Welcome to the Videoscream Film Festival, where we connect filmmakers with fans, potential distributors, website and reviewers who will help bring recognition to the rising stars of the filmmaking world. We offer live theater screenings and several awards in a variety of categories to help recognize filmmakers in all genres from around the globe. Our team consists of producers, writers and distributors whose work can be found on Netflix, in Redbox, on itunes, Amazon and in outlets around the world.
Awards are given out on a bi-annual basis, with select winners receiving a theater screening!
With awards available in 6 different categories, honoring filmmakers and their efforts, you have an even better chance of picking up a win and launching your festival run. We have categories and awards for micro-shorts, shorts, features, web series, fan films and documentaries. We want to help you!
Our team of judges have worked with Netflix, Redbox, Amazon, itunes, and many other outlets, and all started as indie filmmakers, actors, producers, or directors, who worked their way up through the system -we know and respect filmmakers and their struggles, budget or no budget, because we were there ourselves, and we created this festival to acknowledge and reward filmmakers in our favorite genres.
Every quarter we will choose nominees and winners for our festival, moving fast and giving each nominee, and each winner, an opportunity to showcase their film's trailer or promotional videos on our sister youtube channel, helping to generate even more interest in your film project. Select winners will be screened at a special Videoscream Film Festival at a theater in Portland, OR.
At this time, we are only accepting online submissions.
*We help connect submitted films with a distributor. Any deals or agreements worked out are between distributor and filmmaker. Videoscream simply serves as a connection point and is in no way responsible for any offers, terms or conditions worked out between the two parties. It's up to you if you choose to submit your film. We do not distribute or buy films and it has nothing to do with acceptance, judging, or awards. It's just an added perk.
Award winners will receive a printed awards certificate in the continental U.S., and a printable PDF for all non-continental U.S. winners. Laurels and jpeg images provided.
We offer six different awards, in six different fields, with an additional Special Category, including the prestigious 'Best in Show' award, given to the best film in any category each session.
Each winner from each session will have an opportunity to win the 'Film of the Year' award in their category at the end of each calendar year. (see submission guidelines)
Categories are:
Micro-short (3 minutes or less)
Short (3-45 minutes)
Feature (60+ minutes)
Web Series (3 episode min. of any run time)
Fan Film (any length)
Documentary (any length)
Awards given for each genre - Drama, Sci-fi, Horror, Comedy, Action/Adventure, Musical:
Best Micro-Short
Best Short
Best Feature
Best Web Series
Best Fan Film
Best Documentary
In each of the six categories one will be chosen for:
Best Director
Best Actor/Actress
Best Supporting Actor/Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Special FX
Best Editing
Specialty awards, chosen from the best of all categories are given at judges discretion, and include categories such as:
Most Original Concept
Best Use of Humor
Best Gore Scene
and more.
One winner will be chosen as the overall champion each session, receiving:
The Best in Fest Award
We reserve the right to omit a particular award if we didn't receive enough entries in that category or if none of the submissions meet our judging standards. We reserve the right to give out additional specialty awards if a particular film, actor, etc., warrants it.
Official selection, and winner laurels, in JPG format, will be sent to all nominees and winners upon announcement.