The HEX Film Festival is an exciting opportunity to screen your Halloween themed film. The live screening festival is held in Calgary Oct 15-18, 2020. The festival features a banquet of today's new independent films. Located just an hour from picturesque Banff, Canada, HEX After Dark is the largest Halloween Film Festival in Western Canada. The festival is held during Calgary's Halloween & Entertainment Expo which features haunted experiences, live theatre, Halloween retail spaces, and a number of headline celebrities. Last year the expo attracted over 10,000 people and some great celebrities. We learned a lot of lessons in our first year. This year we will be inviting industry guests including distribution companies and halloween / horror related media contacts. A mixer between film makers, celebrities, and industry people will be held during the event. A tour will be arranged of various unique locations and filming studious in Calgary. I promise, if you attend as a film maker, we will do everything we can to treat you like a rock star (please see our reviews)!
The mission of the HEX Film Festival is to promote the artistry of independent films made in the spirit of creativity, provide exposure for talented visionary filmmakers, and celebrate a collective passion for Halloween.
Held in the thriving city of Calgary, this destination event features four days of independent genre films from around the world, as well as networking opportunities and extensive media exposure.
We are looking for full length and short films that showcase all there is to love about Halloween. Films are divided into short and feature film categories.
We have a super cool laurel - please take a look at our photos. We look forward to seeing your creations!!

**Only films that have a Halloween/Horror/ASci-Fi/Fantasy theme will be featured**
**We do not provide waivers - requests will be ignored**

Awards & Prizes

Two weekend passes to the full Halloween & Entertainment Expo will be provided to the creators of each accepted project.

Best Short Film
Best Feature Film
BEST Sci-Fi or Fantasy Film
Best Horror Film
Best Actor
Best Actress
Breakthrough Filmmaker
Fan Favourite
Best Cinematography
Best Soundtrack
Best Special Effects
Best Sound Effects
Best Makeup
Best Costume Design
Best Canadian Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Film

Rules & Terms

Submitter agrees to take all responsibility for obtaining any and all rights and permissions for screening the project at HEX Film Festival.

We are looking for films that have been completed within the last two years.

Please either provide a download link on Filmfeeway or a link to a 1080p film.

By submitting the project, you agree to provide HEX Entertainment Inc. and its agents with a non-exclusive right to screen the project at HEX Film Festival in front of a live audience. If accepted, filmmakers allow HEX to use clips and images of their films in promotional material.

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  • Eva Colmers

    Hex After Dark is a great festival! - They screened our short THE SUBURBANIGHT on the last night. Our writer/co-producer Susie M attended the whole weekend and from the moment she'd arrived, they treating her right. The respect, perks, and attentiveness of the festival organizer cannot be overstated. They were super to communicate with, the programming was stellar, the awards were legit, and it was just fun! The Hex After Dark Festival is part of a larger Halloween festival, which means that it's really pretty well attended for a fest that's both new and quite small. Three days of shorts and features. Saw some great flicks, met a lot of filmmakers and had a great time. - We'll be back!

    October 2019
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  • Jim Zounis

    It was such a great honor to have our Short Film accepted and screened at this years HEX After Dark Film Festival, thank you all.

    October 2019
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  • Lisa Ovies

    From start to finish an fantastic experience. Cam was amazing, hospitable, communicated quickly and efficiently and truly took care of our team. We had a blast screening 'Puppet Killer' and would hands down screen again. We had a booth where we sold merchandise and had a ton of opportunity to interact with fans and to also meet the amazing guests in attendance 10/10

    October 2019
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  • Willa Production Office

    To date this is the most fun I have ever had at a festival. Especially if you love Horror. Thank you to all the hard working festival staff, we cannot wait to return!!!

    October 2019
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