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Hysterical Film Festival ()

Deadlines

15 Nov 2023
Call for entries

31 Jan 2024
Early deadline

15 Apr 2024
Standard deadline

24 May 2024
Late deadline

24 May 2024
Festival closed

31 May 2024
Notification date

27 Jun 2024
30 Jun 2024

Address

Carretera Federal, 77710, Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Festival description

Short film festival >1' 25'<

Feature film festival >45' 125'<

Script / Pitch projects

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2020

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >1' 25'<

Feature Films >45' 125'<

Any language

Subtitles
Spanish English

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Spanish

English

Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 27 June 2024 Festival end: 30 June 2024

Hysteria Fest started in 2022 and takes place at Arkadin Cinema in the heart of the historic Bevo Mill area of St. Louis, Mo. 2022 was described as "Year Zero" to test the market for a horror festival in the area. That year was invite only. We completely sold out the event months before. The atmosphere was electrifying, and it was described as having a "punk rock" feel to it. We knew we had something special on our hands.

There was no way we couldn't turn this into a permanent festival. So 2023 is the first year we opened up for submissions and expanded it beyond a two-day festival. That was a success, so now we go on to 2024.

This is a festival ran by horror-lovers and the audience is very supportive of filmmakers. We take horror films from all subgenres, from slashers to horror-comedies to literally anything that is horror or tangentially-related to horror. If there is a theme this festival is going in, it's playing films that are challenging or push the envelope. If you have any films that especially fits that description, please send our way.

We are also running a screenwriting contest with the winners announced on the evening of the fest

Prizes and qualifications

Best Director - Feature Film
Best Feature Film
Best Performance - Feature
Best Score - Feature

Best Director - Short Film
Best Short Film
Best Actor Short film
Best Actress Short film

Best Screenplay

Audience Award

Rules

Non-English language films must have subtitles burned.

Short Film Running Time: 25 minutes (max)
Feature Film Running Time: 125 minutes (max)

Submission does not guarantee entry into festival. Filmmakers will be notified no later than September 18th, 2023 if their film has be accepted into the festival.

Screenplay Submission

Script / Pitch

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 31 Jan 24

Standard 15$ 13.8$ 10.05$ 15 Apr 24

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 24 May 24

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Submissions deadline
24 May 24

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4.95$

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Shortfilms

Short Films >1' 30'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 10$ 9.2$ 6.7$ 31 Jan 24

Standard 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 15 Apr 24

Late 15$ 13.8$ 10.05$ 24 May 24

Get an Annual Pass and get the maximum discount on festival and submission fees

Submissions deadline
24 May 24

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3.96$

Submit

Feature Film

Short and Feature Films >45' 120'<

Fee

-8%

PRO 33%

Early 12$ 11.04$ 8.04$ 31 Jan 24

Standard 15$ 13.8$ 10.05$ 15 Apr 24

Late 20$ 18.4$ 13.4$ 24 May 24

Get an Annual Pass and get the maximum discount on festival and submission fees

Submissions deadline
24 May 24

Save up
4.95$

Submit

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