Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival (1)



Deadlines

22 Apr 2023
Call for entries

20 May 2023
Early deadline

10 Jun 2023
Standard deadline

15 Jul 2023
Late deadline

16 Sep 2023
Festival closed

14 Oct 2023
Notification date

13 Oct 2023
15 Oct 2023

Address

301 N. Palm Canyon Drive #103-282,  92262, Palm Springs , California , United States


Festival description
Short film festival >10' 45'<
Feature film festival >60' 120'<


Festival requirements
 Film festival
 Fiction
 Documentary
 Animation
 Fantastic
 Terror
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Other
 Any Genre
 Any Theme
 Has submission fees
 International Festival
 Online and Physical Location
 Production date: Any
 Production countries: Any
 Shooting countries: Any
 Director nationalities: Any
 Debut Films 
 School projects 
 Short Films  >10' 45'<
 Feature Films  >60' 120'<
 Any language
 Any language
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English


Festival start: 13 October 2023      Festival end: 15 October 2023

The Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival is brought to you by the producers of the highly respected Palm Springs International Comedy Festival. We aim to showcase the best of the best and promote our winners by exposing them to the biggest decision-makers in the Entertainment Industry.

Palm Springs International Comedy Festival has been covered regularly by The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, NPR, XM Radio, Netflix Radio, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Desert Sun, and many, many more, just to name a few. We also have many celebrities and industry execs from major studios and networks participating in our festivals. We had over 60 celebrities participate in our last festival and over 25 major industry players. So, although the Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival is new, you can be sure we will be bringing the same caliber of industry to this festival, as well as the same media coverage we do with our other fest. We are new, but we will be announcing many exciting details for this festival as time progresses, so please follow all of our social media platforms to stay informed of all upcoming exciting news.

Palm Springs has been a hot spot celebrity getaway since the 1920's when the biggest stars of the silent film era decided to make this beautiful sunny desert oasis their 2nd home. Since then, the entire Palm Springs desert area from Palm Springs and Joshua Tree, to Indian Wells and Coachella, has become the home of the biggest celebrities and the wealthiest people in the world. The beautiful landscape and sunny year-round weather make this area the most desired vacation destination in the world. We look forward to having you join us here and celebrating the amazing genre of Horror and your films. Bring your bathing suits and get ready to party and mingle with the industry!

Here are a few of the Awards and prizes...

$800 Best Feature Film/Documentary Film
$800 Best Short Film
$500 Audience Choice Award

The Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival is open to horror films, or themes with a dark or disturbing nature. Horror Sci-Fi, Horror Thriller, Animated Horror, Found-Footage Horror.

Submissions

Please see info below before submitting.

I, the filmmaker, acknowledge and agree:

I have read, understated and fully comply with all submission eligibility information, Submission Guidelines, Terms and Conditions of Entry and Entry Eligibility requirements.

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

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

I am duly authorized to submit this film to the festival.

I hold The Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival harmless from any damage to the print(s) or media materials(s) en route or otherwise during the course of the festival’s possession of the film.

I hold The Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival its owners, management, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, and etc. harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from my entry.

I certify that I have full rights to the use of the music in the entered work.

I give permission for The Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival to use stills, trailers, titles, copy, and/or information for promotional purposes.

I give permission for The Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival to screen the film at the Festival live and online for which it was submitted.

If selected I will provide The Palm Springs International Horror Film Festival with a digital copy of my films movie poster (in vertical format) for use on the festival website.



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