About the Unnamed Footage Festival
The Unnamed Footage Festival showcases features and short films all in the genre of found footage horror or faux documentary. With this event, we want to present to an audience these films as a legitimate cinematic movement, not a mere subgenre of horror. Spanning from shot on video experiments of the early 90s to new unreleased and underseen features, and not focusing specifically on horror, the Unnamed Footage Festival is set on opening a dialogue regarding the entertainment and artistic values of first person narrative filmmaking.
The slate of films will consist of narratives shot in the first person, and show the exciting diversity within the medium that has gone uncelebrated until now. While THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY defined the genre, many others have expanded and explored it more yet remain off the radar. UFF will offer audiences the chance to revisit older titles and discover new ones, while exploring comedy, science fiction, and drama, with an emphasis on the genre most often linked to found footage - horror movies.
UFF is currently looking for films made by anyone, anytime - there are no limits regarding completion date, or release status. Due to the nature of this genre, sometimes films take years to complete and slip through the cracks, and UFF's goal is to hunt down and revive these movies, and give new films the chance to screen theatrically.
Awards & Prizes
Films submitted and accepted will be considered in competition, to be voted on by the audience and a jury. Awards given:
- JURY AWARD - BEST FEATURE
- JURY AWARD - BEST SHORT
- JURY AWARD - BEST EDITING
- JURY AWARD - BEST CAST
- JURY AWARD - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- JURY AWARD - BEST DIRECTING
- AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE
- AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT
Rules & Terms
Submissions must comply with one of the categories listed:
- Found Footage Horror
- Faux Documentary
- POV Cinema
- Screenlife
- ARG
- Hybrid Found Footage
There are no limits regarding completion date or release status as long as the submitter has the authority to grant us permission to screen, can provide the needed materials, and consent forms or proof of ownership.
Screening formats: DCP, Blu-ray, DVD, and VHS tape.
Once accepted, materials must be provided promptly.
