Mórbido Fest

𝗠𝗼́𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 is open to competitors from all over the world, without exception. The Festival accepts fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird-themed films of all production techniques and budgets produced between 2025 and 2026.

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲:

● 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀: minimum running time 60 minutes
● 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀: fiction and documentary of a duration no longer than 15 minutes (incl. end credits).
● 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀: minimum running time 45 minutes.
● MorbiDoors Vertical Cinema: Vertical format (9:16) fiction, animation, or hybrid works in the horror, fantasy, or science fiction genres.

Minimum resolution 1080x1920. Duration between 30 seconds and 6 minutes. Accepted files: .mov or .mp4 encoded in ProRes, H.264, or H.265. Works previously exhibited at the Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema Showcase, Cannes 2026 are eligible regardless of prior exhibition status. All other submissions follow the general eligibility rules of the festival.

To be eligible for the 2026 Official Selection, it is imperative that submitted feature films have not been screened at any other fantasy and horror film festival in Mexico. We are looking for Mexican, Latin American, and World Premieres.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘴.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

To enter the selection process, all rightsholders must complete and send the following documents and materials:

𝟭. Present the films through https://filmfreeway.com/MORBIDOFEST (with a complete project file, incl. credits and specifications).
𝟮. Three (3) stills from the film at 75-150 DPI in either JPG, TIFF or PSD format.
𝟯. Vertical poster of the film with a minimum resolution of 75-150 DPI in JPG or TIFF format.
𝟰. Link(s) to the film's available social media.

𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀

The delivery of subtitles is the responsibility of the producers. Submitted films are required to include Spanish subtitles according to the following guidelines:

- If the feature or short film is in Spanish, no subtitles are needed.
- In any other language, Spanish subtitles are mandatory.
- In case of not having the subtitles burned, please send an SRT file.
- If the film requires Spanish subtitles and these are not sent, the submission shall be deemed incomplete; therefore, the film will be disqualified.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲

Two or more members of the selection committee will review entries submitted to the festival. The festival management makes all programming selections at its discretion, and its decision is final.

The festival will not cover any expenses for licensing or delivery of materials for the selected projects.

The festival does not cover travel expenses, lodging, or per diem for the representatives of the selected titles to and from the festival.

Notification

The festival sends notification and confirmation of a selected film via FilmFreeway to the person who made the submission.

Upon confirmation of a work in the official selection, the representatives will have 6 working days to send any missing material and confirm all the information on the registration form. If it is not complete, it will be automatically disqualified.

Mórbido will recognize the person who signed the registration form as the sole representative and rights holder of the selected work. Thus, the festival will recognize her/him as the sole responsible party for negotiating all aspects related to the work's participation in the festival.

The confirmation by the representative of the selected work implies the irrevocable acceptance of all the festival's rules and regulations.

𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

Screening formats in the Fiction Feature Films and Morbidocs Selection are DCP, Blu-Ray and QuickTime H264.

Submitting films to Mórbido Fest implies full acceptance of the festival’s guidelines. The festival's management will consider and resolve any situation not included in this call for entries.

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆

All promotional materials (stills, posters, trailers & social media) are essential for the timely promotion and publicity of selected films. These materials can and will be reproduced by Mórbido publications & website as well as Pay TV and press in all platforms.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁
In case of any doubts, questions, or need for further clarification, please write to: 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠@𝑔𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝑚