YOU Can Enter Our Horror Film Contest!
Published June 25, 2004
Are YOU an unknown or little-known horror filmmaker, writer, actor, musician ... or some other artist involved in horror filmmaking? The Hollywood Investigator is sponsoring a NO ENTRY FEE horror film contest!
These past years, the Hollywood Investigator has covered such horror film festivals as Screamfest L.A., Shriekfest, and Screamfest in Florida. We've profiled Christmas horror films, horror writer Ray Bradbury, and horror actors Jonathan Frid, David Drake, Leanna Chamish, and Dee Snider.
Now, in Halloween 2004, we want to discover YOU! — in our Hollywood Investigator Halloween Horror Film Awards!
WHAT TO DO: If you have a finished horror film — short work or feature — that's received little or no distribution (aside from the festival circuit) — then we invite you to send it to us. Between now and early October, we will be reviewing all submissions, selecting the best of the best.
WHAT YOU GET: The best of the best will be profiled in a Hollywood Investigator article for Halloween 2004. We plan to highlight at least one short and one feature film, but we may profile additional films, and the people involved (actors, musicians, sfx people, etc.), depending on what we see. Selection of films and artists profiled will be at the exclusive discretion of the Hollywood Investigator.
POSSIBLE BONUS: We hope to sponsor a public screening of top films, possibly in spring 2005. But this would be a bonus; there is no guarantee of a screening. Filmmakers will be contacted for permission to screen their films before any such event.
ENTRY FEE: There is NO entry fee! We're not looking to make money off of desperate artists — we're only seeking new discoveries for a story in October 2004! [If this proves more costly than anticipated, we may charge a fee come Halloween 2005 — so enter now!]
WHAT FORMAT: We prefer films to be submitted on DVD, but VHS or S-VHS accepted. Format will not affect judging.
GENRE: Horror, broadly defined to include anything scary. Evil space aliens, supernatural monsters, psychos and slashers. Horror combined with comedy (Motel Hell, An American Werewolf in London) is also fine, provided a horror content remains.
WHERE TO SUBMIT: Before August 1, please send films to: Thomas M. Sipos, PO Box 751120, Forest Hills, NY 11375-8720. Postmarked after August 1, send films to: Thomas M. Sipos, PO Box 1903, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1903. Films will reach us either way, but it will make things easier. Films will not be returned, so don't send your only copy.
Thomas M. Sipos is the author of the anti-Communist satire, Vampire Nation and Manhattan Sharks. Some of his essays on horror film aesthetics appear in his horror collection, Halloween Candy. He founded the Tabloid Witch Awards horror film contest and festival. He is Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Libertarian Party.
- YOU Can Enter Our Horror Film Contest!
- Published: June 25, 2004
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- Filed Under: Video: Suspense and Mystery, Video: SF, Video: Horror
- Writer: Thomas M. Sipos
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MONSTERS, CREATURES AND MAYHEM:
FLORIDA'S LARGEST HORROR CONVENTION COMES TO PLANTATION
It may not be a dark graveyard on a hill, but the Holiday Inn Plantation will become the haunted
site for ScreamFest 2004 on Nov. 6 - 7. Produced by Spooky Empire, Inc., South Florida's premier specialty event producers, the two day event will feature toy,clothing, comic,,jewelry,video, and collectible merchandise dealers from across the country, movie screenings, panel discussions, Q&A's,
and meet-and-greets with a host of Horror's greatest stars.
This year's event will feature Doug Bradley, best known for his roles in the Hellraiser series as Pinhead. Along with Bradley will be fellow actors Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses, Devils Rejects), and David Naughton (American Werewolf in London), Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead, Devils Rejects ) and Linnea Quigley - Scream queen (Return of the Living Dead), Ricou Browning (Celibrating the 50th Anniversary of The Creature from the Black Lagoon) and the original Jason, Warrington Gillette (Friday the 13th part 2). Also attending will be some of the greatest independent film makers including Loyd Kaufman (Troma Films) and "The Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis. We also have some amazing artists - Basil Gogos, and for his first Florida appearance Gris Grimly!
The weekend will feature a Dealer Room chock full of one-of-a-kind toys, collectibles and artwork, industry panel discussions on all things horror, scheduled meet-and-greets with attending celebrities, exclusive movie and music video screenings, an on-site Haunted House and a special convention club where attendees can mingle, lounge, and watch live bands such as Death Becomes You, The Green Goblyn Project, The Skirts and the Van Orsdels.
If you are a horror fanatic, this is the place to be.Screamfest 2004 is open to all ages....please visit www.spokyempire.com for all the gory details.
Screamfest 2004 will take place at the Holiday Inn Plantation, 1711 North University Drive, on
November 6-7. Tickets, priced at $15 per person (one-day) and $20 per person (two day) can be purchased in advance at www.spookyempire.com or at the show. Special event room rates are $69 and can be booked from www.spookyempire.com or by the caling the hotel at 954-472-5600.
Media inquires should be directed to Blaine Kimball: (954) 565-6588 or
email: blaine@spookyempire.com