Your Name (required)

Your Title/role (required)

Your Email (required)

Public availability (required)
Please confirm that your film is not available publicly for free on streaming sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Tubi, Vudu, (etc) or on commercial home media or VOD (such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc.). You understand if your film IS available in these ways, your film selection status may be changed. While some exceptions may be made, with so many excellent films that do not have the exposure they need, and not enough screening time to show all of them, we prefer to fill our limited theater time with films that our audience can't see at home, so that we can do the most good for the most independent filmmakers who have yet to secure distribution.

I confirm!My film is available publicly - I'll explain in the comments box at the end of the form

Screening and Promotional terms (required)
Please check the box below to confirm that you understand and agree to the following terms.

• Portland Horror Film Festival is an independent film competition, and as such you will not be compensated monetarily for the screening of your film, but it will be eligible to win our Audience Choice award.

• The festival may use any clips, footage, audio, or stills from your film for the purpose of promoting the festival and the film screening, in all media.

I understand and agree

Basic film info

While we can get much of this information in one way or another, this helps us put it all in one place, and gives you the opportunity to give us the fully-vetted and proofed information, exactly as you'd like to see it on our Web site and program.

Full film title (required)

How should we tag your film on social media?
Instagram @

Facebook @ or page url

Other platform @ or page url

Film synopsis (required, max 300 characters). Keep it a short teaser, avoid cliches - "not what/more than she expected/bargained for", "turn for the worse", etc. - and avoid spoiling your film for our audience. IMPORTANT: This field looks big, but it's limited to 300 characters. If you paste a longer synopsis, it will be cut off at the end! Double check before you submit.

Premiere status (required)

If you select "Not a premiere" please note previous Portland-local screenings in the box below.

Not a premiere - note previous Portland screeningsWorld PremiereUS PremierePacific Northwest Premiere (OR, WA, ID)Portland, Oregon Premiere

If your film has had previous Portland local screenings, please note them here.

Film year (required)

Runtime in minutes (required) - full runtime including credits, rounded to the nearest minute (whole numbers only)

Director name (required)

Screen writer name

Key cast names (comma separated)

Film country (required)

Film language (required)

Are English language subtitles available?

Subtitles are required for non-English language films and may be burned into the file or provided as an .srt file.

Yes - burned into the file (non-English language films only)Yes - I'll include an .srt file in the downloadNo

Link to a trailer on YouTube or Vimeo, if you have one

Screen shots (required)

Upload up to 2 full size frame grabs from your film. Image Requirements:

• No overlaid text or logos (not your poster).

• Bright with good contrast, well discernible at small thumbnail sizes. Think Instagram-able. Dim/dark/desaturated screenshots don’t look good. Please brighten and increase contrast, before sending.

• Feature closeup shots of characters, monsters, etc. A large frame with small details doesn’t work well at small thumbnail sizes.

• Foreground details should be close to center. Some thumbnails are auto-cropped to the center, so details near the edges might be cropped out. Avoid shots with two characters, far left and right.

• It’s horror! Blood, monster claws, scared faces, etc. are all great.

• Should be under 1MB file size, maximum 3MB
  JPG or PNG format only
  Include the film name (written out, if feasible) and director name in file name. (Examples: “Kill Shot-Alan Smithee-image1.jpg”, “Hellraiser-Clive Barker-image2.jpg”)

Video file information

We need your film files no later than Monday, December 1st (if you can't get us files by that date, please let us know asap so we can work with you).

Can you provide the correct File Format for Theater Screening? *

• 2k or 4k DCP. We prefer 6 channel audio (ideally with at least L, R, AND Center channel for dialogue), but stereo is okay.

• OR up to 2k (max 1080 vertical resolution) Apple ProRes 422, 422HQ, 4444 with 6 Channel or stereo audio, if available

If you do not have a DCP, we will make one for exhibition from your ProRes file, and can supply it to you on request after the festival for any future screenings you might have (due to storage limitations, files will only be available for a month or so after the festival).

Can you provide one of these exact file formats?

—Please choose an option—YesNo, I only have a different type of file

File #1: Audio Mix:

Please provide a file with a dedicated 5.1 or stereo mix. Files with multiple mixes, like a multi-track file containing both 5.1 and Stereo, require us to take time to dig into the file and output a new version to create a compatible DCP, which may result in a loss of overall quality.
6-channel (5.1) audioStereo (L and R) sound

Download link

If you can supply a download link below for your film file(s) now, that greatly simplifies our film traffic management and is highly recommended. If you don't have one ready, choose the "I'll email it by Dec 1" option below and email it to submissions@portlandhorrorfilmfestival.com, no later than Monday, December 1, so that we can incorporate a clip in our festival trailer. If you're not able to send your file by that date, please let us know when it will be available in the Comments box, so we can make arrangements with you.

• You can use any file transfer service you like, but this link should remain active until December 13 in case we need to download your file again at the last minute, without notice. If this isn't possible, please indicate the deadline for downloading from your service in the Comments field at the end of this form.

• If you have a very large file, we highly recommend using a streamlined service like MASV. The service is free to upload to, but you will pay $0.25/GB when we download the file. However, it will save you a lot of time because uploads are much much faster than with traditional services like Google Drive, which throttles uploads on large files.

• If using Google Drive, Dropbox, or other similar services, set your sharing options to "link" sharing that allows anyone with the link to download the file (usually in advanced sharing options), and paste that link here. Please do not require log in or "share" with a specific email address, as this may cause delays.

• If using WeTransfer or similar use the "get transfer link" option and paste that here.

• DON'T use Vimeo for downloads unless you have a higher level paid account that lets you share your "Original" file with us, and please ensure that works and the option is turned on in your privacy settings.

• It's secure! This form will be seen and this link only used by the festival directors or individuals directly tasked with downloading media, and will not be shared with any other judges or staff.

Do you have a download link available now?

—Please choose an option—Yes, I'll paste it below (recommended)No, I'll email it to submissions@portlandhorrorfilmfestival.com by Dec 1

Attending Filmmakers

If you're able to attend the event, we would love to have you join in the festive mayhem! Due to the time constraints in this event, there won't be any Q&As after films, but it's a fun event and you're invited to attend

• If you are able attend, we will provide a single comp pass for yourself.

• If you'll be bringing someone, we can usually also offer a +1 pass to accompany yours, on request.

Are you able to attend in-person?

Yes! I'll be there!I'm not able to attend

Additional comments

Questions or comments about the event, or other information we need in order to download your file or exhibit your film (like download expiration dates or a format that wasn't listed)? Let us know here.

Submitting this form also uploads your screenshots, so it may take a few minutes. DO NOT CLOSE YOUR BROWSER or navigate away from this page until you get the confirmation page. You will know if the upload was successful once it refreshes to a confirmation page where you can download your Official Selection Laurels. If it fails to submit, but all required fields are completed, please try again, uploading only a single screenshot with a small filesize and emailing us any additional screenshots (and please let us know you had trouble).

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