Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival

Yeh! Nah!
Say it in an Aussie accent and it will all make sense!

The Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival is an Australian based festival of International and Local Horror, Thriller and Genre films, made by exclusively, up and coming, emerging and independent filmmakers. The festival screenings will take place in Canberra, Australia in the lead up to Halloween 2024 and will include feature films, short films, filmmaking Q&A discusion panels, and social events including an awards event.

The Festival Director is award winning filmmaker Dan Sanguineti, producer of Australian zombie features, 'Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse' and 'Theatre of the Dead' and is currently a filmmaking trainer for the AIE Film School. His focus for the festival is about nurturing and supporting filmmakers inclusively who are passionate about filmmaking and love the horror genre!

KEY DATES:

January 1, 2024
ENTRIES OPEN

June 30, 2024
EARLY BIRD ENTRY
Feature Films & Short Films

July 31, 2024
STANDARD ENTRY DEADLINE
Feature Film Final Deadline

August 31, 2024
OH! NAUR! I'M LATE DEADLINE
Short Film Final Deadline

September 16, 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS NOTIFICATION DATE

September 30, 2024
FESTIVAL PROGRAM RELEASE

October 25 - 31, 2024
FESTIVAL DATES

-- October 25, 2024 - FRIDAY NIGHT
-- FESTIVAL DAY 1 - OPENING NIGHT
-- Feature Film & Shorts Screening

-- October 26, 2024 - SATURDAY NIGHT
-- FESTIVAL DAY 2 - CANBERRA LOCAL FOCUS
-- Shorts Screening + Local Category Awards

-- October 27, 2024 - SUNDAY MATINEE
-- FESTIVAL DAY 3
-- Feature Film & Shorts Screening

-- October 29, 2024 - TUESDAY NIGHT
-- FESTIVAL DAY 4
-- Shorts Screening

-- October 31, 2024 - THURSDAY HALOWEEN NIGHT
-- FESTIVAL DAY 5 - CLOSING NIGHT
-- Feature Film & Shorts Screening + Grand Finale Awards

Official Selections will recieve laurel and digital certificate.

Nominations for the awards will be announced on release of the festival program.
Laurels will be awarded for all nominations.

Local Canberra Awards will be announced on Day 2 of the Festival, with winners to join National and International entrants for Silver and Gold Awards. These will be announced on the 5th and final day of the festival.

GOLD AWARDS
- Best Short Film - Yeh! Nah! Overall Winner
- Best Feature Film

SILVER AWARDS
- Best Short Film - Made for Us
- Best Short Film - Canberra
- Best Student Production
- Best Feature Screenplay
- Best Short Screenplay
- Best Horror Kill
- Best Scare
- Best Practical Effects
- Best Animation film or use of VFX
- Best Performance by a Leading Performer
- Best Performance by a Supporting Performer

CANBERRA AWARDS

- Best Short Screenplay
- Best Horror Kill
- Best Scare
- Best Practical Effects
- Best Animation film or use of VFX
- Best Performance by a Leading Performer
- Best Performance by a Supporting Performer

Rules and Terms to be confirmed soon.

For festival content reasons all films (features and short films) submitted for inclusion in the festival must be equivilant to Australian classification MA15+ or below.
More details: https://www.classification.gov.au/classification-ratings/what-do-ratings-mean#MA

