Toronto Int’l Spring of Horror & Fantasy Film Festival ()

Festival start: 01 April 2020      Festival end: 05 April 2020

Toronto Int'l Spring of Horror and Fantasy (TISH) was created to give people of Toronto access to quality genre films throughout the year.

As we enter our 5th year, we are growing to a 5-day event that allows us to screen more films and have more fun!

In addition to the screenings, we also offer other activities such as nightly socials for networking and our annual Scream Queen / King Competition. With the extra days, we are also able to plan for a new party mid-festival! (More details will be unveiled in the fall.)

Films are always the core of the festival and our aim is to showcase the best genre films from around the World from new filmmakers and seasoned veterans. Our focus is on new voices and we prefer creativity over big budgets. In addition to having short films in front of features, we also aim to start all screenings with a genre appropriate music video to set the mood.

Our screenings are held at the Carlton Cinema in downtown Toronto - April 1-5, 2020.

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Toronto Int'l Spring of Horror & Fantasy Film Festival
"Because good genre films should be available all year long!"

Best Feature
Best Short
Best Music Video

Best Direction
Best Script
Best Performance
Best Canadian
Best Effects
Best Kill
Most Outrageous

Additional specialty prizes may be given at the awards ceremony.
All award winners get a Crazed TISH Cleaver the Beaver Bobblehead(!) Statue.

(If you are unable to claim the prize in person, we will ship it for free.)

We accept short films (<45 min), feature films (45 min<) and music videos that would play well alongside genre films.

We are open to all horror, sci-fi and fantasy films. Other films that would fit a genre festival (such as bloody black comedies, mysteries or dark experimental films) are also cordially welcome.

All films must either be in English or have English subtitles. Music videos may be in any language.

You must own all rights and have appropriate music clearances to the film(s) you're submitting. And by submitting a film, you grant Toronto International Spring of Horror and Fantasy Film Festival permission to exhibit the film at the festival.

If the film is accepted, the filmmaker will consent to us using a trailer (preferred) or alternatively a short clip of his/her film as well as a poster or images from the film for promotional purposes of the festival.

Works-in-progress will be considered, as long as they are going to be completed prior to the Festival. Toronto Premieres strongly preferred especially for Feature Films. Music Videos have no premiere requirements and can also be available online before and during the festival.

We will accept both online screeners via Festhome as well as DVD copies. All submission fees need to be paid via Festhome before the DVD entries are considered. The fees are all non-refundable.

DVD entries should be sent to:

Spring Of Horror & Fantasy Film Festival
Att: Jon Lewis
800 Lansdowne Avenue, Unit 604
Toronto, ON, M6H 4K3
Canada

We will make our announcements at the latest on March 1st, 2020.

If accepted, we will need a good quality digital download (ProRes 422 or h.264) or a DCP sent to us by March 9, 2020. (If sending a DCP, we would prefer to also receive a ProRes or h.264 backup copy if available in case there are any problems with the DCP.)

All accepted films will get a complimentary festival pass and have access to half-price tickets for cast / crew members throughout the festival.