Dark Nights Film Fest
“Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” Edgar Allan Poe A ritualistic celebration of independent horror and dark genre films & filmmakers. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the cinema... Dark Nights Volume 2 Dark Nights Film Fest returns in 2025 at the iconic Ritz Cinemas, Sydney. October 9th - 12th. The CALL FOR ENTRIES for Volume 2 has CLOSED! We want to see bold new features, shorts, and unproduced screenplays in the following dark genres: horror, thriller, fantasy, noir, science fiction, action, western, war. Be it high-brow, low-brow, elevated, underground, arthouse, exploitation, animated, or maybe a hybrid! SUBMISSION DEADLINES for 2025: Earlybird - March 30th Regular - May 25th Late - June 22nd Final - July 20th Click here for full submission details and criteria. JURY 2025 ANNOUNCED! CLICK HERE To VIEW AND READ ABoUT oUR AWESoME HoMEGRoWN JURY SELECTIoN FoR VoLUME 2 Call for Entries 2025 Dark Nights provides emerging and established filmmakers the opportunity to celebrate their art on the big screen with a keen audience, and a platform to offer insight, advice and encouragement to other emerging filmmakers, within a festive, like-minded community environment. Dark Nights Film Fest also hosts an Unproduced Screenplay Competition, so we encourage.
