Years running: 8 (since 2016)
FEARnyc Horror Festival
New York City's biggest horror film festival.
About
Run by a team of horror and live event professionals who've worked with such companies as A24, Sony Pictures, Slamdance, and the Tribeca Film Festival, FEARnyc is an annual horror film festival featuring dozens of film screenings in NYC as well as horror-themed experiential events, art installations, music performances, theater, photography exhibits, Q&As with writers, directors, and casts, and more.
Here are some nice things the press has said about FEARnyc:
"FEARnyc is the must-attend horror event of October. It's so impressive that I'm pretty sure it's the best thing happening in the entire country this October." - Dread Central
"A huge, authoritative horror film festival. You couldn't do better than FEARnyc " - Time Out New York
"Horror fans are in for a macabre menu of varying flavors when FEARnyc makes its debut" - The New York Times
"New York's biggest horror film festival will haunt your nightmares" - Celluloid Junkie"
Awards
- Best Feature
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Short Film
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Best Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Production Design
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Lighting Design
- Best Costume Design
- Best Make-Up Design
- Best Sound Design
- Best Unproduced Screenplay
Rules
- Features — films with a running time of 45 minutes or longer.
- Shorts with a running time less than 45 minutes.
- We accept all horror subgenres including sci-fi, thrillers, mystery, suspense, and related films.
- We have no world premiere status regulations.
- We also do not have any regulations regarding whether your film has been screened elsewhere.
- Film must have been completed on or after January 1, 2018.
Subtitle language: English.
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
John Capo is the Founder and Festival Director of FEARnyc.
Documents
Place
United States
New York City
Official Website
Contacts
Social Networks:
Facebook
Twitter
- Opening DateMarch 01, 2019
- May DeadlineMay 01, 2019
- June DeadlineJune 01, 2019
- Final DeadlineJune 01, 2019
- July DeadlineJuly 01, 2019
- August DeadlineAugust 01, 2019
- NotificationsSeptember 13, 2019
- Event Dates1 — 31 October 2019
A virtual reality presentation or event. After submission, video or demonstrations may be requested by FEARnyc.
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May Deadline — $45
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Final Deadline — $50
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June Deadline — $45
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July Deadline — $45
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August Deadline — $45
A complete, original stage play or stage musical between 3 pages and 120 pages
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May Deadline — $45
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June Deadline — $45
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Final Deadline — $50
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July Deadline — $45
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August Deadline — $45
A complete, original music video
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May Deadline — $40
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June Deadline — $40
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Final Deadline — $45
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July Deadline — $40
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August Deadline — $40
A single film still or poster from a horror, sci-fi, mystery, suspense, or related film or music video
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May Deadline — $25
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June Deadline — $25
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Final Deadline — $30
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July Deadline — $25
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August Deadline — $25
One original song for a feature film or short film
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May Deadline — $40
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June Deadline — $40
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Final Deadline — $45
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July Deadline — $40
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August Deadline — $40
An original score for a film. All lengths will be considered.
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May Deadline — $45
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June Deadline — $45
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Final Deadline — $50
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July Deadline — $45
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August Deadline — $45
A complete, unproduced screenplay of 150 pages or less
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May Deadline — $40
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June Deadline — $40
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Final Deadline — $45
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July Deadline — $40
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August Deadline — $40
Any film with a runtime of less than 45 minutes
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May Deadline — $45
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June Deadline — $45
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Final Deadline — $50
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July Deadline — $45
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August Deadline — $45
Any film with a runtime of 45 minutes or longer
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May Deadline — $50
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June Deadline — $50
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Final Deadline — $60
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July Deadline — $50
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August Deadline — $50
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