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Tabloid Witch Awards"The Tabloid Witch Awards was a huge help in getting our movie picked up by a studio."
"Thank you for the heads-up on the distribution opportunities. I just signed a licensing/ distribution agreement for 'The Kooky Kastle' with The Crypt Club Productions." -- Paul Carty, filmmaker, The Kooky Kastle.
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Contact: Send email to editor at hollywoodinvestigastor dot com Past Winners & Official Screenings Special "Best Of" Screenings * 2008 World Horror Convention * 2009 World Horror Convention Blogs
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Yes, it's another Horror Film Festival
Actually, the Tabloid Witch Awards is primarily a contest. We seek to discover and promote new horror talent (directors, actors, composers, makeup artists, more!) through our annual competition. That's why it's the Tabloid Witch Awards, not the Tabloid Witch Film Festival. The screening is merely part of the prize -- along with a trophy! Why enter THIS horror film contest and festival, when there are so many others out there? 1. We're a No Entry Fee event. So you needn't fear being scammed for your money. 2. We're located in Santa Monica, California. In Los Angeles County -- Entertainment Industry Capital of the World. Home to film stars, producers, directors, studio executives, and agents. No guarantees, but still, you never know who might wander in to one of our screenings. Got a horror film? Want to enter the Tabloid Witch Awards? Here's how... WHAT TO DO: If you have a finished horror film -- short or feature length -- send it to us. Between now and August 31, 2012, we'll review all submissions, selecting the best of the best.
Selection of winners will be at the exclusive discretion of the Hollywood Investigator. TROPHY: The 2005 and 2006 trophy was a lucite starburst. Since 2007 it's been a purple brass plaque (right), which will likely remain for 2012. SCREENING: Our goal is to screen all winning films, but that's never guaranteed. This is a No Entry Fee contest, so the budget is limited. It's always possible that only some, or none, of the winning films will be screened. However, in the past seven years, we've held ten screenings! In 2007 we had a Premiere Screening in October and an Encore Screening in November. There were also special "Best Of" screenings in 2008, in Salt Lake City, and in 2009 in Winnipeg, Canada. Ten screenings in seven years! A pretty good track record, no?
For 2011, the Tabloid Witch winners screened at Loscon 38, the Los Angeles Science Fantasy convention. It was Tabloid Witch's fourth Loscon screening, having previously screened there in 2005, 2007, and 2009. It will likely return in 2012. ENTRY FEE: There is NO entry fee! We're not looking to soak desperate artists -- only to discover new talent for a news story! That can change any time, so enter while it's free. If a fee is charged, entries already received will be "grandfathered" in. FORMAT: DVD. We prefer NTSC but will accept PAL. Format will not affect judging. Winners may be required to submit a good quality NTSC DVD prior to any public screening. LANGUAGE: Films must be in English, or English subtitled, or with minimal dialogue such that it may be understood by an English language audience. GENRE: Horror, broadly defined. Evil space aliens, the supernatural, psychos -- or even comedic horror (Motel Hell, American Werewolf in London) are fine, provided a horror content remains. DEADLINE: We must receive your entry by August 31, 2012. ISN'T IT TOO EARLY TO ENTER? No! Some winning films were received nearly a year early. Others were received days before the deadline. ISN'T IT TOO LATE TO ENTER? No! Films that are received after the deadline are considered for next year's contest. WHERE TO SUBMIT: Please send DVDs to: Thomas M. Sipos, PO Box 1903, Santa Monica, CA 90406-1903. Films will not be returned. There is no submission form. LATEST UPDATES: To hear the latest news and developments concerning this year's Tabloid Witch Awards, keeping checking our blog. Yes, we're on MySpace.
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