Bloody Horror International Film Festival

13 - 14 Feb, 2021

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Bloody Horror International Film Festival

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About the festival

We love horror and we're very excited to watch your films!

The Bloody Horror International Film Festival (BHIFF) is an international festival seeking the best in indie horror (both amateur and professional).

The festival is set up in two yearly sessions. Selected films will be recognized and awarded in various categories.

BHIFF has made a point to keep our entry fees low as to give everyone the chance to enter! We offer a high number of award categories, along with an option to have your film reviewed by our judges.

BHIFF is headquartered in Canada, but its panel of judges is set in different parts of the world and comes with a variety of horror film expertise.

ANNOUNCEMENT!! BHIFF is very happy to share some exciting news with you!
We have partnered up with the nice folks over at B-Movie TV! B-Movie TV is a Live TV Channel that is available via Roku Box. B-Movies 24/7!

Every film that wins BHIFF's Baddest B-Movie award will be exclusively screened LIVE on B-Movie TV's channel! How cool is that?!

More news! Featured judge Andrew J.D. Robinson is a multimedia horror artist behind nonprofit international filmmaking contests the 15 Second Horror Film Challenge and The Horror Movie Awards. The Horror Movie Awards is currently seeking short films and/or features to consider towards their indie horror nomination categories! Submit for FREE through http://filmfreeway.com/thehorrormovieawards by Dec 21st 2020!

The following awards will be given for each session (if applicable):

Best feature
Best short
best 15 second horror
Best trailer
Best Halloween film/Best Campy film
Best web series
Best animated film
Best B-Movie

* Please include a Press Kit, if possible, when sending in your submissions *

About

We love horror and we're very excited to watch your films!

The Bloody Horror International Film Festival (BHIFF) is an international festival seeking the best in indie horror (both amateur and professional).

The festival is set up in two yearly sessions. Selected films will be recognized and awarded in various categories.

BHIFF has made a point to keep our entry fees low as to give everyone the chance to enter! We offer a high number of award categories, along with an option to have your film reviewed by our judges.

BHIFF is headquartered in Canada, but its panel of judges is set in different parts of the world and comes with a variety of horror film expertise.

ANNOUNCEMENT!! BHIFF is very happy to share some exciting news with you!
We have partnered up with the nice folks over at B-Movie TV! B-Movie TV is a Live TV Channel that is available via Roku Box. B-Movies 24/7!

Every film that wins BHIFF's Baddest B-Movie award will be exclusively screened LIVE on B-Movie TV's channel! How cool is that?!

More news! Featured judge Andrew J.D. Robinson is a multimedia horror artist behind nonprofit international filmmaking contests the 15 Second Horror Film Challenge and The Horror Movie Awards. The Horror Movie Awards is currently seeking short films and/or features to consider towards their indie horror nomination categories! Submit for FREE through http://filmfreeway.com/thehorrormovieawards by Dec 21st 2020!

The following awards will be given for each session (if applicable):

Best feature
Best short
best 15 second horror
Best trailer
Best Halloween film/Best Campy film
Best web series
Best animated film
Best B-Movie

* Please include a Press Kit, if possible, when sending in your submissions *

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

The Bloody Horror International Film Festival (BHIFF) runs in 2 sessions.

Bloody Session: Summer
Deadly Session: Winter

* Please include a PRESS KIT, if possible, when sending in your submissions *

We accept the following categories:
Features, shorts, animations, web series, trailers and 15 second short scares.

Online submission will be accepted through film festival platform FilmFreeway. We do not mind if your film has already been published online or not, but project completion must be dated no more than 3 years old. Language should be in English, otherwise it must contain English subtitles or be dubbed in English.

We prefer online submissions (Youtube, Vimeo, etc.). But we will accept hardcopies in some cases. These must be a digital copy on DVD (minimum 1920×1080). Please contact us for mail submissions.

All submissions are final. No refunds are provided.

We reserve full rights to use your name, film and film clips, posters or any other information for publicity and display on our website, Facebook page and all other promotion material (online and printed).

Please note: no REAL people or animal cruelty will be accepted. Any such material will be immediately dismissed.

By submitting your film you agree that you own the rights to it and are responsible for the content. By submitting you are granting BHIFF the right to use the name, synopsis and artwork of your film on our website and Facebook page, as well as any promotional material we may create (pamphlets, posters, etc).

No refunds will be given whether your film is or isn't selected for the festival or screenings. Any hard copy of your film and promotional material will not be returned.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Film
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $15
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $25
Late (5th December, 2020) $15

40 to 120 minutes

Short film
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $12
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $22
Late (5th December, 2020) $12

40 minutes or less

Film trailer
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $8
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $12
Late (5th December, 2020) $8

Your trailer is a high energy promotional video (less than 3 minutes) on your favorite horror genre. It does not need to promote an actual feature film but does have to wow us with its amazing potential for one.

Web Series
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $15
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $25
Late (5th December, 2020) $15

Provide us with your best 3 episodes. We're hoping you will get us addicted to your series. The series must be of the horror genre.

Animated film
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $15
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $25
Late (5th December, 2020) $15

Up to 120 minutes. Must be horror related.

15 second horror film
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $0
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $0
Late (5th December, 2020) $0

Must be exactly 15 seconds in length. This category if FREE to enter!

Halloween film
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $10
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $20
Late (5th December, 2020) $10

Best Halloween themed film! Must be 60 minutes or less.

BHIFF'S XMAS HORROR FILM CONTEST
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $5
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $5
Late (5th December, 2020) $5

Submit your 5 minutes (or less) short Christmas horror film by Feb 20, 2021. Winner will be announced on Feb 27th, 2021. Best of luck!

B-Movie
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $12
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $22
Late (5th December, 2020) $12

B-Movie Send us your baddest Grindhouse or B-Movies! ( no Sexploitation please)!

Summer AI challenge!
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $0
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $0
Late (5th December, 2020) $0

Send us your 4 minute (or less) Artificial Intelligence (AI) horror short film! Short films must include an aspect of AI; Physical robot, cyborg, computer generated, etc. We're excited to see your evil creations! Films must be horror, but can have an added flavor of any horror sub-genre. Can you scare us?!

BHIFF'S SPOOKY HALLOWEEN CONTEST!
Early Bird (23rd November, 2019) $5
Regular (22nd November, 2020) $5
Late (5th December, 2020) $5

Submit your 10 minutes (or less) short SPOOKY HALLOWEEN-themed horror film by November 15th, 2020. The winner will receive a FREE waiver for their next film entry into any of our categories! The chosen film will be announced on November 22, 2020! We're looking forward to your spooky scares!

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