Years running: 19 (since 2007)
A Night of Horror
International Horror Film Festival.
About
A Night of Horror tooks place in conjunction with Fantastic Planet Film Festival. Together the festivals provide Australia's leading showcase of independent genre specific cinema. Combined, the fests screened over 100 films in 2015. Both festivals retain independent programs and their own specific award categories.
Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Male Performance
- Best Female Performance
- Best Short Film
- Best Australian Short Film
- Best H. P. Lovecraft Inspired Film
- Best Music Video
- Feature Screenplay Competition: winner, 1st runner up, 2nd runner up.
- Short Screenplay Competition: winner, 1st runner up, 2nd runner up.
Rules
- We require films initially be submitted via online screeners, i.e. private Youtube or Vimeo links. We no longer accept physical preview copies (i.e. DVDs).
- There is no restriction as to the year that the film was made.
- Screening Media Type: Blu-Ray, digital media file, DCP, or DVD
- Audio language: original
- Subtitles language: english
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Lisa Mitchell (Festival Director).
Documents
Place
Australia
Sydney
Official Website
Contacts
Contact Emails
Social Networks
Facebook
Twitter
- Opening DateMarch 18, 2025
- Earlybird DeadlineOctober 31, 2025
- Regular DeadlineDecember 19, 2025
- Extended DeadlineJanuary 14, 2026
- NotificationsFebruary 17, 2026
- Event Dates5 — 8 March 2026
Short films (45 minutes or under in duration) that deal with, or are inspired by, the writings of horror author H. P. Lovecraft.
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Earlybird Deadline — $30
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $55
Single episodes of web series or television series, and/or short films and/or videos, made primarily for exhibition or distribution on television or the internet (50 minutes and under in duration), that deal with horror themes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $30
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $55
For feature length screenplays between 60 and 130 pages in length.
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Extended Deadline — $70
For short screenplays that are less than 60 pages in length.
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Earlybird Deadline — $30
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $55
Any feature length film (45 to 140 minutes in duration) that deals with horror themes. (Documentaries are also welcome.)
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Earlybird Deadline — $45
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Regular Deadline — $50
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Extended Deadline — $70
Any live action film (45 minutes or under in duration) that deals with horror themes. Your film can be narrative fiction, experimental, or even a documentary about horror.
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Earlybird Deadline — $30
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $55
Any animated film (45 minutes or under in duration) that deals with horror themes.
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Earlybird Deadline — $30
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Regular Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $55
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