The Magic of Horror Feature Film Competition

SPECIAL NOTE: Feature films are now being accepted for 2022 on the regular Magic of Horror listing here: https://filmfreeway.com/MagicofHorror The Magic of Horror festival has been celebrating the horror genre since 2016. This year we are introducing a brand new contest especially for FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS! Our original Magic of Horror festival is still accepting submissions for short films, trailers, and other contests here: https://filmfreeway.com/MagicofHorror Our feature film competition is all about promoting independent horror movies, and we found a way to get them in front of more genre fans than we can pack into a theatre! Films that are nominated for awards (we call them "Finalists") are heavily promoted and have their trailers shown during the online awards ceremony that takes place before the Magic of Horror festival in November. The Top Prize winner ("Best Film") will have a special screening during the 2021 Magic of Horror festival at the Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, VA in November. All other award winners ( "Best Actor", "Best Special Effects", etc...) will be invited to screen their film's trailer at this live event. ALL SUBMISSIONS RECEIVE SCORE CARDS AND JUDGE’S NOTES! We present everyone who submits with the scorecards used by the jury along with the notes they’ve made about it. (See the rules for details.) WE ACCEPT RELEASED FILMS! The Magic of Horror’s Feature Film Competition aims to promote horror movies. We know how hard it can be to get a film seen once it has been released and we want to help fans of independent horror find those gems! NO PRODUCTION AGE LIMITS! We don’t care if it was released ten years ago or is fresh out of post. We want to see your best work no matter when it was produced. A FAIR COMPETITION! All films are judged on their own merit. We do not compare a big-budget film to one that was done on a shoestring. Our judges focus on the aspects such as performances, special effects, set design, etc... and make their nominations for films that really stand out in one or more of the award categories. Our Awards Categories are as follows: Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Cinematography Best Music Score Best Set Design Best Costumes Best Special Effects Best Editing (Please note that some categories may be dropped if there are not enough submissions nominated for them. This hasn’t happened yet, but there is always the possibility of a first time.)