Let's go horror filmmakers, it's that time again!

Scare us if you can!
Submissions are now open for our 2024 festival.

We can't wait to see all of your short horror films.
Good luck and let's make this the best year ever!

T2F Film Festival Team

Things 2 Fear 2024 Film Festival 10/01/2024- 10/31/2024

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winchester, VA

Things 2 Fear Film Fest is a horror film festival by filmmakers, and fans of the horror genre. We want to shine a light on the horror genre as much as we can. Horror is our love, and we want to offer indie filmmakers a chance to show their horrific visions on the big screen!
Once films are selected by our judges you will be notified, and selected winning films will be viewed in front of a real live audience at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, VA

What makes our film festival different than any other festival?

The winning films that are selected, will be shown before a Horror feature film. Different days/nights throughout the entire month of October.

We have several categories that your film could be selected for (which means more chances to place your film).

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema offers a unique movie experience that offers dinner, drinks, and all types of movies, that you won't see anywhere else.

We are very grateful to have such a great venue for our annual horror film festival.
We thank the amazing owners/staff, cooks bartenders etc. every year.

Moviegoers look forward every October to seeing your indie horror shorts.
Every show offers moviegoers a chance to win some cool horror merch, and
you never know who will be in attendance.

We will offer a non-competition category.

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Categories
- Best of Fest
- Best Short
- Best Mini Short
- Best Director
- Best Story
- Best Actor
- Best Lead
- Best Actress
- Best Make-up
- Best Blood & Gore
- Best Sound
- Best Cinematography
- Best Animation
- Best Special Effects
- Best Foreign
- Best Horror Comedy
- Honorable Mention

Thank you, and we can't wait to see your film on the big screen!

Awards will be presented in multiple categories, including Best of Fest, Mini Short films, and Best Director, etc.

Prizes include Rue Morgue Magazine +the top horror magazine, horror merchandise, award certificates, etc. are some of the prizes that a winner may receive.

Awards may be subject to change at the discretion of the Film Festival Committee.

The festival is open to any short film that might be considered a horror film.

We also accept Sci-Fi films as long as they have horror elements as well. We accept comedies, experimental, animation, dramas, etc., as long as they are in the horror genre.

All films must be original works, or the filmmaker has copyright clearances. Films submitted must be horror-related or fall within the horror genre. All films must be independent films or student films.

There is no production date requirement.

Read before submitting.

I, the undersigned, acknowledge and agree:

I hold T2F Film Fest (Things 2 Fear Film Fest) and its Owners and promotion team, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, etc. harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from my entry and harmless from any claims of liability of anything that might occur during the course of the festival or screening of the film.

I certify that I have full rights to the use of the screengrabs, clips, trailers, music, print/digital, images, and everything contained in the film and/or promotional materials of the submitted film.

This film or video is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation.

Things 2 Fear Film Fest accepts no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for any movie submitted to the festival.

I give permission for T2F Film Fest to use stills, titles, trailers, copy, and/or information from the short for promotional purposes.

If selected, I will provide / T2F Film Fest with a digital copy of my film and movie poster for use on the festival website.

It is our discretion to disqualify a film that contains any obscene titles, hateful, or racist content.

Things 2 Fear Film Fest reserves the right to add, modify, or discard rules and terms, if needed, at any time, with or without notification. T2F Film Fest further reserves the right to make decisions to address anomalies and/or unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to removing a movie from consideration without providing an explanation.

To the best of my knowledge, all of the statements in this submission are true.

Every submission must have a main category and can add optional judging categories.

Each filmmaker can submit several projects, but each entry must be accompanied by a
separate Entry and fee. All fees are non-refundable.

All entries must be in English or - Subtitled, dubbed in English.

Please check the exact length of your movie, including all credits, or your movie may be disqualified. Submission fees will not be returned in such cases.

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.

All decisions made by the judge(s) are considered final. We reserve the right not to give all of the awards possible if we didn't receive entries in a particular category. If we deem it appropriate, additional categories of awards may be presented as well.

At the end of adjudication, the results of the Things 2 Fear Film Fest will be made public and accessible on the official website and social media outlets.

Entries are valid only through FilmFreeway.com User accepts all risks and responsibilities associated with using the Things 2 Fear Film Fest website, social media, any submission platforms, and Paypal, each submission platform's transaction processor, and any other methods of communication with Things 2 Fear Film Fest.

Things 2 Fear Film Fest reserves the right to add, modify, or discard rules and terms, if needed, as needed, at any time, 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 without providing an explanation.
By submitting a film to Things 2 Fear Film Fest, the entrant(s,)/submitter(s)/filmmaker(s)/controlling company accept(s) all of the rules and terms herein, in their entirety, without modification. Entrant/submitter/filmmaker further acknowledges that remediation of any sort will be limited to a refund of their submission fees. If the entrant/submitter/filmmaker 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 above.

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  • Many thanks for the selection and the winners! Really glad to have taken part in your festival.

    November 2023
  • Victoria Harris

    Thank you to Things 2 Fear for having us! We are honored to have been selected and recognized. We were treated so well and had a blast!

    October 2023
  • Antonio Rotunno

    Even if it was not possible for me to be there, it was really cool to have our mini short "It Got Bloody" screening in such a nice theater as one of the opener shorts for a feature! Thank you also for this category award!

    November 2022
  • Lucas Vossoughi

    Very interesting and special festival, some selected films screen before other (also famous) horror films in a grand movie theater.. we were not only chosen, but also won Best Foreign Short - what else can we wish for?! Thank you T2F-crew, unfortunately we couldn't be there in person, but we enjoyed from afar. Communication was also great - keep at it!

    November 2022
  • Kind folx and a fun festival. I'll def be submitting again in the future!

    November 2021