NOVEMBER
Gorizia (Italy)
Theatre screenings.
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BAHF fourth edition will be held in Northern Italy in November, the first (and only) horror genre film festival in Friuli Venezia-Giulia.
All the screenings will be held at Kinemax, an historical cinema located in the biggest square of the city.

What are we looking for?
HORROR of course, any cross genre is allowed but it MUST BE HORROR related.
We are opened, to shorts, full lengths and screenplays.

Who's gonna win the awesome and grotesque handcrafted trophy?
A selected jury will assign the prizes.

THIRD EDITION JUDGES:
Jacen Burrows, Ted Nicolaou, Sam Firstenberg.

FOURTH EDITION JUDGES:
TBA

Be Afraid Horror Fest, home is where the horror is!

Awards & Prizes

Trophy awards:

TWISTED CLAPPERBOARD (see pictures in our gallery)
- Best Horror Film, assigned by the jury
- Best Horror Short, assigned by the jury

TWISTED NOTEBOOK OF HORRORS (see pictures in our gallery)
- Best Horror Feature Screenplay
- Best Horror Short Screenplay

SPECIAL JURY AWARD/AUDIENCE AWARD
- No trophy, just nominal, they change from edition to edition (check our website to see previous assigned awards)

Rules & Terms

Submission Eligibility:
- Horror Short, any work with a length shorter than 20 minutes
- Horror Feature, any work with a length longer than 60 minutes
- Horror Short Screenplay, any horror related screenplays of no more than 15 pages (English or Italian language)
- Horror Feature Screenplay, any horror related screenplays of at least 60 and no more than 100 pages. (English or Italian language)
- Any cross genre is allowed but it MUST BE HORROR related
- The Work must be produced after January 2019
- Premieres are prioritized in programming
- If not in English, all the submission MUST BE subtitled in English
- You can submit any number of works as long as all the rules are respected
- We only accept submission via FilmFreeway

What do we need after you've been selected?
- PRESS KIT with: a .jpeg file of the movie poster, at least three stills, all useful links (trailer, IMDb...), a short plot (in English) and a document with the main cast&crews
- An HD or 2k master of the selected movie in the best possible quality, download links only are accepted
- An .srt file with English subtitles which is MANDATORY
- Once you've been notified, please send to our email all of the materials listed above as soon as you can

Other important things to know:
- Selections will be notified by email
- Entry fees are non-refundable
- Participants agree that clips and images from their film may be used for any promotional purposes on Be Afraid Horror Fest social media.
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  • Jacob Swafford

    Was super honored that my film ‘Selva Oscura’ was selected.
    Big fan of this festival. Sad I couldn’t attend this year.

    December 2021
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  • Rafael Mayoral-Parracia

    Had a great experience as a selection of Be Afraid Horror Fest. Though we were not able to travel to the festival is was awesome seeing all the promotional materials they put together for social media including the sick-a** trailer they edited with clips from all the official selections.

    Communication was great from the festival director Federico. We knew everything was going on 100% of the time.

    We're honored to be alumni for Be Afraid Horror Fest and we look forward to submitting again in the future.

    December 2021
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  • Shane Thompson

    Incredibly honored to have been part of this amazing festival. The communication was so great. The trophies are so hauntingly beautiful and twisted! This festival is an absolute must if you're a horror fan!

    December 2021
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  • James Campbell

    Very happy to have won BEST SCORE at this year's Be Afraid Horror Fest! Will be entering again in the future and hopefully attend in person!

    December 2021
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  • Alessio Nencioni

    Dico solo una cosa: pazzesco!

    December 2021
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