2025

Wednesday 1st January 2025 – Wednesday 31st December 2025

Explore the full programme, awards and stats from the 2025 edition.

Festival Dates

Wednesday 1st January 2025 – Wednesday 31st December 2025

Location

To be confirmed

Tickets

On sale from Friday 25th April 2025

Key festival dates

Event Start
Wednesday 1st January 2025
Event End
Wednesday 31st December 2025
Opening Date
Saturday 1st February 2025
Tickets Release
Friday 25th April 2025
Selection Notifications
Friday 18th April 2025 → Thursday 24th April 2025
Schedule Announcement
Saturday 10th May 2025
Nominations Announcement
Saturday 10th May 2025

Festival Summary

Event Start
Wednesday 1st January 2025
Event End
Wednesday 31st December 2025
Opening Date
Saturday 1st February 2025
Tickets Release
Friday 25th April 2025
Selection Notifications
Friday 18th April 2025 → Thursday 24th April 2025
Schedule Announcement
Saturday 10th May 2025
Nominations Announcement
Saturday 10th May 2025
Submission Prices by Deadline
Not recorded

Film Stats

Films
29
Runtime
16h 47m
Average runtime (min)
35

Submission Deadlines 2025

Earlybird Deadline (14-02-2025)
£7.50
£7.50
£5.00
Regular Deadline (07-03-2025)
£10.00
£10.00
£7.50
Late Deadline (28-03-2025)
£12.50
£12.50
£10.00
Extended Deadline (18-04-2025)
£15.00
£15.00
£12.50

Press Photos

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Press Releases

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Sponsors & Partners

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Venue information

Public transport connections are available via local bus services, including the 246 and X80 routes, providing access from Hornsea, Hessle, Anlaby, Willerby and Cottingham.

Accessibility & facilities

At a glance

Films

29

Runtime

16h 47m

Countries

12

Timeline

Festival

When: Wednesday 1st January 2025 – Wednesday 31st December 2025

Selections announced

When: Friday 25th April 2025

Tickets on sale

When: Friday 25th April 2025

Awards (2025)

Best Feature Film

All This Time

Best Director

All This Time Rob Worsey

Best Actor

All This Time Daniel De Bourg (All This Time)

Best Supporting Actress

All This Time Darcey Brown

Audience Choice – Best Feature Film

All This Time

Best Gorefest

Disease

Audience Choice – Best Short Film

Disease

Audience Choice – Scariest Film

Disease

Best Sound Design

Gretchen

Best Actress

How To Kill Monsters Lyndsey Craine

Best Kill Scene

How To Kill Monsters

Audience Choice – Most Entertaining Horror

How To Kill Monsters

Best Villain

Karen

Best Screenplay

Lost Angels

Best Editing

Lost Angels

Best Short Film

Tears of Sorrow

best-film-made-for-c2a350000-or-less

The Cellar

Best Supporting Actor

The Reign of Queen Ginnarra Stephen Corrall

Best Cinematography

The Reign of Queen Ginnarra

best-film-made-for-c2a31000-or-less

The Shape in the Lake

All films

All This Time
United Kingdom
Blood on the Bleachers
United States
Candy
Italy
Disease
Canada
Evil Dinner
Spain
Firecrow
Canada
Goodnight Sweetheart
Austria
Gretchen
United Kingdom
How To Kill Monsters
United Kingdom
Karen
United Kingdom
Lady and the Tooth
United Kingdom
Lost Angels
Denmark
Mother Mary
United Kingdom
Rip Advisor
Switzerland
Rudi: The Blood Nosed Reindeer
United States
Sanitorium
Spain
Sour Tooth
United Kingdom
Tears of Sorrow
France
The Abyss
United Kingdom
The Allure
Canada
The Birdwatcher
United Kingdom
The Cellar
United Kingdom
The Dead of Winter
United Kingdom
The Five Stages Of…
United States
The Reign of Queen Ginnarra
United Kingdom
The Shape in the Lake
Germany
The Xmascist
United Kingdom
Uncanny Valley
Venezuela