New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
New York City Horror
Contact
158 Arthur Street
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201-666-6729 (voice)
Web:
https://nychorrorfest.com/
Email:
submissions@nychorrorfest.com
Contact: Ronnie Hein, Festival Director
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Objective
New York City's longest running horror film festival. Established by MooDude Films CEO / Producer / Director / Michael J. Hein in 2001. The NYCHFF is a four-day event that takes place each December in New York City. The NYCHFF has grown to be a world recognized event, with industry, filmmakers, and press attention from around the globe. The Hein Family is committed to keeping the festival alive in memory of the truly missed and loved founder Michael J Hein. The festival is competitive, screening approximately 50-60 films each year.
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Seeking unproduced short and feature horror, horror-comedy, thriller, dark comedy or sci-fi screenplays. The goal is to find scripts that read well on the page and have the scares and sensibilities we often look for in the produced film submissions and official selections that screen.
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Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Very Early | February 15, 2025 | $41 (short) $47 (feature) |
| Early | March 15, 2025 | $44 (short); $51 (feature) |
| Regular | June 15, 2025 45 |
$59 (short); $62 (feature) |
| Final | September 1, 2025 123 |
$69 (short); $73 (feature) |
Submit Screenplays and Films via Filmfreeway.com/NewYorkCityFilmFestival.
Notification: Selection: October 15, 2025 / Winners: December 7, 2025
Eligibility
18 and over.Rules
Eligibility Requirements:- Unproduced status will be one of the factors considered when determining a screenplay’s inclusion in the New York City Horror Film Festival. World, U.S., East Coast. Feature film or shorts screenplays must not have had any commercial, theatrical, TV, internet or festival screenings on the east coast within 6 months of the NYCHFF. Screenplays must not have had any commercial, theatrical, television or internet play in the United States. Please use our Script Submissions Page on FilmFreeway to submit your materials.
- Length: Feature screenplays (85-120 pgs.) / Short screenplays (1-30 pgs.)
Awards
Best Unproduced Short Screenplay
Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay
Screenplay Finalists may receive Complimentary Passes to the film festival.
Winners receive an official New York City Horror Film Festival plaque
New York City Horror
Contact
158 Arthur Street
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201-666-6729 (voice)
Web:
https://nychorrorfest.com/
Email:
submissions@nychorrorfest.com
Contact: Ronnie Hein, Festival Director
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New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Contact
158 Arthur Street
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201-666-6729 (voice)
Web:
https://nychorrorfest.com/
Email:
submissions@nychorrorfest.com
Contact: Ronnie Hein, Festival Director
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Contest News
NYC Horror Announces Screenplay Finalists
The New York City Horror Film Festival has announced their Screenplay Contest Finalists. Short and Feature Script winners will be announced on December 8th.
2020 NYCHFF FEATURE SCREENPLAY FINALISTS:
HERE COMES DADDY – by Colton David Coate
IN COUNTRY – by Scott Peterman, Cat Davis
METH GATORS - by Jordan Miller
OPEN HOUSE – by Sean J.S. Jourdan, John Ingle
SALT WEST – by Samuel Ripley Peirce
STEAM – by João Dall'Stella, Alessandro Pederzoli
THE BODY FARM – by Mike Gerbino
THE BOUND BROOK HOUSE – by Chris Acker
THE DEVIL'S TIDE – by John McCoy
THE WHISTLER – by Jennifer Nicole Stang
2020 NYCHFF SHORT SCREENPLAY FINALISTS:
CUT IT OUT! – by Colton David Coate
SUPERBUG – by Gio Forlenza
TheoMORPHIS – by Sam Moony
2020 NYCHFF FEATURE SCREENPLAY SEMI-FINALISTS:
BOONE HALL – by ShaDon Manigault
CHATEAU SAUVIGNON – by David M. Night Maire, Adam T.Wolfe
DEAD STOP – by Evan Michael, Zak Johnson
DEVIL'S FORK – by Jordan Galland
FIVE FEARS – by Austin Cashell
HAUNTED HOMOCIDE – by Richard Knight, Jr.
HERSCHELL'S HILL – by Jon Chamis
LEAPERS – by Sherlann D. Moore
THE CURE – by Ashley R. Hall
THE SILO – by Talie Melnyk
2020 NYCHFF SHORT SCREENPLAY SEMI-FINALISTS:
LICKER – by Jamal Hodge
OPEN MIC NIGHT – by Evan Baughfman
SITTING DUCK – by Aaron S. Barrocas
2020 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
BLACK EYE – by Zak Johnson, Joshua Perrault
DOWNWARD SPIRAL – by Stephen Kayfish
HEAD/DEAD – by Andre Thierry
I BROUGHT ZOMBIES BACK IN TIME – by Gregory M. Schroeder
IT'S HERE – by Judson Vaughan
LET HER GO – by Ben Barnable
LUST FOR BLOOD, LUST FOR DEATH – by Chris Fay
MANSION OF TERROR – by Chris Donald Griffin, Johnny Gingell, Don Knodel
MINCEMEAT MANOR – by Shira Zimbeck
PARISH ROAD – by Joe Bronzi, Lindsay Gelfand, Buddy Fitzpatrick
PROTECTOR OF THE EMERALD CITY – by Kevin J. Howard
QUEENZ – by Shira Zimbeck
RED MIST – by Paul Harker
TERMINATORS - by Dominique Adams
THE BLACK HOLE – by Lisa Wood
THE FLATELY FAERIES – by Robert Milner
THE KEYS – by Paul Grammatico
THE RISING – by Craig Warren, Joe Kellam
THIS IS NOT A HAUNTING – by Justin Scott
WANISHIN FALLS – by Rob Myatt
WICKED SEASON – by Amy Acosta, Ed Spila
Updated: 12/02/2020
New York City Horror Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Contact
158 Arthur Street
Hillsdale, NJ 07642
201-666-6729 (voice)
Web:
https://nychorrorfest.com/
Email:
submissions@nychorrorfest.com
Contact: Ronnie Hein, Festival Director
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