Rock Horror Film Festival (6)



Dates limites

10 oct. 2024
Appel à Inscriptions

15 févr. 2025
Date limite précoce

15 avril 2025
Date limite standard

15 mai 2025
Date limite retardée

15 août 2025
Date limite étundue

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moi

15 oct. 2025
Date de notification

06 nov. 2025
12 nov. 2025

Adresse

Rua Teotônio Regadas, 26 sl.802 Lapa,  20021-360, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Description du Festival
Festival d court métrage 69'<
Festival de long métrage >70'


Exigences du Festival
 Festival de cinéma
 Fiction
 Documentaire
 Animation
 Fantastique
 Terreur
 Experimental
 Music Video
 Autres
 Genres
 Tous les thèmes
 A des frais d’inscription
 Festival International
 Lieu physique
 janvier 2022
 Pays de production: Tout
 Pays de tournage: Tout
 Nationalités des directeurs: Tout
 Premiers Films 
 Projets scolaires 
 Courts-métrages  69'<
 Long-métrage  >70'
 Toutes langues
 Sous-titres 
Portuguese
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Début du Festival: 06 novembre 2025      Fin du Festival: 12 novembre 2025

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The Rock Horror Film Festival is more than a film festival, it’s an event that unites the best of the horror, thriller, and fantasy films with rock & roll in a big party for moviegoers who love music, and cinema. Prepare your heart for scaring and exciting nights filled with the best of the national and international thrillers, and a lot of rock & roll.

ROCK HORROR LABS

The festival will also have a team of international professionals in pannels, workshops and round tables about cinema in different areas such as: production, photography, directing, acting, makeup, soundtrack, among others.

ROUND TABLES

The festival organize round tables with the participation od the directors, actors and professionals.

FESTIVAL MAIN PRIZES PER CATEGORY

Best SINISTER FEATURE
Best BIZARRE SHORT
Best MACABRE SHORT
Best STRANGE DOCUMENTARY
Best HAIR-RAISING ANIMATION
Best PILL OF FEAR

Audience Vote

The Scariest Film in the Festival
The Funiest Horror Movie That Cannot Be Taken Seriously

THE JURY MAY SUGGEST ADDITIONAL PRIZES OR MENTIONS

FEATURE FILMS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO THE ROCK HORROR DISTRIBUTION PRIZE

FIRST AND FOREMOST: THIS IS A BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL AND WE ONLY ACCEPT FILMS THAT CAN PROVIDE PROFESSIONALLY DONE PORTUGUESE subtitleS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT AUTOMATIC TRANSLATIONS. IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE subtitleS, DO NOT SUBMIT, PLEASE. WE DO NOT PROVIDE FREE TRANSLATION. IF YOU STILL WANT TO SUBMIT INQUIRE ABOUT THE TRANSLATIONS PACKAGES.

SECOND: WE ARE NOT A PUBLICLY/GOVERNMENT FUNDED FESTIVAL, THEREFORE WE CANNOT OFFER FREE SUBMISSION WAIVERS, BUT WE OFFER DISCCOUNTS FOR STUDENTS AND PRO MEMBERS.

The Rock Horror Film Festival only accepts the following genres: Horror, thriller, fantasy, sci-fi, and animation in the formats features, featurettes, shorts, and microshorts in the categories: FEATURES and DOCS (above 70 min.), FFEATURETTES (Between 30 and 69 min. ), SHORTS AND ANIMATIONS (Between 10 and 29 min.), MICRO-SHORTS (bellow 10 min.)

WE DO NOT ACCEPT FILMS WITHOUT THESE REQUIREMENTS.

EXHIBITION IN CINEMAS: The Rock Horror Film Festival films are screened in cinemas and to ensure the quality, organization and homogeneity of the projections, we only use DCPs (2k OR 4K, interop, scope or flat). Films that do not respect these rules will be disqualified.

SubtitleS - All foreign language films must have Brazilian Portuguese subtitles already inserted in the projection file submitted for the DCP production. Obs: All subtitles will be reviewed, if they do not follow the mandatory quality requirements of the festival, they will be rejected. We do not accept subtitles translated by automatic services online. Send us the SRT file to verification before sending the actual screening file. Films that do not respect these rules will be disqualified.

SELECTION - Entry does not guarantee acceptance into the festival. All films will be reviewed by the festival and selected according to the closest characteristics matching the categories. Screenings are scheduled during the Festival at the discretion of the Rock Horror Film Festival.

WITHDRAWING: Submissions fees WILL NOT be returned.

We accept submissions that have premiered elsewhere and that may have distribution agreements already in place, except if they have been released commercially.

MATERIAL - Incomplete projects are not accepted. The filmmaker accepts to send us, additionally, the trailer of he film to be feature in the official teaser of the festival and a director's video up to 1 minute inviting the public to see his/her film in the festival.

MULTIPLE ENTRIES - Multiple entries are allowed, however a separate entry form must be submitted for each.

SUBMISSIONS - For logistical reasons, we only accept submissions through one of the platforms that the festival is already setup.

PROGRAMMING
The screenings during the festival will be scheduled according to the program defined by the festival organization. The festival guarantees at least one screening of the selected film.
Additional screenings are an exclusive decision of the festival organization for organization, public and cinema profile and/or other reasons that are entirely up to the organization.

The festival reserves the right to make changes at any time for any reason. The Rock Horror Film Festival will not be liable for any costs claimed as a result of a change in scheduling.

No film may be withdrawn from the festival program after its selection.

Filmmakers will be solely responsible for all costs resulting from the submission of the film to the Festival including but not limited to postage or insurance of the film, trophy and expenses of your staff or any representatives of the film.

Producer will indemnify the organisers of the Festival against all claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses (including legal fees), proceedings and losses resulting from the screening of the film at the Festival or from claims by any third parties.

LOSS OR DAMAGE

Although every precaution will be taken to prevent loss or damage to materials while in the possession of the festival, Rock Horror Film Festival is not responsible should any materials be damaged while in transit to or from, or while in the possession of the festival.

ENTRY LIABILITY

The filmmaker holds the Rock Horror Film Festival, its management, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, and etc. harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from entry. The filmmaker certifies to have full rights. Producer will indemnify the organisers of the Festival against all claims, demands, costs, damages, expenses (including legal fees), proceedings and losses resulting from the screening of the film at the Festival or from claims by any third parties.





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