All movies must meet the following requirements to take part in this competition. The entrant/submitter/moviemaker/controlling company accepts all of the rules and terms in full by sending in a movie for consideration.
1) Anyone from any country can participate in this competition but parental consent must be given to the entrant if under 18 years of age. Movies of any length are allowed to enter the competition, but all dialogue must either be spoken in English or the movie must have English subtitles.
2) The entrant can submit as many entries as they want. Submissions can include short films, feature films, web series, and other categories. With or without notice, a category may be removed from consideration at any time.
3) There is no production date requirement nor premiere status rule. Old and new movies are equally welcome.
7) The only person(s) allowed to submit a movie for consideration would be the directors(s) and/or producers(s). The entrant/submitter/moviemaker hereby certifies that they possess the right(s) and all of the proper clearances to submit the movie, including, but not limited to image rights, talent releases, soundtrack and/or source music releases; and assumes all responsibility for their material. The Rendezvous ScareFest accepts no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any movie submitted to the festival. All entries to the Rendezvous ScareFest are adjudicated by other moviemaker(s) who may have multiple projects in the works, and may have many movie ideas. By sending in an entry, the moviemaker(s) recognize(s) that each and every judge may have similar ideas and absolves the Rendezvous ScareFest and the judge(s) from any liability associated with his/her/their participation in this competition.
8) The participants will not get feedback. Every entry/submission will be judged based on its script, directing, acting, technical, and artistic merits, as related to the submission.
9) The Rendezvous only accepts online screeners. Please submit screeners via FilmFreeway.com. Ensure your contact information is up-to-date. Keep in mind that prices, discounts, etc., may vary between submission platforms, and the Rendezvous ScareFest may have special promotions on social media for fans and followers.
10) The Rendezvous ScareFest does not refund fees after an entry has been submitted, especially if a submission has already been adjudicated and/or the deadline for the current submission period has passed. Moviemakers/submitters should familiarize themselves with the Rules and Terms prior to submission. Questions asked after submission may or may not receive a response.
11) If nominated for any awards, a trailer, cast & crew list, poster, and/or headshots of key cast or crew may be requested from the moviemakers. Even if asked for, the Rendezvous ScareFest may choose not to download or accept materials without any explanation.
12) The submitter/moviemaker grants the Rendezvous ScareFest the right to use the movie’s trailer and/or other materials (such as the poster, headshots, bios, etc.) for promotional purposes, in perpetuity, without any further consideration, and accepts sole responsibility for the use of all materials.
13) All decisions made by the judge(s) are considered final and incontestable. We reserve the right to not give all of the awards possible if we didn't receive enough entries in a particular category or if none of the submissions met our high judging standards. If we deem it appropriate, additional categories of awards may be presented as well.
14) All prizes are personal and non-transferable. Laurels in JPG format will be sent to all Nominees and Winners. No physical trophies or medals will be given.
15) At the end of adjudication, the results of the Rendezvous ScareFest will be made public and accessible on the official website RendezvousScareFest.com.
16) Entries are valid only through specified submission platforms, including, but not limited to FilmFreeway.com. User accepts all risk and responsibility associated with using the Rendezvous ScareFest website, social media, any submission platforms, Paypal, each submission platform’s transaction processor, and any other methods of communication with the Rendezvous ScareFest.
17) Communications with the Rendezvous ScareFest and public communications about or related to the Rendezvous ScareFest must be kept professional and in good taste by all entrants, their correspondents, publicists, producers, directors, etc. Failure to do so may result in disqualification at any point in the adjudication process, including the nullification of nominations or wins. That stated, the Rendezvous ScareFest may elect to communicate only with the person who submitted the movie to the festival for consideration and should not be expected to communicate with any other persons.
18) Even though the Rendezvous ScareFest loves and honors horror films, movies containing overly vulgar pornographic content (some nudity and sex is acceptable but that shouldn't be the only content of the film), obscene titles and/or content deemed hateful, racist, or in poor taste may be disqualified. We are quite lenient (it is a horror competition after all) but it is up to our sole discretion.
19) Rendezvous ScareFest reserves the right to add, modify, or discard rules and terms, if needed, as needed, at any time, at its sole discretion, with or without notification. It further reserves the right to make decisions to address anomalies and/or unforeseen circumstances, including, but not limited to removing a movie from consideration, at its sole discretion, without providing an explanation.
20) Any dispute arising as a result of submission to the Rendezvous ScareFest will have a recourse limited to the lesser of 1) the submission fee paid, or 2) the cost of correcting the issue.
21) By submitting an entry to the Rendezvous ScareFest, the entrant(s)/ submitter(s)/moviemaker(s)/controlling company accept(s) all of the rules and terms herein, in their entirety, without modification. Entrant/submitter/moviemaker further acknowledges that remediation of any sort will be limited to a refund of their submission fees. If entrant/submitter/moviemaker does not agree with these terms, do not submit your entry. By submitting, entrant/submitter/filmmaker indicates that they have read, understand, agree with, and will comply will all of the Rules and Terms stated in items 1-21 above.
