2020 OBX Halloween Film Festival Moving Online
The 5th Annual Halloween International Film Festival, presented by Halloween Daily News and sponsored in part by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, is moving online. Originally scheduled to return to the R/C Theatres cineplex in Kill Devil Hills October 1-3, 2020, in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and with the health and safety of attendees and staff in mind, festival organizers have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s in-person screenings and events; however, a virtual edition with screenings streamed online is in the works.
Original independent film submissions are currently being accepted for consideration for the 2020 festival program, through FilmFreeway, the world’s leading online submission platform. Films may be submitted in either the short film category (under 50 minutes) or feature film category (runtime of 50 minutes or more). The Final Deadline for submissions is July 31.
A 20% submission fee discount remains available to all filmmakers with the code “HalloweenDaily”, and a 60% discount is available for any films produced entirely or partly in North Carolina. The code for this NC-specific discount will be provided upon request, as interested filmmakers can contact [email protected] to inquire further. Entry fee waivers are also available for eligible locally-produced Outer Banks-based productions upon request.
Featuring independent horror and Halloween-themed films from around the world, all 2020 screenings will be presented online on October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. More details of the virtual festival will be released when this year’s Official Selections are announced in August. Anyone who wants to view and participate in this year’s festival and stay updated on the latest news can RSVP on Facebook here.
The 2020 Halloween International Film Festival is sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, Larry Hobbs, OBX Entertainment, Fright-Rags, The Slasher App, and R/C Theatres, and is presented by Halloween Daily News.
Founded in 2016, the Halloween International Film Festival is a Gold-ranked festival on the world’s leading film festival submission platform, FilmFreeway.
Previous Official Selections include The Barn (2016 Best Halloween Film and Best Feature Film Award Winner), 3 Dead Trick or Treaters, 10/31, The Haunt (2017 Best Halloween Film Award Winner), Haunters: The Art of the Scare (2018 Best Halloween Film Award Winner), and Epic Home Haunts (2019 Breakthrough Filmmaker Award Winner).
Special invitational Showcase Selections from previous years include Honeyspider, The Houses October Built 2, Candy Corn, and the world premieres of 10/31 Part II and Sharp Candy.
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