Genre, identity & specialised
Dark Nights Film Fest
Submission dates TBC
Submit a film (external site) Official website (external site)
Eligibility & notes
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.
Key details
- Festival dates
- October
- Submission window
- Opening TBC · Closes Aug
- Entry fees
- Fee schedule not confirmed
- Submit via
- FilmFreeway
- Maximum runtime
- 30 minutes
Sources
This listing summarises what Dark Nights Film Fest publishes. Check the official pages before you submit:
- Official website: https://www.darknightsfilmfest.com/
- Submissions: https://filmfreeway.com/DarkNightsFilmFest
- Also see: https://www.darknightsfilmfest.com/submit
Details last checked against these sources on 9 Nov 2026. Listing last updated 9 Nov 2026. Machine-readable: /api/festivals/dark-nights-film-fest.