"I loved Macabro! All it's essence is fantastic. I'm totally grateful on how we were received as special guests".
"Founded in 2002 by filmmaker Edna Campos, Macabro is one of the world’s premiere venues for new independent horror, buoyed by a love of classic and cult cinema.
“Talk about location — Mexico City is an endlessly walkable and vibrant city,” says Caminer. “Every morning we would get lost exploring and eating street food before heading to one of the beautiful cinemas for multiple films. Crowds were always plentiful and passionate. Q&A’s were rowdy and always spilled out into the lobby as the fans could talk movies all night long."
- 25 coolest Film Festivals in the world- Moviemaker Magazine, 2023
Dread Central: “Mexico City knows best how to party and so does this festival!,” exclaims a panelist. “Festival director Edna Campos Tenorio is a machine, and makes Macabro such a memorable fest with a new theme every year. Macabro always spoils their guests with the most amazing locations and an amazing time.”
“That the festival is so well organized makes it of the highest caliber,” a panelist adds. Always looking to the future, Macabro plans to incorporate the digital model it experimented with for the first time this year into every annual edition going forward." December, 2020.
Movie maker magazine: “No words are grand enough to describe this festival. One must simply experience it.” Movie Maker Magazine –30 bloody best genre film festivals of the world. October, 2018.
HorrorHound magazine: "Unlike conventions, the take away from your journey is not usually tangible but is instead imprinted on your mind, heart and dark soul. Whether sitting back and watching genre film through the night or enjoy intimate conversations over a cerveza with genre filmmaking minds from around the world, each moment leaves an impression." Jay Kay. December, 2018.
Macabro is the first and biggest genre film festival in Mexico and the second founded in Latin America. Based since 2002 in Mexico City as an event for the exhibition of independent new horror films as well as classic and cult movies, it will have it’s XXIV edition in 2025. The festival was founded and directed ever since by Edna Campos, a cultural promoter, audiovisual producer and pioneer female genre film festival director in the world .
Macabro is an independent cultural organization supported and recognized by Mexico City Government, the Mexican Film Institute, the National Film Archive (Cineteca Nacional) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Macabro is one of the most respected and consolidated film festivals in Mexico and Latin America.
For ten-eleven days in August, the festival brings to Mexico City a celebration of horror films in a successful event that involves media, social and film industry through film exhibitions, Q&A sessions with guests, master classes, music, retrospectives, homages, parties with filmmakers and audience, music and trips to cool and touristic venues in the City. Macabro reaches about 40,000 people in live venues and more than a million on social network.
Macabro also has extensions of it's programming in other cities of Mexico (Puebla, Monterrey, etc) after the main event.
Macabro has different special projects like Macabro Lab (formation), Macabro Coven (women in horror), Macabro Factory (industry) to support genre filmmakers to develop films. We are part of the 4th. edition of the Iberoamerican Fantastic and Horror Films Coproduction alongside Terror Molins Horror Film Festival, APIMA, PAC and FantasoLab.
Guests of the festival have included names such as Stuart Gordon, Nick Zedd, Lamberto Bava, Luigi Cozzi, Ken Foree, Denis Paoli, Nick Zedd, Mick Garris, Jairo Pinilla, Dacre Stoker, Sean Gunn; Bill Watherson, Jeremy Gardner, Owen Eggerton, Kapel Furman, Tom Botchii, Thomas Aske Berg, René Franca, Eric England, Armen Aghaeian, Tyler Mcyntire, Caye Casas and Paul Urkijo. Women in horror: Tinni Tüllman, Monica Demes, Sofía Carrillo, Sharon Toribio, Laurette Flores, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Sandra Becerril, Natasha Halevy and producers Rosalie Chilelli, Sandra Arriagada and Abigail Bonilla. Mexican filmmakers such as Jorge Michel Grau, Emilio Portes, Andrés Kaiser, Abraham Sánchez, Mauricio Chernovetsky, Lex Ortega and Southamerican wave: Santiago Fernández, Fabián Forte, Lucio Rojas, Felipe Guerra, Gonzalo Calzada, Hermanos Quintana y Javier Diment.
Macabro has also made homages to Juan López Moctezuma, Herschell Gordon Lewis, José Mojica Marins, Jan Svankmajer, Shinya Tsukamoto and Jorge Molina, among others.
AWARDS
Macabro: Mexico City’s lnternational Horror Film Festival establish the next awards:
- Macabro Red Award for International Horror Long Feature – Macabro Red Figure
- Macabro Red Award for IberoAmerican Horror Long Feature – Macabro Red Figure
- Macabro Red Award for Dark Fantasy & SciFi Long Feature – Macabro Red Figure
- Macabro Silver Award for Best Long Feature Film Director – Macabro Silver Figure
- Macabro Jade Award for Best Mexican Short Film – Macabro Green Figure
- Macabro Onix Award for Best international Short Film – Macabro Black Figure
- Macabro Zaphire Award for Best Animated Short Film – Macabro Blue Figure
- Macabro Ghost Award for Best Picture selected by the Macabro Audience – Macabro White Figure. Every movie produced among 2023 and 2025 of any Country and festival section could be voted by Macabro’s Audience.
- Daimon – Macabro Award. Mexican distribution in theater. The three feature film categories participate.
- Diamon - Mexico Macabro Mention. Consists of distribution advice for Mexican feature films produced between 2023 and 2025.
- Special mentions in different categories.
PREMIOS
Se establecen los siguientes premios:
- Macabro Rojo a Mejor Largometraje Internacional– Estatuilla FICH Roja
- Macabro Rojo a Mejor Largometraje Latinoamericano – Estatuilla FICH Roja
- Macabro Rojo a Mejor Largometraje Dark Fantasy & Scifi - Estatuilla FICH Roja
- Macabro de Plata al Mejor Director - Estatuilla FICH Plateada
- Macabro de Jade al Mejor Cortometraje Mexicano – Estatuilla FICH Verde
- Macabro de Ónix al Mejor Cortometraje Internacional – Estatuilla FICH Negra
- Macabro de Zafiro al Mejor Cortometraje de Animación – Estatuilla FICH Azul
- Macabro Fantasma a película favorita del público Macabro – Estatuilla FICH Blanca.
Todas las películas producidas entre 2022 y 2024 sin importar nacionalidad o sección, podrán ser votadas para el premio del público.
- Daimon – Macabro de Distribución en cines de México. Participan las tres categorías de largometraje.
- Mención Daimon – México Macabro que consiste en asesoría de distribución a largometrajes producidos entre 2023 y 2025.
- Menciones especiales en diferentes rubros elegidos por el jurado.