Welcome to The Spooktacular Film Fest for Horror & Sci-Fi, brought to you by Red Tower Entertainment and Lunar42. We’re a genre production and content distribution company delivering FREE original and curated content that strives to entertain, scare, provoke, and test the boundaries of storytelling through high-quality prestige short films.

With a focus on Horror and supernatural shorts on our Red Tower channel, and a focus on Sci-Fi and speculative-fiction shorts on our Lunar42 channel, the Spooktacular Film Fest was created FOR ARTISTS, BY ARTISTS, as a way for filmmakers to share audiences globally, and engage with them through the power of YouTube. All Official Selections chosen for the festival will have an exclusive YouTube premiere on one of our channels.

Our founders are veterans of the film industry – passionate about genre films and unique modes of storytelling – and we’re excited to throw open the doors and invite you to join the REDvolution! So saddle up and dive in! Let's have a bloody-good time! Check us out: www.youtube.com/@redtowerent and www.youtube.com/@Lunar.42 (launching in Feb. 2024)

Got queries? Contact us at info@redtowerent.com

PRO TIP: We love stories that are universal in scope with broad appeal for a wide audience, and always with a big juicy twist at the end.

Good Luck!

Awards & Prizes

All Official Selections will receive:
* A personalized distribution strategy with a release on the Red Tower or Lunar42 YouTube channel, and an ongoing presence within our entire network of content.
* Free entry into every future Spooktacular Film Fest
* Festival Laurels
* Festival graphics formatted for social media, to help promote the film to your own fans, friends, and followers (don't forget, THEY determine the winner of the Audience Choice Award!)
* Ongoing marketing support from Red Tower/Lunar42, to help drive views from audience and industry professionals.

Official Selections then will be screened by an independent panel of judges, who will nominate films for the following awards. The winners in each category will be announced at the in-person festival in September. Attendance is not required to be eligible to win.
~ Best Original Story ($250)
~ Outstanding Direction ($250)
~ Outstanding Performance ($250)
~ Coolest Practical Effects / Monster (Horror only - $250)
~ Outstanding Special Effects ($250)
~ Best Twist ($200)
~ Audience Choice Award, Horror -- chosen by our YouTube viewing audience! ($400)
~ Audience Choice Award, Sci-Fi – chosen by our YouTube viewing audience! ($400)
~ “Absolutely Spooktacular” Best of Fest ($400)

Honorable mentions may be awarded, at the discretion of the judging panel.

Winning Films/Filmmakers will receive:
* Up to $2,000.00 in prize money!
* A unique trophy, designed exclusively for The Spooktacular Film Fest
* A Merch item of your choice, branded with Red Tower, Lunar42, or Spooktacular logos
* A meeting with our Originals department, where you can pitch your next big idea.
* Ongoing marketing dollars invested into your film, mentorship for the filmmakers, and guidance from the Red Tower/Lunar42 team as we facilitate potential partnership opportunities with larger studios and notable production companies.

FINE PRINT:
- We reserve the right to omit awarding honors in any category if the submissions do not meet the judging standards.
- We reserve the right to award any additional specialty honors not outlined above, should the panel of judges determine additional honors are deserved.
- We reserve the right to change/update Official Selections at any time for any reason.
- Not every film selected as an Official Selection will be screened during the live event.

Rules & Terms

Thank you for your interest in submitting to The Spooktacular Film Festival for Horror & Sci-Fi!

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS WILL BE CHOSEN, ANNOUNCED, AND RELEASED PUBLICLY ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS ON A ROLLING BASIS.

All award nominees will be announced at least one month prior to the in-person festival. Attendance at the in-person festival is not required for consideration.

Submissions may be of any length, from any country. Submitted films should either be in English or include English subtitles, and a text file in English will be required for closed captioning purposes.

By submitting, you acknowledge and accept the rules & conditions of The Spooktacular Film Fest:

1) If chosen as an Official Selection, filmmakers authorize distribution of their film on one of our YouTube channels, for a limited period of exclusivity.
2) Filmmakers retain full ownership of their work.
3) All materials, including but not limited to the submitted film, excerpts, stills, artist biographies, and promotional materials, will be retained by The Spooktacular Film Fest and may be used in perpetuity for promotional purposes, including local, national, and international press and electronic media in any form.
4) Submitting filmmaker must have full legal rights to submit their film. It is the sole responsibility of the submitting filmmaker to attain all permissions required from artists, studios, or production companies prior to submitting and screenings.
5) It is the sole responsibility of the submitting filmmaker to secure any authorization, releases, or licenses for copyrighted materials used within the film, including music.
6) Music licenses must be provided upon request, prior to the announcement of Official Selections.
7) We reserve the right to change the screening venue, streaming platform, or festival date(s) for any reason. All filmmakers will be notified of any changes to the program.
8) Entry fees are non-refundable.

Projects that do not follow the rules & terms above can be automatically disqualified at our sole discretion.

By submitting your film to this festival:
~ You represent and warrant that you have full legal right and authority to submit the mentioned film for consideration by Red Tower and/or Lunar42, and that all necessary consents, licensing, and approvals have been obtained.
~ You understand that your submission is in no way a guarantee of acceptance into The Spooktacular Film Fest.