Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival

This category is specifically designed for Horror Film Trailers. You may be marketing a film that has already been produced, distributed, or perhaps you've made a trailer for a film that you're raising money for. The bottom line is, whether your film exists or not, the trailer can be submitted here and shown throughout our festival program if it's good. Music, sound effects, cinematography and fast paced editing are what the judges are looking for. All submissions to the Horror Film Trailer category must be 3 minutes or less.

This category is reserved for creative and scary Horror Films that have adrenaline pumping moments. Do you have a film that was intentionally created to scare people? Does your film depict any horrifying action sequences, blood, gore, monsters, psychotic people, slashing, stalking, zombies, vampires, disease outbreaks, demonic possession, haunted buildings, or any other elements that would classify your film as a true horror film? Great sound design, musical score, cinematography, visual effects or special effects are appreciated by the judges. The maximum length for all micro horror film submissions six minutes in length including all credits. (0:01 - 5:59)

This category is reserved for creative and scary Horror Films that have adrenaline pumping moments. Do you have a film that was intentionally created to scare people? Does your film depict any horrifying action sequences, blood, gore, monsters, psychotic people, slashing, stalking, zombies, vampires, disease outbreaks, demonic possession, haunted buildings, or any other elements that would classify your film as a true horror film? Great sound design, musical score, cinematography, visual effects or special effects are appreciated by the judges. The maximum length for all horror short film submissions is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)

This category is reserved for a drama film that is intended for a mature audience. Films that could deal with a variety of darker topics like murder, death, abuse, suicide, depression, hallucinations, shootings, police investigations, gang violence, kidnapping, riots, uncomfortable risky situations, verbal abuse, war, PTSD, flashbacks, psychological breakdowns, or some other topic that fits into a serious drama category and not necessarily in the Horror Film Category. The time limit for the Dark Drama Micro Film category is five minutes and fifty nine seconds (05:59) including all credits.

This category is reserved for a drama film that is intended for a mature audience. Films that could deal with a variety of darker topics like murder, death, abuse, suicide, depression, hallucinations, shootings, police investigations, gang violence, kidnapping, riots, uncomfortable risky situations, verbal abuse, war, PTSD, flashbacks, psychological breakdowns, or some other topic that fits into a serious drama category and not necessarily in the Horror Film Category. The duration of videos submitted to the Dark Drama category is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)

This category is reserved for films that are exploring the future, time travel, space, disease outbreaks, experiments, aliens, or any other concept that involves technology that may not exist yet? Great sound design, musical score, cinematography, visual effects or special effects are appreciated by the judges. When surveyed, our audience loves dark science fiction films like the original "Terminator" and first "Alien" film. The time limit for the Science Fiction Micro Film category is five minutes and fifty nine seconds (05:59) including all credits.

This category is reserved for films that are exploring the future, time travel, space, disease outbreaks, experiments, aliens, or any other concept that involves technology that may not exist yet? Great sound design, musical score, cinematography, visual effects or special effects are appreciated by the judges. When surveyed, our audience loves dark science fiction films like the original "Terminator" and first "Alien" film. The duration of videos submitted to the Science Fiction Film category is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)

This category is reserved for experimental horror films that may not tell a story in a traditional way or in a non-linear fashion. Images, dream sequences, terrifying moments, graphics or sound effects that may appear to be random, chaotic, confusing, mysterious, futuristic, retro, strange, weird, or difficult to classify qualify are what the judges are looking for. Experimental horror films must have some element that has something truly unique about it. The time limit for the Experimental Horror Micro Film category is five minutes and fifty nine seconds (05:59) including all credits.

This category is reserved for experimental horror films that may not tell a story in a traditional way or in a non-linear fashion. Images, dream sequences, terrifying moments, graphics or sound effects that may appear to be random, chaotic, confusing, mysterious, futuristic, retro, strange, weird, or difficult to classify qualify are what the judges are looking for. Experimental horror films must have some element that has something truly unique about it. The duration of videos submitted to the Experimental Horror Film category is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)

This category is reserved for comedy films in the horror film genre, that are full of jokes? Is it a Slasher parody, is it a reality show about vegetarian Vampires or Redneck Zombies? Is your film full of 80's era bad one-liners, full of nudity for no reason? You know if your film is a Horror Comedy Film, the question is, are you going to send it to us? The maximum length for all micro short horror comedy film submissions six minutes in length including all credits. (0:01 - 5:59)

This category is reserved for comedy films in the horror film genre, that are full of jokes? Is it a Slasher parody, is it a reality show about vegetarian Vampires or Redneck Zombies? Is your film full of 80's era bad one-liners, full of nudity for no reason? You know if your film is a Horror Comedy Film, the question is, are you going to send it to us? The maximum length for all horror comedy short film submissions is between six minutes and thirty minutes in length including all credits. (6:00 - 30:00)

This category is reserved for creative and scary Horror series episodes that have adrenaline pumping moments. Do you have an episode from a horror series that was intentionally created to scare people? Does your episode depict any horrifying action sequences, blood, gore, monsters, psychotic people, slashing, stalking, zombies, vampires, disease outbreaks, demonic possession, haunted buildings, or any other elements that would classify your ongoing series as a true horror genre experience? Examples of ongoing Horror Series are shows like The Walking Dead, Z Nation, Stranger Things and American Horror Story. Submissions to the Teleplay: Submissions to this category are for a single episode only, not a collection of episodes. The runtime must be less than 6 minutes in length.

