Quoted from LC Ha! I just looked at the top of this thread. Pity they can't even get the name of your script right. Anglers, a horror story. Lots of blood and gore with fishing hooks in mouths probably. ;D Note: I'm not condoning unsolicited email. Do they have an unsubscribe link? Other than that, they seem legit? One UK and one US, if they're the same outfit? https://www.shockfilmfest.com/home https://www.gowherewhen.com/event/shock-gore |
Quoted from MarkRenshaw Just a heads up, if you get an email from a production manager from Shockfest personally inviting you to enter one of your screenplays into their festival, it's spam. I'm in a horror group on FB and loads have had the same email. What is funny is they quite often spell the name of your screenplay wrong, or mention someone else's screenplay instead. In my case, I keep on being invited to enter Anglers (instead of Ganglers) - I just wish I'd written a fishing horror screenplay now! |
Quoted from MarkRenshaw I'm not subscribed to them and I don't know how they have got my email address and those of so many writers that I know. It is a real festival and not a scam in the slightest. I personally just don't like this marketing technique as it is not honest. They make out that they've read your script and love it so much they want to include it in their festival. When you find out they've sent the same email to lots of other writers, you realise it's just a pitch to get you to pay to enter. Nothing illegal about it, it's just if that's the way you run things then what else is not 100% genuine? It is primarily a film festival with two awards for screenplays. One feature and one short. According to their Filmfreeway page, there are no trophies or cash prizes for screenplays - there are for movies. I do know a few horror filmmakers who have had movies selected for the festival who said they were asked to buy tickets to attend the screening of their own movie. I checked this out and the organiser says this is a suggested fee only, but it's easy to think it's a mandatory charge depending on how you word it. Everyone is free to do their own diligence and decide for themselves. All I'm saying is if you get such an email then it's an auto-generated marketing list and not the personalised request for your script it appears to be. |