$500 + Premium Filmmaker Status
AudPop Presents
2022 Horror Film Challenge
The more frightening, the better!
The scariest time of year is creeping up on us and we’re getting ready. We want to see all the hair-raising, spine-chilling, and petrifying films you’ve made.
Any length accepted, fright required. Submit by October 3rd and see if your film can scare the sh*t out of us. We dare you.
How this challenge works:
Filmmakers have until October 3rd, 2022, to upload and submit their short films. Films are judged by the AudPop content, development, and distribution team. The top 5 most voted films + the top 5 films as selected by the AudPop team will advance to the finals round. From the finals round, AudPop will select 1st place, honorable mention and most audience votes. The winning film will win $300 + Premium AudPop Filmmaker Status. Once you successfully upload and submit your film to this challenge on our site, your film is reviewed by our screeners for admittance. You will receive notice if your film is accepted or rejected before jury and audience voting opens.
The mission of the AudPop 2022 Horror Film Challenge:
- To accelerate the careers of independent filmmakers
- The creation of numerous films that have the potential to go viral
- Stream the films across eyeball driven platforms
- To scare the pants off of the viewers!
The films are juried by an industry panel and up to 5 films are deemed the finalists films. The global audience will vote on the finalist films for the Audience Award.
Awards for the winning films:
- Best Film: Grand Prize Jury Award
- 2nd Place: Jury Award
- Honorable Mention: Jury Award
- Audience Award: Recoginition on our social platforms
Entries are evaluated based on the following judging criteria:
- Creativity (45%)
- Technical Merit (30%)
- Adherence to the Assignment/Scare Factor (25%)
- Grand Prize Jury Award: $300 + premium status*
- 2nd Place Jury Award: $150 + premium status*
- Honorable Mention: $50 + premium status*
- Audience Award: Recognition on our social platforms
More about this challenge:
The finalist films in this challenge may be used across additional multiple distribution channels.
Your film may have been previously screened and distributed.
Your film will be publicly viewed, so make sure it’s the right time for your film to gain an online audience. If it's too early for the public to watch your short film online, we invite you to come back next year and submit.
If you want your friends and family to vote for your film, share away. Audience voting greatly increases your views & exposure for your film and career, but social sharing is not necessary to win. The jury ultimately chooses the finalists and winners of the film challenge.
AudPop is a social impact video platform connecting Creators, businesses, and audiences globally. We believe that real stories can change the world. That’s why we connect Creators with brands and audiences through the creation, curation, and promotion of authentic video content. AudPop powers turn-key video submissions and video production through connecting mission- driven brands and creators/filmmakers. Brands use AudPop to crowd-source addictive, gorgeous video content at scale from our award-winning diverse global filmmaker collective and to get the exact video that they need. AudPop has worked with many brands including Verizon, Southwest Air, GoDaddy, Hilton Worldwide, and DELL. AudPop supports a community of 75K global filmmakers and creators, has 14K short films on its platform, and has operated over 500 online film festivals, video contests, and film challenges awarding over $10M in cash and prizes to global diverse creators. Founded in 2013, AudPop is committed to facilitating collaboration and creating meaningful change.
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SUBMISSIONS DUE BY
Submissions Closed
VOTING OPENS
Oct 03, 2022 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)
VOTING CLOSES
Oct 10, 2022 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Oct 17, 2022 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver)
FINAL ROUND PRIZE DESCRIPTION
All Jury Winners receive Premium Filmmaker Status. Grand Prize $300. 2nd Place $150. Honorable Mention $50. Audience Award Winner will receive recognition across our social platforms.
FINAL TEAM AWARDS
1st Place Jury Award: $300
2nd Place Jury Award: $150
Honorable Mention Jury Award: $50
