DUE TO LOGISTICS OF A TIMED-BASED COMPETITION, THE CONTEST IS LIMITED TO THE CONTINENTAL U.S.
THIS IS THE CONTEST DESCRIPTION
*** NOTE: IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO SUBMIT A FESTIVAL MOVIE (NON-COMPETITION) PLEASE EMAIL US AT GUIGNOLFEST@GMAIL.COM FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND ENTRY PAYMENT ***
Rising like The Great Pumpkin each year around the Halloween season, it's the 16th annual GuignolFest (pronounced “Geen-YOL”-fest), Portland's original horror film contest, with deranged, bloody designs on burning indelible fear onto our city’s vulnerable retinas with numerous sub-genres of shocking short horror subjects, all made in just three chilling days!
The GuignolFest 72-Hour Horror Film Contest is open to all frightening, forward-looking, and innovative horror-film freaks creeping around. Teams have 72 hours to write, act, produce, and edit a horror movie based on their randomly selected sub-genre and include required elements to appear in their movie.
Filming weekend: Oct. 11 Fri - Oct. 13 Sun
Films due: Oct 14, Mon
Screening & Awards event: Saturday Oct. 19
* FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS: FOR FINISHED SHORT MOVIES UNDER 10 MINUTES, SEE RULES & TERMS FOR FORMAT TO SEND IN YOUR MOVIE FOR REVIEW PROCESS *
GHOUL CATEGORY:
Teams that are NEW or have competed 3 years or less will automatically be competing in the GHOUL CATEGORY.