PANAMA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

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RULES OF THE COMPETITION OF THE PANAMA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL NINTH EDITION

PARTICIPANTS:

FILMMAKERS AND/OR COLLECTIVES FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BACKGROUNDS MAY PARTICIPATE. THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT.

WORKS:

AUTHORS MAY PARTICIPATE WITH AS MANY WORKS AS THEY WISH; HOWEVER, EACH WORK MUST BE REGISTERED SEPARATELY ON THE FESTIVAL PLATFORMS.

WORKS MUST BELONG TO THE HORROR OR FANTASY GENRE.

THE LANGUAGE OF THE WORKS MUST BE SPANISH; IF THEY ARE IN OTHER LANGUAGES, THEY MUST HAVE SPANISH SUBTITLES.

ALL PRODUCTIONS FROM 2023, 2024, AND 2025 ARE ACCEPTED.

DURATION:

DURATION OF THE SUBMITTED WORKS:

SHORT FILMS: 15 MINUTES MAXIMUM
FEATURE FILMS (FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY): 120 MINUTES MAXIMUM

REGISTRATION OF WORKS:

THE REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE WORKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SHORT FILMS

FROM SEPTEMBER 10 TO OCTOBER 9, 2025: $3.50
FROM OCTOBER 10 TO NOVEMBER 9, 2025: $6.66
FROM NOVEMBER 10 TO DECEMBER 9, 2025: $10.00

FEATURE FILMS (FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY)

FROM SEPTEMBER 10 TO OCTOBER 9, 2025: $13.00
FROM OCTOBER 10 TO NOVEMBER 9, 2025: $20.00
FROM NOVEMBER 10 TO DECEMBER 9, 2025: $28.00

ALL WORKS MADE IN PANAMA OR BY PANAMANIANS MAY REQUEST A FEE WAIVER CODE BY SENDING TO panamahorrorfilmfest@gmail.com

A DOCUMENT THAT PROVES THE FILM WAS MADE OR IS RELATED TO PANAMA.

SELECTION OF WORKS:

THE FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE WORKS THAT WILL ENTER THE COMPETITION.

A JURY APPOINTED BY THE ORGANIZATION WILL CHOOSE THE WINNING WORKS.

THE ORGANIZATION MAY USE FRAGMENTS OF THE SELECTED WORKS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE FESTIVAL IN DIFFERENT MEDIA OUTLETS.

THE WORKS PRESENTED, AFTER THE FESTIVAL, MAY BE SCREENED IN OTHER SHOWCASES OR EXCHANGES ORGANIZED BY PANAMA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, AFTER PREVIOUSLY NOTIFYING THE DIRECTOR.

THE SUBMISSION OF A WORK IMPLIES FULL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CONTACT US AT panamahorrorfilmfest@gmail.com

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CONTEST RULES FOR THE FIRST PANAMA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL EIGHTH EDITION.

PARTICIPANTS:
DIRECTORS AND / OR COLLECTIVES OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCOPE MAY PARTICIPATE. THERE IS NO AGE LIMIT.

FILMS:
THE AUTHORS MAY PARTICIPATE WITH THE NUMBER OF WORKS THEY WANT, HOWEVER, EACH WORK MUST BE SEPARATELY REGISTERED ON THE FESTIVAL PLATFORMS.

THE WORKS MUST BELONG TO THE GENRE HORROR OR FANTASTIC.

VERY IMPORTANT: THE LANGUAGE OF THE WORKS MUST BE SPANISH, IN CASE OF BEING IN OTHER LANGUAGES IT MUST HAVE SUBTITLES IN SPANISH.

ALL PRODUCTIONS OF 2021, 2022, 2023 AND 2024 ARE ADMITTED.

DURATION:
DURATION OF THE WORKS PRESENTED:
SHORT FILMS: 15 MINUTES MAXIMUM
FEATURE FILMS (FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY): 120 MINUTES MAXIMUM

WORKS REGISTRATION:
THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE WORKS HAVE THE FOLLOWING FEES:

SHORT FILM
FROM NOVEMBER 16TH TO DECEMBER 15TH 2023: $ 3.50
FROM DECEMBER 16TH TO JANUARY 15TH 2024: $ 6.66
FROM JANUARY 16TH TO FEBRUARY 15TH 2024: $ 10.00

FEATURE FILMS (FICTION AND DOCUMENTARY)
FROM JULY 15th TO AUGUST 14th, $ 10.00
FROM AUGUST 15th TO SEPTEMBER 30th, $ 18.00
FROM OCTOBER 1th TO 31th, $ 25.00

ALL WORKS MADE IN PANAMA OR BY PANAMANIANS MAY REQUEST A RATES EXEMPTION CODE BY SENDING ANY DOCUMENTATION TO panamahorrorfilmfest@gmail.com THAT SHOWS THAT THE FILM IS MADE OR RELATED TO PANAMA

SELECTION OF WORKS:
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE IN CHARGE OF SELECTING THE WORKS THAT WILL ENTER THE COMPETITION.

A JURY CHOSEN BY THE ORGANIZATION WILL CHOOSE THE WINNING WORKS.

THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE ABLE TO USE FRAGMENTS OF THE SELECTED WORKS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE FESTIVAL ON DIFFERENTS MEDIA PLATFORMS.

THE WORKS PRESENTED AFTER THE FESTIVAL MAY BE SCREENED IN OTHER EXHIBITIONS OR EXCHANGES ORGANIZED BY PANAMA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION WITH PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO THE DIRECTOR.

* THE PRESENTATION OF A WORK IMPLIES THE TOTAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CONTACT US AT panamahorrorfilmfest@gmail.com