Trash Film Festival is an international festival of low-budget movies.

The festival does NOT feature drama, documentary or art films, but exclusively entertaining films which can be put into one of the following categories: action, martial arts, science-fiction and horror. Exaggeration in genre attributes is desirable. On the final evening, the festival award Golden Chainsaw is given to the best movies.
Trash Film Festival is much more than just a review - it is a large glam-trash event in which all present play role; guests, organizers, performers and contestants. Great care is taken to organize concerts, kitsch parties and red carpet events.

Awards & Prizes

Golden Chainsaw

Trash Film Festival award is called Golden Chainsaw. It is given for:
- Best Action movie
- Best Martial-Arts movie
- Best SF movie
- Best Horror movie
- Best movie chosen by audience

Why chainsaw?

A chainsaw is a useful tool and above all powerful and attractive gear which symbolizes penetrating, devastating, but controlled male energy. It is a compound of a rational mind who seeks for the optimum between power and loss, and insane irrational mind who kills for fun in a most cruel way.
The Chainsaw will turn against it’s master in a fantastic explosion which will wipe all the world’s trash and bring us back to the point zero. To the point of primary Trash!

Rules & Terms

TRASH FILM FESTIVAL takes place in Varaždin, Croatia, during the second week of September.

1.All professional and non-professional filmmakers have the right to participate.
2.The duration of a film is limited. The maximum film duration is 60 minutes.
3.Only films in the following genres will be accepted for the competition: Martial Arts, Science Fiction (SF), Action, and Horror.
4.All films MUST BE subtitled in English, and the subtitles must be hardcoded (burnt in).
5.Only selected movies will be screened during the festival. They will be chosen by the movie selector.
6.Submitted movies will be copied and retained by the organizer in the archive of the Trash Film Festival.
7.To authors whose films are not included in the official selection of TFF, the festival fee will not be refunded.
8.No fees or compensation will be paid to authors or producers for screenings. The organizer reserves the right to screen movies or excerpts of selected movies on the Internet, TV, or at public projections for promotional purposes only.
9.By submitting movies through FilmFreeway, the author or producer confirms that they comply with the rules set forth by the TRASH FILM FESTIVAL.
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  • Victor William Chen

    This the first time I have submitted a small project on Film Freeway and coming across the Trash Film Festival, it intrigued me to submit and see what would happen.

    For indie filmmakers, actors, writers, etc., this is a straight forward opportunity where the Trash Film Festival will send an email informing the outcome. I think that is great customer service for acknowledgement and verification.

    Will recommend anyone with a project to submit if it fits into their categories. Thanks!

    October 2024
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  • MMS Short Film Distribution Agency

    A small but very well managed festival.
    Hopefully we can mee then in-person!
    Thanks for your work!

    September 2024
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  • Casa del Cine Ciudad Real

    A wonderful festival and an must-see event for genre cinema.
    We are very grateful for the selection of AIma, Carne (Meat) and El Túnel (The Tunnel).
    We want to highlight the festival's sensitivity and support for student films like these.
    It is a great honor for us to have participated ❤️

    September 2024
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  • arshia zeinali

    Thank you for having INVASION in this year edition of Festival 🎥🎥🩵🩵

    September 2024
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  • Neri Ricci Lotteringi

    Unfortunately I couldn’t travel to Croatia but this is a real festival with live screening and awesome prizes: we won a fantastic Golden Chainsaw Award

    March 2024
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