Slimfest 2024 Arrives on July 21 at the Nerd Emporium in Pueblo, Colorado

A CELBRATION OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING IN ALL ITS ABSURD, AWESOME GLORY
— Thomas Eliot - Festival Director

SlimeFest is a summer movie festival focusing on slime-filled horror movies. Blood, guts, and gore, alien ooze, radioactive waste, and anything else slimy - show us what you got! Get ready to create and submit your film.. SlimeFest 2024 will feature the second annual Slimy Awards and will be held at The Nerd Emporium in Pueblo, Colorado.

Awards & Prizes

SlimeFest will be the new venue for the Slimy Awards. Awards include:

  • Grossest Movie

  • Most Horrifying

  • Audience Choice

  • And of course, Best Use of Slime

There will be additional prizes created inspired by the individual merits of the entries. Prior awards include Best Kaiju Battle, Best Thriller Set in a Single Room, and Best Scene of Someone Being Killed by Something You Really Wouldn't Expect Them to Be Killed By.

Rules & Terms

You assert that you have all the rights to music, et cetera in your films, and that we can display them. There are no screening fees.

Dates & Deadlines

  • September 1, 2023

    Opening Date

  • January 1, 2024

    Earlybird Deadline

  • March 1, 2024

    Regular Deadline

  • June 30, 2024

    Late Deadline

  • July 5, 2024

    Notification Date

  • July 21, 2024

    Event Date

SlimeFest is sponsored by the Kickass Film Festival, Under Rated Pex Pepper Hot Sauces and Invasion of the Pod People.

 

CONTACT

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Thomas Eliot | thomas@thomaseliot.com | 510.415.8330