films are now being considered
for screening at the 2023 festival
submit through Filmfreeway
dates & Deadlines
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Submissions Open
October 25, 2023 -
Submission Close
September 5, 2023 -
Filmmaker Notification Date
September 19, 2023 -
Festival Dates
October 26 – 29, 2023
Awards
- The Film from Hell – best of the festival
- Best overall feature/short
- Best horror feature/short
- Best thriller feature/short
- Best midnight feature/short
- Best horror-comedy feature/short
- Best director feature/short
- Best cinematography feature/short
- Best writing feature/short
- Best actor feature/short
- Best actress feature/short
- Best Ohio film
- Screenwriting: best screenplay feature/short
- Other prizes as determined by the jury.
trophies
Short and feature filmmakers selected for NFF compete for the coveted Night Mare, the festival’s beautiful hand-sculpted award honoring the dark horses of horror and genre filmmaking. The Nightmares Film Festival Night Mare is designed and sculpted by toy and figure artist Tony Simione (Star Wars, Walking Dead, Aliens, Marvel Superheroes, Nightmare Before Christmas).