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  "id": "monster-fest",
  "name": "Monster Fest",
  "shortName": null,
  "location": "Melbourne, VIC",
  "venue": "Cinema Nova",
  "summary": "Horror, dark fantasy and extreme genre cinema. Features (60–120 min, Australian premiere) and shorts (15 min or less, Victorian premiere). Strict anti-AI policy.",
  "websiteUrl": "https://www.monsterfest.com.au/",
  "submissionUrl": "https://filmfreeway.com/MonsterFest",
  "imageUrl": "https://www.monsterfest.com.au/monsterfest/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Black-Sheeps-JK-and-HK-Join-QandA-1.jpg",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.monsterfest.com.au/submit/",
    "https://filmfreeway.com/MonsterFest"
  ],
  "verifiedOn": "2026-11-08",
  "festival": {
    "text": "October",
    "startMonth": 10,
    "endMonth": 10,
    "startDate": null,
    "endDate": null
  },
  "submissions": {
    "text": "Opens early year · Closes early Sep",
    "openMonth": 1,
    "closeMonth": 9,
    "closeDay": 1,
    "deadline": null
  },
  "platform": "FilmFreeway",
  "fees": {
    "text": "Shorts $35–$60 AUD · Features $60–$90 AUD",
    "min": 35,
    "max": 90,
    "currency": "AUD"
  },
  "maxRuntimeMinutes": 120,
  "tags": {
    "category": [
      "specialised"
    ],
    "state": [
      "vic"
    ],
    "format": [
      "feature",
      "short",
      "animation"
    ],
    "focus": [
      "genre",
      "horror"
    ],
    "recognition": [
      "cash-prize"
    ],
    "premiere": [
      "required"
    ],
    "platform": [
      "filmfreeway"
    ]
  },
  "updatedAt": "2026-11-08T08:08:12Z",
  "next": {
    "status": "upcoming",
    "exact": false,
    "startDate": "2027-10-01",
    "endDate": null,
    "monthsAway": 11,
    "daysAway": 326,
    "sortDate": "2027-10-01"
  },
  "submissionStatus": {
    "status": "closed",
    "closesOn": "2027-09-01",
    "closeExact": true,
    "opensOn": "2027-01-01",
    "daysToClose": 296,
    "closingSoon": false
  },
  "url": "https://film-festivals.au/festivals/monster-fest"
}