Ripcord, a new independent film platform that aims to directly connect genre filmmakers with fans, has announced a spooky new film festival.
\n\nThe Halloween Film Festival is set to showcase 50 short genre films, including horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy titles and fans can vote on their favorites. The winning entry will win $100,000 and the remaining nine films will split a $100,000 total prize, based on ranking, following a live screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 29.
\n\nThe festival runs from Oct. 19-29, and all screenings are free to watch at ripcord.film. Filmmakers can submit their shorts via FilmFreeway (https://filmfreeway.com/RipcordHalloweenFilmFestival).
\n\nThe festival is the launch event for Ripcord, which is described per the company’s official release as “built to close one of independent cinema’s biggest gaps: exceptional films that struggle to find distribution and audiences who struggle to discover them. Rather than relying on traditional distributors, Ripcord lets filmmakers bring their work directly to fans. On Ripcord, fans can discover new creators, follow and interact with the filmmakers behind the films they love and purchase films directly to support them.”
\n\n“Too many great independent films never find an audience, not because they aren’t good…
Original source: https://variety.com/