The creators of Avalonia Festival (avaloniafestival.com) are proud to present the
ALL HORROR SHORT FILM FESTIVAL.
Our second season's Live Event was held on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Solune Coffee in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida.
Our third season's Live Event will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2026, also at Solune Coffee with a 6pm start time. If you are in the area, please join us!
We have four run-time divisions. The earlier you enter and the shorter your film, the lower the entry fee!
Out of fairness to all filmmakers and to keep our festival sustainable, we no longer grant full entry fee waivers. To do so, undermines all the filmmakers that pay the entry fees. With that being said...
STUDENTS: Middle, high school, and college/tech/film school students use promo code "HORRORSTUDENT" for 20% off your entry fees with uploaded student credentials!
MILITARY, POLICE & FIRST RESPONDERS: Use Promo Code: "LUGOSI" for 20 % off your entry fees!
To thank you for reading all of our info, here are exclusive promo codes for our family of festivals. The following promo codes are good for a whopping 25 % off all entry fees (and will work on top of Gold discounts for Gold subscribers)!
ALL COMEDY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
https://filmfreeway.com/AllComedyShortFilmFestival
PROMO CODE: ALLCOMEDYSHORTS25
AVALONIA PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
https://filmfreeway.com/APC
PROMO CODE: APC25
AVALONIA FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS, ETC.
https://filmfreeway.com/AvaloniaFestival
PROMO CODE: AVALONIA25
Separate AWARDS in the following categories for each sub-division based on the run-time division of the film
(1 Minute & under, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, and 30 minutes)
Best PSYCHOLOGICAL Horror
Best SLASHER Horror
Best CLASSIC Horror
Best PARANORMAL/SUPERNATURAL Horror
Best COMEDIC Horror
Best FOUND FOOTAGE Horror
We also award films across all run-time divisions for films that do not fall into the above classifications. In our second season, we named “Best Sci Fi Horror,” “Best Revenge Horror,” and "Best Holiday Horror," among others. We also named a "Best Animated" and "Best Student" Horror.
Whatever subgenre your project is, it has a fair and equal chance of being recognized.
In addition, from the overall pool of entries, we will name the following bonus Cast & Crew Awards:
Best Horror SCREENWRITER
Best Horror DIRECTOR
Best Horror ACTOR
Best Horror ACTRESS
Best CINEMATOGRAPHY in a Horror
Best EDITING in a Horror
Best HMUA in a Horror
Best MUSIC in a Horror
Best F/X in a Horror
Your one entry fee per project qualifies your film for ALL of the above awards!
We will send Award Certificates to you via email for your home printing and online sharing needs. We can provide PDF, PNG, and/or JPG.
Our "Procession of Champions" video will also be available for you to share as you please.
For those who can attend our Live Festival, you will be invited and encouraged (but not required) to share your thoughts with our live audience in a Q and A session.
