Mayday Hills Short Horror Film Competition

The Mayday Hills Short Film Competition Rules (2023)

1. Your film must be no more than 10 minutes duration, including intro and credits. No exceptions.

2. This competition is open to worldwide entries.

3. Films must fall into the ‘horror’ category to be eligible. Scare us.

4. Any Participant who sends their work as part of this competition certifies and guarantees that they are the exclusive and sole author and do not directly and/or indirectly violate any rights of third parties (original music, images, film excerpts etc.), or that they hold all the rights above.
The Participant will indemnify the Organiser against any loss, injury, or damage finally sustained (including any legal costs or expenses and any compensation costs and disbursements paid by the Organiser) occasioned to the Organiser in connection with any breach of this warranty. Any entry must also send copies of the rights for third-party material to the organisers to be eligible for the competition.

5. Any Participant in the competition accepts, if selected, that their project may be shown publicly the evening of Friday October 27th in Beechworth, Victoria, and/or appear on Asylumfest’s website and/or via links.

6. If the film is of defamatory, racist, pornographic nature or is likely to harm the physical or moral integrity of anyone, the film will be excluded.

7. Creativity, originality and storytelling will be more highly considered in judging than production value – you don’t need a flashy camera to make a great, captivating short film. It’s your story and how you tell it that counts.

8. One entry per person.

9. Your film is to be comparable to, at maximum, an M rating. If your film cannot be shown at a public screening for adults, your film may not be eligible at the judges’ prerogative.
MHSFC reserves the right to not include any films that contradict this rule. If in doubt, ask us on the Asylumfest Facebook page or via the contact page on our website.

10. For your film to be eligible you will need to officially enter it by submitting your film via a private Youtube or Vimeo link by September 7th, 2023.
The Mayday Awards gives new films an audience, therefore your film must have finished principal photography after January 1st, 2022.

11. Participation in this competition implies the acceptance of these rules in their entirety. Violation of these rules will result in the disqualification of the entry.

12. All selected finalists must be able to attend the award ceremony Friday October 27th at 6pm ADST in Beechworth, Victoria, either in person or via Zoom.