Enter our Horror Film Contest for 2008 and win a.... TABLOID WITCH AWARD!
Are YOU an unknown or little-known horror filmmaker, writer, actor, musician ... or some other artist involved in horror filmmaking? Come Halloween 2008, we want to discover YOU! -- in our fifth annual Tabloid Witch Awards!
The 2004 winning films were shown at the World Horror Convention in New York. Filmmaker Rick Lavon secured a DVD distribution deal as a result of winning our contest! The 2005 winning films were screened at the Los Angeles Science Fiction Convention. Sabrina Bertaccini (Best Supporting Actress) and Robert Sexton (Best Horror Short Film) were thrilled to receive their Tabloid Witch trophies (see right)!
The 2006 winning films were shown at the Santa Monica Public Library.
The 2007 winning films were also shown both at the Santa Monica Public Library in October, and at the Los Angeles Science Fiction Convention the following November.
Santa Monica is a tiny beachside town in Los Angeles County -- and home to many entertainment companies and celebrities!
The Hollywood Investigator has a long tradition of covering horror film festivals (Screamfest, Shriekfest, Florida Screamfest), horror writers (Ray Bradbury), horror actors (Dee Snider, Jonathan Frid, David Drake, Leanna Chamish), horror directors (Norman J. Warren), and horror artists such as ... YOU! The Tabloid Witch Awards -- which was founded by the Hollywood Investigator -- has continued to grow. Each year we introduce new categories (we added Best Music Soundtrack for 2006!) and attract more entries and attendees to our screenings.
WHAT TO DO: .If you have a finished horror film -- short work or feature -- then we invite you to send it to us. Between now and September 30, 2008, we will be reviewing all submissions, selecting the best of the best. WHAT YOU GET: Winners will be profiled in a Hollywood Investigator for Halloween 2008. We plan to select 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.
TROPHY: We will award trophies! The 2005 and 2006 trophy was lucite. 2007's trophy was a plaque (right), which will likely be the same for 2008 (but maybe not). SCREENING DATES: .We try to screen the winning films, but that's not guaranteed. However, we have managed to screen winning films from every year's contest so far.
ENTRY FEE: There is NO entry fee! We're not looking to make money off desperate artists -- only to discover new talent for a news story!
FORMAT: DVD. We prefer NTSC but will accept PAL. Format will not affect judging. Winners may be required to submit a good quality NTSC DVD prior to public screening.
LANGUAGE: Films must be in English, or English subtitled, or with minimal dialogue so it may be understood by an English language audience.
GENRE: Horror, broadly defined as anything scary. Evil space aliens, the supernatural, and psychos. Horror combined with comedy (Motel Hell, American Werewolf in London) is also fine, provided a horror content remains.
DEADLINE: We must receive your entry by September 30.
ISN'T IT TOO EARLY TO ENTER? No! Some winning films were received up to a year early. Others were received days before the deadline.
ISN'T IT TOO LATE TO ENTER? No! Films that are received after selections are made will be saved for next year's contest.
WHERE TO SUBMIT: .Please send films to: Thomas M. Sipos, PO Box 1903, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1903. Films will not.be returned, so don't send your only copy.
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WEBSITE: The Tabloid Witch Awards now even has its own website!
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