NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!

HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER FILMS ARE WHAT WE LOVE!

SLASHER FILMS, SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS, SLOW-BURN SUSPENSE, CREATURE FEATURES, GOTHIC OR COMEDY HORROR. IF YOUR FILM IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE HORROR GENRE, THEN WE WANT TO SEE IT!

TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES A WIDE RANGE OF INDIE HORROR FILMS & TRAILERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD!

THIS 4-DAY FILM FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO THE CREATIVE WORKS OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS THAT HOLD A STRONG PASSION FOR HORROR FILMS. AS FILMMAKERS OURSELVES, WE RECOGNIZE TALENTED ARTISTS WHO BRING THEIR VISUAL STORYTELLING GIFTS TO THE SCREEN.

OUR COMMITEE WILL VIEW ALL SUBMISSIONS, AND EACH FILM WILL BE JUDGED FAIRLY, REGARDLESS OF BUDGET, POPULARITY OR PRODUCTION COSTS. SELECTED FILMS WILL BE SHOWCASED AT THE PARAMOUNT ENTERTAINMENT THEATRE, LOCATED IN THE EXCITING DOWNTOWN CORE OF THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA.

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THE 8TH ANNUAL TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 16TH - 19TH, 2024

All Canadian Film Night "OH, CANADAHHHHH!"

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SHRIEK! THE 8TH ANNUAL TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL TRAILER

Name: Terror in the Bay
Address: CA

THANK YOU TO THE READERS OF

THE WALLEYE - THUNDER BAY'S ARTS AND CULTURE MAGAZINE

FOR VOTING US TOP FILM FESTIVAL: 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2024!

2024 AWARD WINNERS

-BEST FEATURE FILM (MORA Award) VAMPIRE ZOMBIES... FROM SPACE!
-BEST FEATURETTE (MORA Award) SCRATCH
-BEST SHORT FILM (MORA Award) LA CROIX (THE CROSS)
-BEST MINI SHORT FILM (MORA Award) STRANGE CREATURES
-BEST WEB SERIES TALES FROM THE VOID: EPS. 104 "CARRY"
-BEST MUSIC VIDEO TWO BAD BRICKS - BLEEDING RED
-BEST FILM TRAILER PANCAKE MAN
-BEST DIRECTOR FLORIAN FRERICHS (TRAUMNOVELLE)
-BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY KONSTANTIN FREYER (TRAUMNOVELLE)
-BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY MIKHAIL MORSKOV, VITALY DUDKA, GOGA POBEREZHNIY & MIKHAIL SOKOLOVSKI (FASTEN YOUR BELTS)
-BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY LADYKILLER
-BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY RUNNER-UP MONSTER GAMES
-BEST ORIGINAL SCORE GIUSEPPE VASAPOLLI (THE TOMB OF NOSFERATU)
-BEST EDITING JUANJO AVI (TURNO DE NOCHE: THE WRONG PLACE)
-BEST SFX MAKEUP YANEL CATELLANO & MELISA ONTIVERO (1978)
-BEST TITLE/CREDIT SEQUENCE TALES FROM THE VOID: COMPLETE SERIES
-BEST ACTOR RYAN WARD (DAUGHTER OF THE SUN)
-BEST ACTRESS ANDI HUBICK (TALES FROM THE VOID: EPS. 104 "CARRY")
-BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR ZACHARY GRANT (VOLITION)
-BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS KATISHA SHAW (FISHBOWL)
-BEST FILM POSTER THEODORE BEZAIRE (VAMPIRE ZOMBIES... FROM SPACE!)
-BEST ATMOSPHERE NATHAN SELLERS & LUCIA TARRO (THE WATCHER)
-BEST ENSEMBLE VAMPIRE ZOMBIES... FROM SPACE!
-BEST ACTING DUO BRIAN PALATUCCI & LEONARDO PALATUCCI (SCRATCH)
-AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD *MATTHEW RUSH (CHICKENBOY)

*25 AWARDS IN TOTAL

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WE INVITE ALL INDIE HORROR FILMMAKERS TO SUBMIT YOUR FILMS INTO THE 8TH ANNUAL TERROR IN THE BAY FILM FESTIVAL! THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS AWARDS GIVEN FOR BEST FILMS AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS. IF YOUR FILM IS PICKED AS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CONSIDERED FOR INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATIONS. GOOD LUCK!

*ALL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS, IN EVERY CATEGORY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS, NOMINEES AND WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE FILMMAKERS AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOUR FILM PLAY IN OUR

FILM FESTIVAL THIS YEAR!