It is BACK FROM THE 8 year UN-DEAD!!

Bought to you by the creators of the infamous Trasharama-agogo program and multi award-winning Independent low budget feature, 'Ribspreader', Trasharama Films.

South Australia's PREMIERE Undergound and Alternative Film Festival! Est 2016

Screaming at the fantastic Nova Cinema, Mercury Cinema and Piccadilly Cinemas, Adelaide AKA Murder City.

Over three exciting days of INDEPENDENT, outlaw, low budget, micro budget original FEATURE films from ALL OVER THE GLOBE, Adelaide will once again come alive with the best alternative, Underground and Independent Feature Films.

The Trasharama Film Program will be part of the weekend but please see that separate portal on Film Freeway for shorts.
MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

WHAT WE WANT:

FULL LENGTH MOVIES, Creature Features, body horror, science Fiction, schlock, Grindhouse, slasher, Gaillo, Psychotronic, Punk rock inspired, Underground Trash, mockumentaries, sick and twisted animations, Rockumentaries, Genre Anthology, Midnight movies of madness!!

CINEMA OR DEATH!!

We are looking for films that truly embrace film making passion and ambition. We want entertainment, the bizarre, the weird, the strange!
Action packed insanity!!
Alternative and Independent!
Music, madness and mayhem!
Low to no budget movies, WE care about you!!
THIS IS WHERE you can shine!
BLOW OUR MINDS BABY!

Awards & Prizes

Due to costs awards won't be a physical trophy this year.

Rules & Terms

Film submissions must be accompanied by the official entry form found on the submission portals and entry fee.

All films are for consideration for all Murder City Carnivale of Cinema screenings.

All entries are submitted ONLINE through FilmFreeway.

Entries must be submitted no later than the DEADlines found on the submission sites.

The Murder City Carnivale of Cinema program will premiere in Adelaide at the Mercury Cinema on Friday March 31st and Saturday 1st Febuary 2025

Multiple entries accepted providing each film has separate entry form. Only one film will be screened per Category Details

NOTIFICATION DATE : December 27, 2024

Category Details

RUNTIME: Shorts: From 1 minutes to 10 minutes (to be considered before feature film presentation) SEE Trasharama Filmfreeway portal.

FEATURE: 60 minutes to 120 minutes

COMPLETION DATE: No requirement for completed by date

PLACE OF ORIGIN: Projects may originate from anywhere in the world

PREMIERE STATUS: No premiere requirement

DISTRIBUTION STATUS: Projects may have distribution entrant.

Category Rules

Upon submitting a film for consideration to the Murder City Carnivale of Cinema program to premiere at the Murder City Carnivale of Cinema the submitter acknowledges and agrees to the following:

1. The submitter holds relevant copyrights for the submitted film and agrees to screen the film at all Murder City Carnivale of Cinema screenings. Murder City Carnivale of Cinema does not guarantee that every film entry will be screened. Movies are generally chosen through variety, ambition, passion and entertainment value.

2. The submitter understands that submitting a film does not guarantee entry into the festival program and that no refunds will be issued for submission fees for films not selected for the program. No correspondence will be entered into. Judges will be chosen from the appropriate Deviates, Criminally Insane, Psychopaths and Film Freakers decided by the organizers. (so no tantrums, death threats or horse heads in my bed. Thank you)

3. The submitter agrees that if the film is selected for the Murder City Carnivale of Cinema program they will be able to provide a screening copy on DCP and quicktime (depending on venue) and arrange for KDMs (if required) and shipping of materials to Australia by the agreed festival materials deadline.

*To save the submitter postage fees and to save the planet in general Murder City Carnivale of Cinemastrongly prefers submissions to be sent electronically utilising the online screener service provided by FilmFreeway. We’ll be able to screen and assess your film much faster too!

Submit: Via Online in the submission portals.

Further info, questions, naked photos and cooking ideas email:

Email:ribspreader66@gmail.com