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The Trailer Park Film Festival seeks to test the storytelling prowess of filmmakers in a grand competition of...

“Who can make the best movie trailer?”.

Totally fake & built from scratch or compiled from a project you’re currently working on, we want to see who can get people gasping out-loud, “I must see that movie!”.

Festival Format

This is not an online film festival, our festival selections will be projected onto the silver screen. (Or whatever it is they make screens out of these days) What we have planned for you thus far is as follows:

24 Trailers will be selected for the festival.

Selections will screen over the course of a month around August, 2017 at various locations in the United States. (See Website for LOCATIONS)

Fall 2017: Awards and a finale screening will occur at the 3rd Annual Kevin SmithFest in Leighton, PA.

All genres and themes accepted.
Movie teaser / trailers, TV Show trailers, Video Game, Web Series, ect...Action, Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Musical, you name it.

SUBMISSION FORMATTING: A high quality .mov or .mp4 file with a bitrate of at least 20mbps. Video codecs and file formats used must be playable through the latest version of Quicktime Player or VLC.

Preferred dimensions ABOVE or at 1280 x 720

Awards & Prizes

Awards: The classic 3 tiered format with an extra slot for a trailer that stands out in a unique way.
1st Place -- (Receives the GOLDEN Trailer Hitch Trophy)
2nd Place -- (Receives the SILVER Trailer Hitch Trophy)
3rd Place -- (Receives the Bronze Trailer Hitch Trophy)
Wild Card Category (ie; Best Animated Fish, Best Use of a Lama, Best Comedic use of Crying, etc. )

Rules & Terms

+ Trailers must be :30 seconds to 2:00 minutes in length.
We've done our research and it shows the average Teaser is :30 sec to 1:00 minute in length, while the average Full Trailer runs from 1:30 to 2:00 in length. Why change a winning format? All content must fit within these limitations, any logo's, titles, etc must be included.

+ All submissions must be trailers (REAL or FAKE/MOCK) released after January 1st, 2017. If trailer is real & for an existing project, said project must also have a release date in 2017 or later.
For the purposes of our festival your trailer must be built from scratch, previewing a non-existent movie/show OR a trailer for current works released (or to-be released) AFTER January 1st, 2017.
The trailer itself CAN NOT have been previously released or screened publicly either on the internet or other festivals, in 2016 or earlier. Additionally the trailer CAN NOT be for a movie/short/show that has been released in ANY way prior to 2017. (Trailers for an upcoming season of an existing web series or TV Show IS permitted) By "released" we mean a finished product that has been screened at a festival, sold to distribution or available for viewing/download/purchase online or at stores.

+Submit as many trailers as you want.
With each submission you will receive a 60% discount code to use for submitting another trailer in this years event, so that only your first submission will be at full price.

+ Filmmaker must own all rights to and/or have releases for all footage, music, location & talent in their trailer.
This rule is duel purpose. Primarily it protects you and the festival against any legal actions from various parties, additionally if you own the distribution rights, it assists in ensuring you're adhering to the above rule regarding "unreleased" works. Documentation of public domain or royalty free content must be included with submission.

+ Trailers must be designed as PG or PG-13. No nudity, or the 7 dirty words.
The red band trailer for Deadpool was pretty damn sweet but most previews manage to get you hyped for a flick without including all that content constantly getting the MPAA into a tizzy. We challenge you to do the same. We encourage you to "show without showing" if trying to be sexy, or "say without saying" when trying to be forceful with your language. Get creative. Though we do reserve the right to flag a film for content and, if time allows, request you make changes / edits and resubmit. This includes exceptionally gratuitous violence and gore.

All genres and themes accepted.
Movie teaser / trailers, TV Show trailers, Video Game, Web Series, ect...Action, Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Musical,

FORMATTING : A high quality .mov or .mp4 file with a bitrate of at least 20mbps. Video codecs and file formats used must be playable through the latest version of Quicktime Player or VLC.

Preferred dimensions ABOVE or at 1280 x 720