Welcome to the Third Anthology Film Festival! We’re your portal to the thrilling world of short-form horror cinema. For AFF3 join us for spine-tingling live screenings and chilling online events.
Hosted by Married to the Moon Productions and The Production Circle, the Anthology Film Festival seeks to showcase the best up-and-coming horror filmmakers from across the globe!

Our Hybrid festival will host in-person screenings and more in January of 2026.

Best Feature
Best Thriller Short
Best Last Girl Short
Best Sci Fi Short
Best Found Footage Short
Best Gorefest Short
Best Slasher Short
Best Creature Short
Best Ghost Story Short
Best Demons & Myths Short
Best Zombies & Other Apocalypses Short
Best Horror Parody & Satire Short
Best Free For All Short
Best Feature Screenplay
Best Short Screenplay

Feature and Short Film Guidelines
Films are considered feature-length if they have a total run time of 75 minutes or longer
Films are considered Short Films if they have a total run time of 40 minutes or shorter

Subtitles
All foreign-language films must be submitted with English subtitles.

Accepted Films
All accepted films will be screened as part of the festival in person or online.

All Award-winning films will be screened at a live event hosted by The Production Circle and Married to the Moon Productions. This will include all Category Winners and any Special Recognitions and Honorable Mentions.

Captions
All films included in the festival will be required to provide captions. You may submit without captions, captions will be required prior to screening in the festival. Resources are available to help with captioning your film.

Copyright & Legal Terms
By submitting your work you acknowledge that you accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property contained in the film. By submitting you additionally warrant that you have full legal right and authority to submit the work for consideration. The submitter of the film and all attached filmmakers indemnify and hold harmless the Anthology Film Festival and any representative against all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses that may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, screening, and loss of or damage to the screening works entered.

We reserve the right to disqualify submissions at any point prior to or during the festival.

We reserve the right to decline submissions for consideration or screening for any reason.

Anthologies
It is the intention of the Anthology Film Festival to make available anthologies of festival categories and winners. By submitting to the festival you grant permission for your film to be included. Any distribution of original works outside of festival platforms will be negotiated with the filmmakers. Filmmakers maintain ownership of their films.

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Joaquim Coelho

    I do not like criticizing a festival that selected my film, and I am genuinely grateful for being included. However, as someone who was unable to attend in person, I found the communication very disappointing. I emailed the staff at least three times asking about the laurels and the 2026 award list, but received no response. Their social media has not been helpful either because they don't update it. It has been over a month since the screenings, and those of us who were not there still have no idea who won which awards.

    March 2026
  • Christopher Williams

    Loved being apart of this!!! Kind hosts and wonderful films! Loved the cute venue too!

    March 2026
  • Shawna Edward

    Over here at the MIMICS team, we are so thrilled to have been a part of the Anthology Film Fest. Clear communication, and an awesome opportunity for our little film to be seen. Can’t wait for future opportunities to screen here.

    February 2026
  • Grayson Sebert Antreassian

    Very grateful to have my short film, "Toothsome", included in this wonderful festival. I wasn't able to attend in person, but the communication and consideration from the festival's team was stellar. I look forward to submitting more projects in the future!

    February 2026
  • Shannon Chamlee

    We had an incredible time at the Anthology Film Festival! Thank you so much for the opportunity to screen our films Tell Him and Telephone Trouble. It was such a joy to be surrounded by a diverse, passionate film community that truly celebrates all voices and visions.

    We’re incredibly grateful for the opportunity, and winning Best Comedy for Telephone Trouble made the experience even more special.

    You could truly feel the passion and care that Tashina poured into every detail of the event. Even if I don’t have a film in next year, I’ll definitely be back. Anthology is something truly special.

    Huge congratulations on an incredibly successful festival—thank you again for including us!

    May 2025