The creators of Avalonia Festival (avaloniafestival.com) are proud to present the
ALL HORROR SHORT FILM FESTIVAL.

Our First Live Event will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at The Atlantic Theaters in beautiful Atlantic Beach, Florida. Start time 1 pm.

Our After Party will take place at the spacious and fun Cantina Louie next door right after the festival.

We have four run-time divisions. The earlier you enter and the shorter your film, the lower the entry fee!

STUDENTS: Middle, High School, and College/Tech/Film school students use Promo Code "HORRORSTUDENT" for 20% off your entry fees with uploaded student credentials!

MILITARY, POLICE & FIRST RESPONDERS: Use Promo Code: "LUGOSI" for 20 % off your entry fees!

Separate AWARDS in the following categories for each sub-division based on the run-time division of the film
(1 Minute & under, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and 30 minutes)

Best PSYCHOLOGICAL Horror
Best SLASHER Horror
Best CLASSIC Horror
Best PARANORMAL/SUPERNATURAL Horror
Best COMEDIC Horror
Best FOUND FOOTAGE Horror

We also have a special "BEST ALL HORROR" Award across all run-time divisions for films that do not fall into the above classifications.

In addition, from the overall pool of our yearly Award Winners, we will name the following bonus Cast & Crew Awards:

Best Horror SCREENWRITER
Best Horror DIRECTOR
Best Horror ACTOR
Best Horror ACTRESS
Best CINEMATOGRAPHY in a Horror
Best EDITING in a Horror
Best HMUA in a Horror
Best MUSIC in a Horror
Best F/X in a Horror

Your one entry fee per film qualifies your film for ALL of the above awards!

We will send Award Certificates to you via email in PDF format for your home printing and JPG and PNG for your online sharing needs.

For those who can attend our Live Festival on September 14, you will be invited and encouraged (but not required) to share your thoughts with our live audience in a Q and A session. (Check our Avalonia Festival Channel on YouTube to see examples of our Q&A presentation)

Your single entry fee makes your project eligible for all of the awards in your run-time division as well as the Cast & Crew awards.

If you wish, we will put your YouTube or Vimeo link of your Award-Winning Short Film on our website (refer to https://avaloniafestival.com/8-2/ to see our format).

Filmmakers retain ALL rights and ownership of their work.

We do not pay screening fees.

We have no premier status requirements.
We do not discriminate based on when your film was made or whether or not it is available online.
We welcome entries from all over the world.

Our Live Event on September 14, 2024, is free for filmmakers, cast, crew, their friends & family, and film fans.