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Horror en Banfield Festival (2)

Horror en Banfield International Film Festival

Deadlines

20 Jan 2025
Call for entries

11 Feb 2025
Early deadline

11 May 2025
Standard deadline

11 Jun 2025
Late deadline

11 Jul 2025
Extended deadline

4
mths

01 Aug 2025
Notification date

02 Oct 2025
05 Oct 2025

Address

Maipu 380, 1828, Banfield, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Festival description

Short film festival >1' 15'<

Feature film festival >60' 120'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Genres

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2022

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >1' 15'<

Feature Films >60' 120'<

Any language

Subtitles
Spanish

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Festival description (Edition: 2)

Festival start: 02 October 2025 Festival end: 05 October 2025

The Horror in Banfield International Film Festival was born with the central idea of spreading and promoting independent horror genre films and at the same time with the intention of creating a space for cultural exchange among horror lovers.

In this edition 2025 we inaugurate the section bizzarra for all the pearls that do not belong purely and exclusively to the field of horror.

Horror in Banfield is a space for the screening of films, short films and video clips as well as a meeting point to enjoy a comprehensive experience that includes directors, actors, producers, students and lovers of horror culture.

The selected films will be part of the official competition in the following categories.

. Best International Feature Film.
. Best Argentine Feature Film
. Best Latin American Feature Film .
. Best Bizarre Feature Film .
. Best International Short Film .
. Best Argentine Short Film .
. Best Horror Video Clip.
. Best Bizarre Short Film .
. Best Director .
. Best Actor/Actress .
. Best Production .
. Best Cinematography .
. Best FX .
. Best Trailer .
. Best Graphics/Poster.
. Best soundtrack .
. Best post production .
. Honorable Mention .
. Best feature film (audience vote) .

Prizes and qualifications

. Best International Feature Film.
. Best Argentine Feature Film
. Best Latin American Feature Film .
. Best Bizarre Feature Film .
. Best International Short Film .
. Best Argentine Short Film .
. Best Horror Video Clip.
. Best Bizarre Short Film .
. Best Director .
. Best Actor/Actress .
. Best Production .
. Best Cinematography .
. Best FX .
. Best Trailer .
. Best Graphics/Poster.
. Best soundtrack .
. Best post production .
. Honorable Mention .
. Best feature film (audience vote) .

Rules

Terms and conditions

Only audiovisual works in the format of short or feature films (fiction or documentary) of the horror genre in any of its subgenres: slasher, gore, suspense, thriller, action, adventure, fantasy and science fiction.

Any shipping costs are to be paid by the participants, the festival will not pay any fee for the screening.

The festival will not pay any fee for sending copies or screening rights.

The production date of the audiovisual work must be no earlier than January 2022.

If the audiovisual work is not spoken in Spanish, the corresponding subtitle in Spanish must be provided by means of an .srt file.

If selected, the material will be sent virtually through a download link via google drive (or similar system, with no expiry date for the material). Those selected will be informed of the deadline for sending the screening copy. If the copy is not delivered within the requested date, the organisation may decide to cancel the selection.

The deadline for applications is 11 July 2025.

The festival reserves the right to make unforeseen changes to the date.

The date and time of each screening will be defined by the organisers.

The material will be delivered in FHD 1080p or UHD 3840x2160p format.

The screening of the selected works will be in person and in digital format.

The participants, owners and/or representatives of the selected audiovisual piece cede the rights of its exhibition to the festival "Horror in Banfield", and consider themselves responsible for having the corresponding permissions for the projection of the material they send.

Festival Horror en Banfield is not responsible for any kind of responsibility or eventual damage. Festival Horror en Banfield is not responsible for any inconvenience derived from the potential breach of any legal norm that affects the rights and/or the reproduction of the audiovisual piece.

Festival Horror en Banfield undertakes to make use of the material sent only for purposes inherent to the promotion and/or dissemination of the festival as well as to screen the selected material in a responsible manner and only within the framework of the festival at a date and time duly informed to the owners and/or representatives of the selected audiovisual piece.

Participation in the call for entries implies acceptance of these terms and conditions. Any matter arising during the festival that is not covered in this document will be decided by the festival organisers.

The announcement of the winners will be made at the close of the festival. It will be published on our social networks and the winners of each category will be notified by email together with their diploma in digital format.

The festival will take place in the city of Banfield in October 2025. Initial date 2th, 3th, 4th and 5th with the possibility of modification in case of any eventuality.

International Feature Film

Feature Films >60' 120'<

Fee

-8%

Early 12$ 11.04$ 11 Feb 25

Standard 14$ 12.88$ 11 May 25

Late 16$ 14.72$ 11 Jun 25

Extended 20$ 18.4$ 11 Jul 25

Submissions deadline
11 Jul 25

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1.12$

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International horror feature film.

International Short Film.

Short Films >3' 20'<

Fee

-8%

Early 8$ 7.36$ 11 Feb 25

Standard 10$ 9.2$ 11 May 25

Late 12$ 11.04$ 11 Jun 25

Extended 14$ 12.88$ 11 Jul 25

Submissions deadline
11 Jul 25

Save up
0.8$

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International Short Film.

International Horror Music Video.

Short Films >2' 10'<

Fee

-8%

Early 3$ 2.76$ 11 Feb 25

Standard 5$ 4.6$ 11 May 25

Late 7$ 6.44$ 11 Jun 25

Extended 10$ 9.2$ 11 Jul 25

Submissions deadline
11 Jul 25

Save up
0.4$

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International Horror Music Video.

Argentinian Feature Film.

Feature Films >60' 120'<

Fee

-8%

Early 0$ 0$ 11 Feb 25

Standard 0$ 0$ 11 May 25

Late 6$ 5.52$ 11 Jun 25

Extended 8$ 7.36$ 11 Jul 25

Submissions deadline
11 Jul 25

Save up
0$

Submit

Argentinian Feature Film.

Argentinian Short Film.

Short Films >2' 10'<

Fee

-8%

Early 0$ 0$ 11 Feb 25

Standard 0$ 0$ 11 May 25

Late 0$ 0$ 11 Jun 25

Submissions deadline
11 Jul 25

Save up
0$

Submit

Argentinian Short Film.

Latin American Feature Film.

Feature Films >60' 120'< (2022+)

Fee

-8%

Early 6$ 5.52$ 11 Feb 25

Standard 8$ 7.36$ 11 May 25

Late 10$ 9.2$ 11 Jun 25

Extended 12$ 11.04$ 11 Jul 25

Submissions deadline
11 Jul 25

Save up
0.64$

Submit

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