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The Dark Directors Mini Fest
DuBois, United States · Est. 2015 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
DuBois, United States
65
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- No physical screenings
- 11 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
Calling for submissions for "The Dark Directors Mini Fest", a contest to be spotlighted as a short preceding a screening of Night of the Living Dead (1968) at The Moonlight Drive-In Theatre in Brookville, Pennsylvania, USA. Top 3 films by our panel of judges comprised of our non profits board members will be shown before the film in this 300 car theatre. We are looking for short horror films from 1 second to 15 minutes in length. We are interested in quality films whether they have been made by a veteran filmmaker who has been in the industry for sixty years, or by a new/student filmmaker. We want to celebrate the diversity of film and filmmakers from around the world and welcome submissions from any nation. Selections will be screened at the stage after dusk. The Dark Directors Mini Fest will be held on Saturday October 17th, 2026. We will be presenting 3 quality short films for this event through this submission call. There will be Screening of the original Night of the Living Dead (1968) directly after the shorts entertain the 300 car audience. NAFCo is an acronym for the Northern Appalachian Film Collective. We are 501c3 non-profit corporation based in DuBois, PA dedicated to promoting filmmaking and the arts in the Northern Appalachian Region. We have been successfully holding film festivals for 11 years at various venues in the region. The mission of our festival is to bring the voices and films of new and established filmmakers to rural Western Pennsylvania, and to support filmmakers around the world by showcasing their films.
Last updated Sep 6, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 11 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2015
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
4.0/ 5
Reviews
42
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
Communication with the festival was great. We were happy to have two of our short films including in the program. Thank you for the selections.
- Filmmaker
JoeBert Entertainment
- Filmmaker
thanks you it is very well
- Filmmaker
mohammad hassan arjmandi
- Filmmaker
It is a good Film Festival
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