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OCTOBER 28th, 2023 | 12PM-10PM CST
BOO! sorry. no im not! BOO! MWAHHAHAHAA GOOD EVENINK! VELCOME 2 DA HALLOWBEAF ANIMATION FEARSTIVAL 2023!
submit your spookiest, scariest Halloween/Horror animations, experimental films, shitposts, rough storyboards, full blown kino experiences, long and short, big and small, old and new, black and orange, whatevsies! you can also opt in for an interview but only qualify for getting one if you submit before 10/21!
no pressure to make some gigantic monolithic polished achievement! this is the BEAF for cryin' out loud, the scrappier the better =) especially if you're making a film for the BEAF, make sure to have fun first and foremost!
please make sure your film adheres to the following guidelines:
#1. THE FILM MUST CONTAIN HALLOWEEN/HORROR ELEMENTS. this rule has a lot of wiggle room, but we will absolutely deny a submission if we feel like it basically has nothing to do with halloween. we don't want you to make a whole film for us only for it to get denied though! if you wish to ask if your idea is good on the halloween theming, reach out to us on the social media places down below =)
#2. there should be no arbitrary or distasteful use of racial, homophobic, or ableist slurs. likewise, there should be no generally tasteless racism, homophobia, ableism, or sexism.
#3. no excessively sexual or fetishistic content allowed. general 18+ sexual content is heavily discouraged, but if you choose to include it, be modest with it please. i happily encourage the creation of body positive or sex positive media dont get me wrong, however this film festival has no hard age limit and i would like to be inclusive to young animators and young animation enthusiasts.
#4. try not to go... TOO hard with the gore? of course, this is the HallowBEAF and guts and gore and gunk is to be expected and encouraged, but try not to teeter too far into the realm of like... torture and really intense exploitation. if you have any questions about this, feel free to reach out to us with any questions to any of the social media links below =).
#5. any content that is deemed potentially triggering will be mentioned in a content warning at the beginning of the film, regardless of if it may be a spoiler or not. however the contents of the content warning will need the approval of both the review committee (its literally just me, calm tf down bentl) and the original creator.
#6. the event will be streamed at 24fps and in 1920x1080 dimensions. you are absolutely allowed to submit videos that don't align with that format, but just know that if your video doesn't abide by that formatting, it may appear slightly distorted during the screening!
#7. copyrighted music is permitted, however it may be subject to being muted in the stream reupload so the full stream isn't blocked. whatever youtube decides :p
~ SUBMISSION DEADLINES ~
10/21/2023 - Film submission with interview
10/26/2023 - Film submission without interview