America's Epic Horror/Sci-fi Film Festival dedicated to the ingenuity & creativity of the American independent filmmaker.

This one night is dedicated to Horror & Sci-fi movies. Located inside of the beautiful Lightclub Curiosity Metaphysical Shoppe. The shop will be open for your shopping delight.

Cash concession stand and donations can be made to 3 Chicks Flicks a non-profit that helps women and youth to get into the film industry.

Costume contest with a best costume prize.

Awards & Prizes

Laurels for all chosen films, certificates for winners of each category and a trophy for the best overall film. (Must be there to get trophy we don't ship)

Rules & Terms

Must be an American filmmaker of any age or background.
Must be filmed in America.
Films may NOT use AI.
Films must NOT be pornographic.
Films must be in English or subtitled in English.
Films must be under 30 min long for short films, and 5 minutes or under for micro shorts.
Films must have access to FilmFreeway
All Student films must be about 90% made by the student(s).

Categories:
Best Short
Best Micro Short
Best Student College
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Student High School & Under
Best Actor
Best Actress

You must be there to get the trophy for best film. Only certificates will be emailed to winners.

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  • Geraldo J. Uscategui

    Dani and Danielle were just awesome. Many of us came from out of town, and we enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you for the honors, as we won Best Film for our feature-film, FLUX, which made it a perfect weekend away with many fellow filmmakers. I highly recommend this festival to creatives all over.

    May 2025
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  • Robert Cunniff

    One of the friendliest and funnest festivals I’ve ever attended.

    May 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Awww... thank you! We loved having you. Hope to see you at our next one.

  • Harry Waldman

    Thanks for selecting “Bay For Blood” into your festival! The Venue was nice, the organizers were friendly and the turnout was great. I had a lot of fun at the event and plan to submit future projects to America’s Epic.

    May 2025
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    Response from festival:

    We can't wait to see what you send us. You are so talented, it was so great to watch Bay For Blood.

  • Kieran Charles

    I thought this was very exciting! For my first time at a film festival , this was an amazing experience and I had a great time!

    October 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for the kind review we where happy you came.

  • Clips Scripts

    It was so much fun. Very well done for a small film festival.

    September 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you