IMDb-qualifying festival!

The only Belgian horror short film festival.

We are searching the globe for the best horror shorts.
Festival is open to any film that might be considered a horror film.
Shorts need to be submitted in 1920x1080 (full hd) or in 4k.
Running time: shorts must be 20 minutes and under.
Subtitling: all shorts need to have english subtitles.

Best International Short
Best Benelux Short
Best Animated Short
Best Micro Short
Best Music Video
Best Director
Best Writer
Best Producer
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Editor
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Production Design
Best Costuming
Best Scare
Best Sound Design
Best Score
Best SFX
Best Poster

Award Winners will be announced LIVE at the event!

Festival is open to any film that might be considered a horror film, or anything of a disturbing nature, dark art and/or frightening.

Shorts need to be submitted in 1920x1080 (full hd) or in 4k.

Running time: shorts must be under 20 minutes.

Subtitling: all shorts (except from Belgium and Netherlands) need to have english subtitles.

I, the undersigned, acknowledge and agree:

I have read, understated and fully comply with all submission eligibility information, Submission Guidelines, Terms and Conditions of Entry and Entry Eligibility requirements.

To the best of my knowledge, all of the statements in this submission are true.

This film or video is not subject to any litigation nor is threatened by any litigation.

I am duly authorized to submit this film to the festival.

I hold Halloween Horror Fest Tienen harmless from any damage to the print(s) or media materials(s) en route or otherwise during the course of the festival’s possession of the film.

I hold Halloween Horror Fest Tienen, its owners, management, juries, subsidiaries, agents, sponsors, affiliates, and etc. harmless from any and all claims of liability resulting from my entry.

I certify that I have full rights to the use of the music in the entered work.

I give permission for Halloween Horror Fest Tienen to use stills, titles, copy, and/or information from the short for promotional purposes

I give permission for Halloween Horror Fest Tienen to screen the film at the Festival for which it was submitted.

If selected I will provide Halloween Horror Fest Tienen with a digital copy of my films movie poster (in vertical format) and a press kit of my submission.

Halloween Horror Fest Tienen does not publish the short movies online!

Please add our email address to your email safe senders list, address book or contact list so that any correspondence with Halloween Horror Fest Tienen will not be blocked or filtered into your spam folder.

you will be notified of acceptance by email.

Complete press kits for films will be requested only after acceptance.

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  • Christoffer Sandau Schuricht

    It has been a fantastic festival. It has been a huge honor to be part of "Night of Horror"

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you Christoffer, it's been a huge honor to have your short in our festival, because it's such an amazing film!!

  • Thanks for the opportunity and best regards from Barcelona!!

    Hold Team

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for submitting Hold, because that's just the kind of film we adore... not only very captivating, but also a very suspenseful work of art!

  • João Pedro Frazão

    Great Festival. Thank you for the awards for best Production Design and best Costuming.

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Dear João, you and entire crew are extremely talented. The whole production is mind-blowing and you can definitely tell you guys put your heart and soul in this awesome film!

  • I love horror movies and I was excited to submit my first short film to the Night of the Horror Film Festival. I was totally surprised when it received an official selection.

    I was extremely excited to see it was going to screen at the festival. That’s my ultimate goal for each festival is to have an audience watch my film.

    Then the unexpected happened and the audience voted after watching all the films and “The Days of Knight: Chapter 3” won the award for best short film.

    I’m truly honored and grateful for the opportunity!

    Thank you to everyone and the audience at the Noght of the Horror Film Festival. I’ll definitely need to attend next time. I highly recommend submitting your film to this great festival.

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you so much for your warm and kinds words John, your review means so much for everybody involved in organizing our annual event. The audience loved your film and you got the most votes, which pretty much means you guys delivered an excellent film.... A fresh breeze in the short film industry! We hope to see more of your work in the near future!

  • Daniel Moss

    A great festival, was gutted I wasnt able to go but the films looked Mint! Very happy to be involved.

    October 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much for your kind words Dan. We're really looking forward to see more of your work in the (near) future!