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  "name": "Dark Nights Film Fest",
  "shortName": null,
  "location": "Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW",
  "venue": "The Reservoir Cinema",
  "summary": "Horror and dark-genre short films, webisodes, narrative music videos and unproduced screenplays. Film submissions must be under 30 minutes, retain NSW premiere status and meet public-availability restrictions. The festival reserves most short-film slots for its open call.",
  "websiteUrl": "https://www.darknightsfilmfest.com/",
  "submissionUrl": "https://filmfreeway.com/DarkNightsFilmFest",
  "imageUrl": null,
  "sources": [
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  "verifiedOn": "2026-11-09",
  "festival": {
    "text": "October",
    "startMonth": 10,
    "endMonth": 10,
    "startDate": null,
    "endDate": null
  },
  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opening TBC · Closes Aug",
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    "closeMonth": null,
    "closeDay": null,
    "deadline": null
  },
  "platform": "FilmFreeway",
  "fees": {
    "text": "Fee schedule not confirmed",
    "min": null,
    "max": null,
    "currency": null
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  "maxRuntimeMinutes": 30,
  "tags": {
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  "updatedAt": "2026-11-09T01:06:57Z",
  "next": {
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    "startDate": "2027-10-01",
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  "submissionStatus": {
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  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/dark-nights-film-fest"
}