but make a film? Sinister Nights SIN Film Festival and Rue Morgue challenge you to put your creative juices to work … just, don’t get them on anybody – you might be infected. We are looking for DIY, made at home, family in the cast, no budget, short films. Don’t go all over town on locations. The point is to be quarantined … to feel trapped, isolated, on your own.
Parameters:
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Creature Feature, Paranormal, Supernatural, Dark Comedy, Dark Sci-Fi
- Live action, stop-motion, animated, CGI … all are welcome
- Your film must make reference to our current situation (directly, indirectly, figuratively, or metaphorically) … get creative!
- Your film must also make reference, in some way, to at least one of the 7 Deadly Sins (Greed, Envy, Pride, Sloth, Lust, Wrath, Gluttony)
- Your films must be no longer than 7 minutes (including credits)
- Films must be loaded to YouTube or Vimeo before April 30 (no privacy settings or passwords).
- Once your film is loaded, please go to sinisternights.com and scroll down and click on the Quarantine link. Complete the form … and you are all set! You will receive a conformation email that your entry was received. (Check your spam folder)
The films will be screened by the SIN Film Festival Judging Panel. The best shorts will be posted on the Sinister Nights website. People can view and vote for their favorite (Audience Choice). There will be three award categories:
- Most Clever Reference to our Current Global Condition
- Best Overall Short
- Audience Choice
The winning film from each category will:
- Be included in the SIN Film Festival, as part of Sinister Nights, Halloween Weekend, Miami, Florida (USA). As such, these films will be included as competitive entries, eligible for the SIN Awards. Each winning film will also receive two weekend passes to Sinister Nights/SIN Film Festival.
- Be presented on RUE MORGUE TV.
Open to everyone!
Open to everyone?
Absolutely!
When is the deadline?
Films must be loaded to YouTube or Vimeo before April 30 (no privacy settings or passwords).
Does it have to be shot using studio equipment or can it be filmed on phone?
Few people have studio equipment available under these circumstances, use whatever you have!
How many short films can one person make and submit?
As many as you like!
Can one person enter more than one film?
Absolutely!
We’re planning to adapt a short story I wrote. It was published years ago in HelloHorror but the rights have reverted back to me. Can you confirm this is okay? Thanks!
If the rights are yours then it’s okay.
It’s okay to have a few outdoor shots right? Please confirm. Thanks!
Is it obligatory to be an horror/paranormal movie?
Mine is a drama
Is it okay if we uploaded on the 30th
When are the films being judged?
Greetings all!
Is there anyone I can contact with a slight extension request?
It sounds like bullshit but last night during a thunderstorm lighting caused a loss of power. I assumed our surge protectors would take care of the issues as I’m well invested in them. However, my hard drive containing my FCP project file failed completely. I’ve retained the raw footage on a second drive but my only option is to recut the footage. In addition, I’ll have to get another hard drive ASAP in order to place the new project file and reedit. Just hoping our time filming it (and the time I already edited all but the darn sound design) isn’t totally wasted. 🙁
Thanks in advance.
I submitted my entry two weeks ago. Did I miss the film festival? Or is there a set date for it?