Weekend Contest Synopsis

Saturday Night Party - 8:30 pm / live band THE AMINO ACIDS approximately 9:30 pm

Three contests will take place at the Saturday Night Party. Admission is $10.00 (FREE for Gold and Weekend Pass holders). Cash Bar. ALL individuals MUST show valid driver’s license for admission. MUST be over 18 for entry. MUST be over 21 to consume alcoholic beverages.

Tattoo contest - Saturday night
Cost: $5.00 fee (on top of admission to Saturday Night Party) contest...
MUST BE INKED, MUST PAY $5.00 FEE, MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE 8PM AT SKULLHOUSE BOOTH / HOME BASE.

The $5.00 cost defers the cost of the trophies for the winners of each category.

Winner of each category gets a trophy and an MCN swag bag. Judges to be announced. Contest to take place at approximately 10 pm.

Four categories:

Costume contest - Saturday night
Cost: FREE!
All entries simply dress in costume and pay admission to get into Saturday Night Party. MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE 8PM AT SKULLHOUSE BOOTH / HOME BASE.

Winner of each category gets an MCN swag bag. Judges to be announced. Contest to take place at approximately 10 pm.

Categories:

Miss Motor City Nightmare - Saturday night
Cost: FREE!
All entries simply dress in what they think best represents what a sexy Miss Motor City Nightmare should be. ONE WINNER. MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE 8PM AT SKULLHOUSE BOOTH / HOME BASE.

Miss Motor City Nightmare will be crowned and will win a walk on in an upcoming SKULLHOUSE PICTURES production, as well as crown our next Miss Motor City Nightmare at the next convention. Judges to be announced. Contest to take place at approximately 10 pm.

OTHER CONTESTS

Short Film Competition - Saturday evening - 5 pm
Cost: $20.00 -
Once the fee is paid, you will be given a word. FOR EXAMPLE: Nightmare.

Write, Shoot, and Edit a 10 minute (or less) short film that is built on the word given. FOR EXAMPLE: If the word was "Nightmare" you could put the word in the title or make the movie about a Nightmare. ANYTHING GOES. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE HORROR RELATED.

All Entries MUST be in by April 16th. Must be delivered on DVD and sign a release form.

We will show all short films entered at MOTOR CITY NIGHTMARES convention.

Winning short film is an internship for the next production by SKULLHOUSE PICTURES. ALSO, your short film will be shown this summer at the ANNUAL FRIGHT NIGHTS DOUBLE FEATURES at Emagine Theater in Canton, MI. Winning short film will be announced SUNDAY AFTERNOON. Judges to be announced.

 

Art Contest - Friday and Saturday
Cost: FREE!

All work submitted will be on display inside the vendor room Friday and Saturday (April 23rd and 24th), as well as a majority of Sunday (April 25th).  

Attendees at the convention will be invited to vote for their favorite piece.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded.  

All types of art are being accepted (i.e. painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, digital art etc….) 

Each artist submitting work will receive $5 off of their total admission to the Motor City Nightmares
Convention. (This is non-transferable and must be used by the artist only) 

  1. Artwork MUST be Horror and/or Sci Fi related.  
  2. All pieces must be original works.  Depictions of well known characters are OK, as long as it is an original rendition. (In other words…No Plagiarism!)
  3. All art must be submitted ready to display.  However you give it to us is how we will put it up.  If hanging is required, please have some sort of hanging apparatus on the back.  Framing or matting is recommended.  
  4. All artists must submit an entry form by Monday, April 19th.  Completed entry forms should be emailed to MCNartguy@yahoo.com  
  5. All art must be dropped off at the Hotel on Friday, April 23rd between 11:00am and 2:00pm.  
  6. All art must be picked up from the hotel on Sunday, April 25th between 3:00pm and 5:00pm.  (If meeting these times is impossible for pickup or drop off, contact MCNartguy@yahoo.com )
  7. Please do not submit any art depicting Sexual Acts. 
  8. Multiple Submissions are OK, but no more than three per artist.

R-Squared Film Distribution Contest - All weekend
Cost: $20.00

Filmmakers can submit their full length feature film to be viewed by a representative from R-Squared Films. The film DOES NOT have to be horror.

The films will be screened all weekend. The films will then be judged collectively by the representative from R-Squared Films. Must be delivered on DVD and sign a release form. R-Squared films will require that films be deliverable.  All paperwork and masters will be provided by winning contestant.

The winning film will win a distribution deal from R-Squared Films.

Seminars

Special FX
Cost: FREE!

Friday evening - 7 pm - hosted by special FX mistress RK Fisher

Finance / Distribution
Cost: $20.00

Saturday morning - 11:30 am -
hosted by SKULLHOUSE PICTURES founders Tommy and Todd Brunswick

Screenwriting
Cost: $10.00

Saturday afternoon - 3 pm - hosted by screenwriter / Inktip.com success  Joseph Thompson and Produced Writer Dwayne Roszkowski.