PÖFF - BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL SIDE FESTIVAL
19th HÕFF – April 26th - 28th 2024
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF), taking place annually on the final weekend of April, is the “one and only stop” for the genre hungry in the Baltics.
Held in the unique setting of the city of Haapsalu - once a renown summer retreat of the Russian Czars, now a picturesque town, and the home of an infamous Baltic ghost - the White Lady, haunting the medieval castle on the the western coast of Estonia.
Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival is organised by the team of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Film categories
Feature Films
International genre cinema feature films (45 minutes or over) for main programme consideration.
Short Films
International genre cinema short films (45 minutes or under) for out of competition short film programme consideration.
Méliès d’Argent Competition for European Short Films
European genre cinema short films (25 minutes or under). HÕFF, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, holds a competition for European Short Films where an international jury gives out a Silver Méliès (Méliès d’Argent) to the best film. The winning film goes on to compete for the Golden Méliès at the federation's end-of-the-year gala announced at Cannes.
Audience Favourite Award:
Chosen by popular vote by the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival audience.
Méliès d’Argent Award for the Best European Short Film:
The winning film goes on to compete for the Méliès d'Or at the European Fantastic Film Festival Federation's end-of-the-year gala.
Navigator Pirx Award for Best Sci-Fi Feature
Chosen by Estonian Science Fiction Association jury
Best Estonian Genre Film
Chosen by Haapsalu Youth Jury