The Cyprus Horror Society is an IMDB verified festival. As the first ever Horror Film Festival in Cyprus, our aim is to create a sense of community; for all horror lovers in Cyprus but also the world! Our Festival has annual physical screenings and an award show in Cyprus! We want to find the best Horror Films from all over the world!

Best Horror Feature
Best DirectorShort
Best Sci-fi Thriller
Best Drama Horror
Best Mystery Thriller
Best Psychological Thriller
Best Musical Horror
Best Animation Horror
Best short film under 5 minutes

Best Director - Short Film
Best Director - Feature Film

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Editing
Best Achievement in Music
Best Achievement in Sound Design
Best Achievement in Costume Design
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Best Achievement in Makeup

Audience Award - Favourite Film

Rules:
1) To submit a film to our awards, you must have created the project yourself, own the rights or have permission from the owner of the content to submit the film to us.
2) All films must be submitted in a digital format. We prefer DCP but we will accept HQ avi, mp4, mov.
3) ALL films MUST have English subtitles (and if possible, greek subtitles) incorporated in the film and not as a separate file.
4) We accept Horror, Thrillers, Mystery Thrillers, Psychological Horrors/Thrillers, Animation Horror/Thrillers

WE DO NOT ACCEPT:
1. Pornography.
2. Amateur videos i.e. films with a poor production standard (bad sound, lack of
subtitles/ captions for non-English films, video resolution less than 720p HD).
3. We do not currently accept scripts.

We reserve the right to disqualify films that feature a significant political or religious agenda. Once selected, we might use small clips, posters for promotional purposes.

FILM ENTRIES & RUNTIMES
Feature Films: All Films above 50 minutes in length.
Medium Films: All Films between 30 minutes and 49:59 minutes in length.
Short Films: All Films below 29:59 in length.

PLEASE MAKE SURE FILMS ARE ENTERED INTO THE CORRECT RUNTIME OR ELSE BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.

CYPRUS SPECIFICATIONS
To qualify for the ‘Cyprus’ award, your principal production crew must be based in Cyprus.

Overall Rating
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  • Couldn't visit in person, but the way the Fest does all the communication and organisation is impressive! I am very happy our film was a part of this event, and wish you all the best!

    November 2023
  • An incredibly great festival. Communication has never been better. We even received photos directly from the screening. Finally a festival that gave feedback. Which is very important for filmmakers and their projects. If you are very impatient like me, you should be patient when the awards are announced. Because Cyprus Horror Society makes it d*** exciting. Absolutely great!

    November 2023
  • A well organized and executed festival for friends of the genre.
    A pleasure to be there and to connect with others.

    November 2023
  • Bartosz Inglot

    Thank you for selecting my film "Dead". Honored to receive the awards for the Best Mystery Horror and Best Jump Scare. Great communication and overall festival quality. I recommend everyone to submit.

    November 2023
  • Thanks for selecting "Enter the Room" into your festival. I wasn't able to attend the event in person, but was impressed with the level of communication and detail provided. I had a good experience overall and will definitely consider submitting future projects to The Cyprus Horror Society.

    November 2023