This category is reserved for creative and scary Horror series episodes that have adrenaline pumping moments. Do you have an episode from a horror series that was intentionally created to scare people? Does your episode depict any horrifying action sequences, blood, gore, monsters, psychotic people, slashing, stalking, zombies, vampires, disease outbreaks, demonic possession, haunted buildings, or any other elements that would classify your ongoing series as a true horror genre experience? Examples of ongoing Horror Series are shows like The Walking Dead, Z Nation, Stranger Things and American Horror Story. Submissions to the Teleplay: Submissions to this category are for a single episode only, not a collection of episodes. The runtime must be between 6-30 minutes in length.

This category is reserved for a drama screenplay that is intended for a mature audience. Screenplays that could deal with a variety of darker topics like murder, death, abuse, suicide, depression, hallucinations, shootings, police investigations, gang violence, kidnapping, riots, uncomfortable risky situations, verbal abuse, war, PTSD, flashbacks, psychological breakdowns, or some other topic that fits into a serious drama category and not necessarily in the Horror Screenplay Category. The maximum number of pages allowed for the Screenplay: Dark Drama Short category is 60 pages in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for a drama screenplay that is intended for a mature audience. Screenplays that could deal with a variety of darker topics like murder, death, abuse, suicide, depression, hallucinations, shootings, police investigations, gang violence, kidnapping, riots, uncomfortable risky situations, verbal abuse, war, PTSD, flashbacks, psychological breakdowns, or some other topic that fits into a serious drama category and not necessarily in the Horror Screenplay Category. Feature length screenplay submissions must be 60 or more pages in length and delivered in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for creative and scary Horror Screenplays that have adrenaline pumping moments. Do you have a story that was intentionally created to scare people? Does your screenplay depict any horrifying action sequences, blood, gore, monsters, psychotic people, slashing, stalking, zombies, vampires, disease outbreaks, demonic possession, haunted buildings, or any other elements that would classify your screenplay as a true horror film experience? The maximum number of pages allowed for the Screenplay: Horror Short category is 60 pages in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for creative and scary Horror Screenplays that have adrenaline pumping moments. Do you have a story that was intentionally created to scare people? Does your screenplay depict any horrifying action sequences, blood, gore, monsters, psychotic people, slashing, stalking, zombies, vampires, disease outbreaks, demonic possession, haunted buildings, or any other elements that would classify your screenplay as a true horror film experience? Feature length screenplay submissions must be 60 or more pages in length and delivered in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for screenplays that are exploring the future, time travel, space, disease outbreaks, experiments, aliens, or any other concept that involves technology that may not exist yet? When surveyed, our audience loves dark science fiction films like the original "Terminator" and first "Alien" film. Feature length screenplay submissions must be 60 or more pages in length and delivered in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for screenplays that are exploring the future, time travel, space, disease outbreaks, experiments, aliens, or any other concept that involves technology that may not exist yet? When surveyed, our audience loves dark science fiction films like the original "Terminator" and first "Alien" film. The maximum number of pages allowed for the Dark Science Fiction Short Screenplay category is 60 pages in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for comedy screenplays in the horror film genre, that are full of jokes? Is it a Slasher parody, is it a reality show about vegetarian Vampires or Redneck Zombies? Is your film full of 80's era bad one-liners, evil blood oranges or face eating waffles? You know if your screenplay is a Horror Comedy screenplay, the question is, are you going to send it to us? The maximum number of pages allowed for the Screenplay: Horror Comedy Short Category is 60 pages in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for comedy screenplays in the horror film genre, that are full of jokes? Is it a Slasher parody, is it a reality show about vegetarian Vampires or Redneck Zombies? Is your film full of 80's era bad one-liners, evil blood oranges or face eating waffles? You know if your screenplay is a Horror Comedy screenplay, the question is, are you going to send it to us? Feature length screenplay submissions must be 60 or more pages in length and delivered in .pdf format.

This category is reserved for creative and scary Horror Teleplays that have adrenaline pumping moments. Do you have a story that was intentionally created to scare people? Does your screenplay depict any horrifying action sequences, blood, gore, monsters, psychotic people, slashing, stalking, zombies, vampires, disease outbreaks, demonic possession, haunted buildings, or any other elements that would classify your ongoing series as a true horror genre experience? Examples of ongoing Horror Series are shows like The Walking Dead, Z Nation, Stranger Things and American Horror Story. Submissions to the Teleplay: Horror Episode Category must be 60 pages or less in length. Our partner event, Austin After Dark Film Festival, has also introduced this exact same category.