ThIs is the 10th year for the Sick Chick's Film Festival! While we screen films for the public, this is largely a filmmaker networking event where filmmakers come together to support each other and their work. We are all about showing love to these wonderful people. You won't find a lot of "celebrities" here because we only celebrate our ladies and their work. They are our stars. We accept short and feature films in one of the following genres: Horror, Sci Fi or Fantasy. Our emphasis is female filmmakers so we do require that at least one of the primary creative roles is filled by a woman. We will be showcasing work by some of the best indie filmmakers from NC and around the world.

Awards & Prizes

Sick Chick Flick Award - Blood Raven Trophy
Best Director - Award Certificate
Best Sci Fi - Blood Raven Trophy
Best Horror - Blood Raven Trophy
Best Fantasy - Blood Raven Trophy
Best Female Lead - Award Certificate
Best Male Lead - Award Certificate
Best Effects - Award Certificate
Best Writing - Award Certificate
Best Cinematography - Award Certificate
Best Sound - Award Certificate
Best Feature Film - Blood Raven Trophy
Best Short Film - Blood Raven Trophy
More Awards may be announced

Rules & Terms

All Short films must be under 21 minutes. All features must be at least 50min. We accept online screeners and digital downloads only. They must be in one of the following genres: Horror, Sci Fi or Fantasy.

We do accept films from all genders but because our emphasis is on supporting women in film we do require that at least one of the following primary creative roles is filled by a woman (writer, director, cinematographer/director of photography).

Films in the Sick Chick Flick Category must have a woman in at least three of the primary production roles one of which must be director. The others can be writer, cinematographer/director of photography, female lead, producer, specialfx, editor. The more women you have on your production team, the better your chances are of winning this award.

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  • Jo Garrett

    Our "One Lonely Heart" cast and crew had a great time at SCFFF! Unfortunately we weren't able to stay for the entire event, as we had to travel to a different festival where another of our films was nominated. But we really enjoyed SCFFF and we love what they're doing to elevate women in film. We will definitely be attending next year!

    October 2025
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  • Queenie Zhang

    They organized networking events such as brunch for attending filmmakers!

    September 2025
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  • Rod Sáez Chávez

    An honour being recognized in this event

    September 2025
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  • Nandini Bapat

    A wonderful festival that was so incredibly kind and welcoming to us. Thank you for being so gracious and understanding about our limitations with attending, and awarding us such honors as Best Actor and Best Sci-Fi Film despite that! Thank you! <3

    September 2025
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  • Donté Larry

    The Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival had some real highlights. The venue was neat, and the women running the festival were fantastic—responsive, warm, and a joy to meet. The festival itself screened phenomenal films by incredibly talented filmmakers. However, there’s a pretty significant downside: there were almost no audience members aside from a small group of filmmakers and a few friends or family. I’d highly recommend the festival focus on promoting the event better, even offering free tickets to the local college theater or film departments. Flying in from out of state to screen a film in an almost empty auditorium is a bit disheartening. I loved the Sick Chicks team and their curation, but the value of a festival screening drops when the audience is so small.

    October 2024
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