This October, The Ambler Theater will play host to a night showcasing short films that focus on the ghoulish terrors that go bump in the night.
We’re giving an opportunity to area filmmakers to present their short films at one of our historic art-house movie theater. The only catch being, that it has to be a Horror Film, or have elements related to the Horror Genre.
Whether you're a first time filmmaker, a student, or a seasoned professional, we want to show your film on our big screen.
Doesn’t matter if your film is fact, fiction, or a music video featuring your cousin’s heavy metal band. As long as it’s Horror related, we’re interested!
So dust off that zombie film you made with your best buds last summer and submit your short films today!
All submissions for Local Haunts are due by August 22nd 2019 with the screening for all selected films taking place in early October at the Ambler, Garden, and County Theater's.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with attending filmmakers.
· Films must have a local connection to the Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and Delaware areas, such as cast and/or crew, filming location, or setting. IF YOU'RE NOT A FILMMAKER FROM EITHER PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK or DELAWARE THEN YOUR FILM IS INELIGIBLE.
· WE ONLY ACCEPT short form HORROR or HORROR RELATED narratives, animations, documentaries, experimental films, and music videos.
· Each filmmaker is allowed no more than two (2) films to submit to our showcase.
· We ask that the link you provide in the submission form is either a YouTube or Vimeo link.
· If you're film is password protected, please make sure to provide that in the submission form as well.
· We won't accept any DVD's, Blu-Rays or Flash/Hard Drive submissions.
· If selected, we encourage filmmakers to be present for a short Q&A following the screening.
· Filmmakers will be notified by email if they've been selected to participate in our screening.
· The producers of Local Haunts reserve the right to not screen any film that can be considered pornographic, or that depicts hardcore graphic sex or violence.
· If you have any questions please email Brendan Joyce at localhauntsfilmfest@gmail.com.
