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

Our second season's Live Event will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, 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!

To THANK YOU for reading all of our info, here are exclusive promo codes for our family of festivals. The following promo codes are good for a whopping 25 % off all entry fees (and will work on top of Gold discounts for Gold subscribers)!

ALL COMEDY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
https://filmfreeway.com/AllComedyShortFilmFestival
PROMO CODE: ALLCOMEDYSHORTS25

ALL DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
https://filmfreeway.com/AllDocumentaryShortFilmFestival
PROMO CODE: ALLDOCSHORTS25

AVALONIA PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
https://filmfreeway.com/APC
PROMO CODE: APC25

AVALONIA FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS ETC.
https://filmfreeway.com/AvaloniaFestival
PROMO CODE: AVALONIA25

Awards & Prizes

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 entries, 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 27, you will be invited and encouraged (but not required) to share your thoughts with our live audience in a Q and A session.

Rules & Terms

Your single entry fee makes your project eligible for all of the awards in your run-time division and 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 premiere 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 September 27, 2025 Live Event is free for filmmakers, cast, crew, their friends & family, and film fans.

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  • Nikolaos Falcone Georgiadis

    Great film festival, great selection of demestic and international films and great professionall crew handle the festival with good vibes. Very.. Very welcoming and great communication overall.. Bravo!!!

    September 2024
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  • Tom Bussineau

    Mike was a great host! Excellent festival and great Q&A sessions. I look forward to coming back next year!

    September 2024
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  • Samuel Lodato

    Thank you for awarding my film Killer Pencil as your Best 1-Minute Found Footage Horror Short. Thanks also for the promotion on your website and on social media, it's much appreciated.

    September 2024
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  • Harry Waldman

    Thanks for awarding "Bay For Blood" for Best 30 Minute Psychological Horror Film! I wasn't able to attend the in person event, but appreciated the level of communication and professionalism displayed throughout, and will definitely submit future projects to this festival.

    September 2024
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  • Marlon Royal Reid

    Dope communication. Clear and concise. I will submit again to the All Horror Short Film Festival and thank you for everything!

    September 2024
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