Plastic Kills… Again! Our Horror Short Film Contest Returns | Plastic Pollution Coalition

Nov 03, 2024

Just like your favorite spooky slayer, Plastic Pollution Coalition’s horror short film contest—Plastic Kills!— is back, badder and bigger than before. Announcing Plastic Kills… Again!

Plastic pollution, microplastics, and nanoplastics are invading every corner of Earth. They’re in our blood, our hearts, our lungs, even our brains. And while this may make us less appealing to zombies and vampires—like in last year’s winning film Blastic—the toxic terrors plastics inflict on our bodies, our planet, and all that live here, must be stopped. By working together to highlight these horrors, we can Flip the Script on Plastics and work towards a plastic-free future.

For this sequel, we’ve teamed up with Earth Angel to ask filmmakers to create original horror short films, up to five minutes long, that highlight the terrors of plastic pollution and its toxic effects to our bodies, our children, our pets, and our planet, while also helping to show real solutions to this real-life menace. With the addition of on-set sustainability reports, filmmakers will have the opportunity to show how they can incorporate environmentally conscious filmmaking into their work, both in front of and behind the scenes.

To ensure we get the best frights you have to offer, we’re giving contestants extra time to create the best shorts yet—up to 5 minutes in length—with submissions opening on July 1, 2025. The top 5 winning films will be announced on Halloween 2025, with a grand prize of $3,000.

This contest is presented by Plastic Pollution Coalition, in partnership with Earth Angel, and the Mazursky Family Foundation.

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*More judges to be announced later

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