Festival start: 24 October 2024
Festival end: 03 November 2024
Espanto Film Fest International Horror, Horror, Suspense and Science Fiction Film Festival Volume 4 will take place from October 27 to November 6, 2022 in person and from October 26 to November 12 virtually by streaming through our Planisphere platform, having as a framework the State of Hidalgo, Edo. Mex, Oaxaca, Nayarit, Querétaro, Jalisco, Guanajuato and CDMX Mexico. Having a program focused on the best of independent horror cinema in international feature films, we are the ones who give the highest percentage of the screen to Mexican feature films and short films, in addition to the script sections for short film, feature film, international short film, Ibero-American section and experimental short films and / or university students with a duration of no more than 20 minutes, in addition to Espantito short films made by children, and the new category of video games, all production must be from 2021 to date.
The Calavera Espanto stakes are awarded as a prize to the best projects in each category, in addition to the fact that in the international and Mexican feature film categories they can be on a streaming platform for projection in the United States.
The material, once it is an official selection, must be delivered in digital format 720 x 1080, for download with subtitles in Spanish in case the language is not in Spanish, to be viewed by the jury it must include a trailer for download, poster, stills , profile and photo of the director and any material that helps its promotion and dissemination as well as your social networks if you have them, once selected, you will be notified to receive the materials for dissemination on networks and publication in planisphere platform, where your time on it will be what is established on the dates of the festival, it should be noted that the platform we have is safe and inviolable and that if you do not want to be on it, you must notify in advance since once published there will be no possibility of withdrawing it from it, the Festival does not manage quotas, fees, and no remuneration for the projections either in person or on the platform, everything is totally free for or in order to bring cinema closer to all communities.
Once the Festival is over, the filmmakers will be notified if they wish to be part of exhibitions or exchanges with allied festivals as well as their image.
International horror, horror, science fiction feature films produced from 2021 to date with Spanish subtitles.
Mexican horror, horror, science fiction feature films produced from 2021 to date, spoken or with Spanish subtitles.
Feature films and short films of Spanish production short films must not exceed 20 minutes and produced from 2021 to date
International horror, horror, science fiction short films produced from 2021 to date with Spanish subtitles.
Mexican horror, horror, science fiction short films produced from 2021 to date spoken or with Spanish subtitles where the director must be of Mexican nationality and its production, mostly Mexican crew.
Short films of terror, horror, suspense and experimental and university science fiction those that are made on any device with a production year of 2021 to date, spoken or with subtitles in Spanish, without age required, and with a maximum of 20 min.
Espanto International
Short and Feature Films >31' 190'<
Fee-8%
Standard12$11.04$
Extended12$11.04$
31 Aug 24
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International feature films horror, horror and science fiction from anywhere in the world spoken or with Spanish subtitles
Espanto Mexicano
Short and Feature Films >31' 180'<
Fee-8%
Standard0$0$
Extended0$0$
31 Aug 24
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Espanto short International
Short Films 30'<
Fee-8%
Standard8$7.36$
Extended8$7.36$
31 Aug 24
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Cortometrajes internacionales de terror, horror, y ciencia ficción hablados o con subtitulos en español año de producción del 2021 a la fecha no máximo de 30 min
Espanto Short Mexican
Short Films 30'<
Fee-8%
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Extended0$0$
31 Aug 24
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Cortometrajes mexicanos producidos por realizadores nacidos en México.
Espanto short experimentl and or university student film. Mexico
Short Films 30'<
Fee-8%
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Extended0$0$
31 Aug 24
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Cortometrajes mexicanos experimentales y de universidades y escuelas donde su crew y director sea mexicano tenga años de producción del 2021 a la fecha y no exceda 30 min
Espanto Iberoamericano
Short Films 30'<
Fee-8%
Standard8$7.36$
Extended8$7.36$
31 Aug 24
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Because we want to enhance productions in the Spanish language, we open a section in competition for Spanish productions or those that have Spain co-productions with any Spanish-speaking country. The feature films must include a technical sheet to verify their production, as well as short films and these must not exceed 30 minutes including credits
Script / Espanto Guión para cortometraje Largometraje
Script / Pitch
Fee-8%
Standard8$7.36$
Extended8$7.36$
31 Aug 24
Submissions deadline
31 Aug 24
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Scripts prepared from 2021 to 2024 that are duly registered to respect copyright, for short film and feature film format, will be accepted.
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Festhome holds accountable fees festivals by holding the payment of the fees of most newer festivals until they have viewed the submissions, held their festivals and other methods. 