The 2023 program will include the best games of each genre including platforms for desktop, console, mobile, and virtual reality, as well as music, music videos, game music, film music, and soundtracks as the top Award categories including – Best Game, Best Game Narrative, Best Game Music, Best Game Audio, Best Film Soundtrack, Best Music Video and Best Director.
The Chainsaw Game and Music Festival especially encourages and welcomes the entries from artists, developers, and professionals from all over the world who want to share their unique perspectives into personal audience experiences. The focus of the festival is to take audiences to new worlds from the minds of the world’s best creatives.
Awards & Certificates
The Awards of the Chainsaw Game and Music Festival honor the achievements of game developers, musicians, and directors from around the world who collaborate and apply their unique creative power to share unique worlds and experiences. The Official Selections of the program include projects whose excellence brings these worlds to life while additionally awarding special category winners for the standouts of the season. The Chainsaw Game and Music Festival will publish the name of the winners online and certificates will be awarded.
Rules & Terms
Submit your work via the official website. Winners will be notified via email.
The Chainsaw Game and Music Festival cannot accept the following works:
- Anything that you are not the author and copyright holder of the work you submit.
- Offensive, illegal, discriminatory, or harmful materials.
- Anything that discloses the personal information and likeness of any individual that you do not have written permission to do so.
- Anything that you are not comfortable allowing us to show in public. Submission means you read and agree to the complete rules and terms of the festival.
Deadlines
- 1 January 2023 — Opening Date
- 15 January 2023 — Early-bird Deadline
- 31 March 2023 — Regular Deadline
- 30 June 2023 — Late Deadline
- 15 October 2023 — Extended Deadline
- 16 December 2023 — Notification Date
- 17–18 December, 2023 — Event Date
Chainsaw Film and Game Festival 2023 – Submission Fee
The entry fee is $15 per submission.