A screening event of independent international short films for a mature audience in Atlanta, Georgia. Genres include Suspense, Thrillers, Horror, Horror Comedy, Dark Animation, Dark Comedy, Dark Science Fiction, Experimental, Music Videos, Series Episodes, Series Pilots, Feature screenplays, short screenplays, teleplays and more. The purpose of this event is to showcase content that is reserved for a mature audience and not suitable for children.

This festival was originally named the Nevada Short Film Festival. The creators have rebranded and moved it to Atlanta.

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Atlanta After Dark Film Festival List of Film, Video and screenplay Award Categories

Best Action Film
Best Acting Performance
Best Animated Film
Best Cinematography
Best Comedy Film
Best Comedy Micro Film
Best Dark Comedy Film
Best Dark Comedy Micro Film
Best Drama Film
Best Drama Micro Film
Best Dark Drama Film
Best Dark Drama Micro Film
Best Director
Best Documentary Film
Best Documentary Micro Film
Best Editing
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Experimental Film
Best Experimental Micro Film
Best Experimental Music Video
Best Fantasy Film
Best Fantasy Micro Film
Best Georgia Film
Best Horror Film
Best Horror Micro Film
Best Horror Comedy Film
Best Horror Comedy Micro Film
Best International Director
Best International Film
Best International Micro Film
Best Mockumentary Film
Best Mockumentary Micro Film
Best Music Video
Best Picture
Best Micro Film
Best Relationship Drama Film
Best Relationship Drama Micro Film
Best Science Fiction Film
Best Science Fiction Micro Film
Best Suspense Thriller Film
Best Suspense Thriller Micro Film
Most Original Concept

All films are eligible, regardless if they have distribution or not. All films are eligible even if they have been accepted to other film festivals. All films and videos are eligible, regardless of when or where they were produced. Even if your film or series episode is publicly available on YouTube or Vimeo, it is still eligible for submission. For exhibition purposes all films screen in 2k or 4k DCP format. Stereo or 5.1 audio are accepted for screening purposes.

The submission fee does not include an event ticket fee if selected. Submission fees and event ticket fees are separate. There are no filmmaker passes.

The judges read and rate scripts for this specific competition only. Submitting to this film festival does not affect the ownership or copyright your screenplay or teleplay.

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • It was an honor for "Enter the Room" to win an award for Best Dark Drama Film and receive a nomination for Best Editing. The communication was clear and detailed and the interview with Mikel went great.

    The venue was awesome, the turnout was pretty high, the awards ceremony was a lot of fun, there were a lot of films that I really enjoyed and there were plenty of networking opportunities with other filmmakers. I had a great experience overall and definitely plan to submit more projects to Atlanta After Dark Film Festival in the future.

    February 2024
  • Carlos Perez

    Excellent festival-very friendly, helpful, and encouraging!

    February 2024
  • A well-organized film & screenplay contest, with great people. Thank you AADFF for awarding my feature screenplay, SACRED SUN, Best Dark Fantasy Screenplay Award Finalists.

    February 2024
  • So grateful to be a finalist! Bummed that I couldn’t attend the fest but I’m sure it was a great event! Hope that everyone enjoyed my film. :) Thanks again!

    February 2024
  • Aidan Byrne

    Atlanta After Dark was an absolute blast and I could not recommend coming out here enough! The Plaza has a great atmosphere and friendly staff. Getting to know some of the local Georgia talent was an accolade. And it was an incredible pleasure watching The Hunter's Exchange on the big screen!

    February 2024