Great news everyone, the submission period for the 2024 Sawdust City Fright Fest is open now through June 1st, 2024! We are looking forward to another season of great indie films and another amazing independent horror film festival!

Thank you so much to everyone who came to Oshkosh and The Time Community Theater to attended the Sawdust City Fright Fest this weekend! We all had a great time and loved seeing all of you! This was our most successful Fest yet thanks to the amazing volunteers at The TIME and our committee, who worked tirelessly to put this together.

Check out the fun posters for this year’s SCFF! A huge thank you to our very own Dave Burke for these, and pretty much all of our graphics!

Advance tickets are available!

Admission for Saturday October 14th, 2023 will be $13 (presale) for an ALL DAY pass for Saturday. That includes 17 short films (split into two 90-minute blocks) and 2 feature length films.

Remember, The TIME is cash only for everything at the door, parking may be limited at noon, doors at noon, films 12:30.

Thank you to everyone who attended and put on their best face for last night’s screening of Ed Gein: The Musical! Thanks to all the hard work of the cast and crew, and the amazing TIME volunteers!

We were all treated to live music performed on stage by Will Keizer and Dan Davies, Donna Francart, author of “I’ve Seen Dead People” and “Ed Gein The Musical A Novel” was there to autograph copies of her books, there was fantastic giveaways, and awesome merch for sale! Everyone was able to get their fill! Visit SRS Cinema website to get your DVD or Blu Ray copy of Ed Gein: The Musical!

Although we’re still dotting some i’s and crossing some t’s, we’re all set with the 2023 SCFF line up!

We’re excited to announce that since this year, our little festival falls on Friday, October 13th and Saturday, October 14th, we’re kicking off the fest with Friday the 13th Part 2! But that’s not all! As a special treat, we’ll be screening one of the outstanding short films, The Beast, which was selected for this year’s film fest, before this amazing Friday night feature! AND it get’s better! Thanks to Fox Communities Credit Union, our Friday night fest kick off is FREE ADMISSION!

Now to answer a few questions that we’ve been asked…

Where: A big thanks to the historic The TIME Community Theater in beautiful downtown Oshkosh, WI, who is continuing to partner with the Sawdust City Fright Fest again this year.

When: Friday, October 13th, 7 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm. Saturday, October 14th, 2023 12:30 pm – 9 pm, doors open at Noon. Come and go as you want throughout the day. We also suggest coming early and enjoying the amazing Farmer’s market Saturday morning! Music, food, and various artisans fill 2 full blocks!

How Much: As mentioned previously, the Friday Night kickoff is free admission, thanks to Fox Communities Credit Union. It will be $12 for an ALL DAY pass for Saturday. That includes 17 short films (split into two 90-minute blocks) and 2 feature length films. For ONLY the Saturday night feature film the price is $5.

Selection notifications have been sent to everyone who submitted films to the 2023 Sawdust City Fright Fest. There were so many good submissions we wish we could have fit more into the schedule! Congratulations to everyone! We will be posting the 2023 Official SCFF Selections soon!

You may remember at last year’s Sawdust City Fright Fest, one of the cast from our midday feature, Dan Davies, discussed during the Q&A how, after 13 years, Ed Gein: The Musical, in which he stars, had been picked up for distribution. We know you were waiting for more news, and here it is. In just a couple weeks, this irreverently told tale about one of Wisconsin’s most notorious criminals, a man who inspired such legends as Hitchcock and Hooper, will be screening at The TIME Community Theater in beautiful downtown Oshkosh, WI.

So mark your calendars for Saturday, August 12th, 2023! Doors will open at 6:30 pm for a 7 pm showing. Ticket prices are $15 and the SCFF will be providing the popcorn! Autographed merchandise from the film will also be available. And stick around to the end because give aways will include authentic movie props and merchandise! Grab yourself a soda or beer to go with your popcorn, and enjoy the experience.

As always, all the proceeds from the SCFF go to The TIME Community Theater, a non-profit, entirely volunteer run, historic community theater, which is kind enough to be home to the Sawdust City Fright Fest each October.

The submission period for the 2023 Sawdust City Fright Fest has now closed. Thank you to everyone who who submitted their films to our horror film festival. We are working hard behind the scenes on the judging and organizing of this year’s fright fest and will announce the SCFF Official Selections for the 2023 season after notifications have been sent on August 1st.

Ticket prices and how to purchase advance tickets to come.