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Dates & Deadlines

January 1, 2024
Opening Date
June 30, 2024
Early Bird Entry
July 31, 2024
Standard Entry Deadline
August 31, 2024
Oh Naur! I'm Late Deadline
- Yeh! Nah! We made it just for you! - Short Film Category
- Yeh! Nah! Horror! - Short Film Category
- Yeh! Nah! Horror Comedy! - Short Film Category
- Yeh! Nah! Genre! - Short Film Category
- Yeh! Nah! I'm from Canberra! - Short Film Category
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September 16, 2024
Notification Date
October 25 – 31, 2024
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Yeh! Nah! AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE! - Feature Film Category
Australian Premiere Only! We are looking to include in our program feature length genre films that have not been screened previously in Australia, so, we want our festival to show your film, FIRST in Australia. This is for all Australian and International productions. Must be have been completed after after June 30th, 2023. Duration must be 60mins or longer and for festival content purposes, equivalent to Australian classification MA15+ or below (please see terms and conditions for more details on Australian classification.) We won't be able to allow late entry for feature films so that we have enough time to select and program from the submissions and produce an effective marketing plan for the event. We will consider works in progress but the project would need to be ready for screening by no later September 13th 2024 to be eligible.
- Early Bird Entry
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Standard Entry Deadline
- Standard: $75
- Gold Members: $67
Yeh! Nah! We made it just for you! - Short Film Category
This is your chance to make a brand new original horror or genre film! Open to Canberra, Australian & International Filmmakers. The film must fit in a festival that will run close to Halloween! Your film must have started production after 10th April 2024 and completed specifically for our festival by the entry deadline, and abide to Australian Classification MA15+ (see rules and terms). - One character must say "Yeh! Nah! !" out loud, on screen at least once to be eligible. - Your film must also include either a visual or audio reference, without breaching copyright or ownership, of the Festival Director's favourite horror film, of which the answer to this will be revealed on April 10th, 2024 on our website. - End Credits must state somewhere: "This short film was produced for Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival 2024."
- Early Bird Entry
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Standard Entry Deadline
- Standard: $20
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Oh Naur! I'm Late Deadline
- Standard: $25
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $20
Yeh! Nah! Horror! - Short Film Category
Slashers, Monsters, Zombies, Spooky Ghosts and Ghouls, Paranormal, Psychological - everything Horror. Please do remember our festival only accepts submissions equivalent to Australian classification MA15+ or below. (please see terms and conditions for more details on Australian classification.) Must be have been completed after January 1st 2023.
- Early Bird Entry
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Standard Entry Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $35
- Oh Naur! I'm Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $45
Yeh! Nah! Horror Comedy! - Short Film Category
Our Horror Comedy category is looking for films in the Horror genre that either make you smirk or straight out laugh out loud. Dark comedy, blood and guts and classic zombie gore is welcome if you think it will get a great audience reaction, but please do remember our festival only accepts submissions equivalent to Australian classification MA15+ or below. (please see terms and conditions for more details on Australian classification.) Must be have been completed after January 1st 2023.
- Early Bird Entry
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Standard Entry Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $35
- Oh Naur! I'm Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $45
Yeh! Nah! Genre! - Short Film Category
Thrillers, Sci Fi, Aliens, and Fantasy - the GENRE category - if you have a short film that will get a great audience reaction and has less horror and more of the other stuff, submit it to this category. As long as it feels like it would fit into a festival run close to Halloween! Same content requirements apply with all film submitted being equivalent to Australian classification MA15+ or below. (please see terms and conditions for more details on Australian classification.) Must be have been completed after January 1st 2023.
- Early Bird Entry
- Standard: $30
- Student: $25
- Gold Members: $25
- Standard Entry Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Student: $30
- Gold Members: $35
- Oh Naur! I'm Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $45
Yeh! Nah! I'm from Canberra! - Short Film Category
Being a festival based in Canberra, we welcome and support Canberra filmmakers to submit their existing horror and genre projects in their own category! (If you are making one for us specifically, please submit to We made it just for you category!) All Canberra produced projects must have been produced after January 1st, 2023. Projects are permitted to have screened at other festivals, but please do note we will preference first local films that are newer and looking to have premiere screenings for our program. Same content requirements apply with all film submitted being equivalent to Australian classification MA15+ or below. (please see terms and conditions for more details on Australian classification.)
- Early Bird Entry
- Standard: $15
- Student: $10
- Gold Members: $10
- Standard Entry Deadline
- Standard: $20
- Student: $15
- Gold Members: $15
- Oh Naur! I'm Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Student: $35
- Gold Members: $40

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