[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-5329":3},{"festival":4,"years":23,"news":24,"about":25},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":13,"logoAppearance":14,"logoOg":20,"about":21,"isManaged":22},5329,"hoff-haapsalu-horror-and-fantasy-film-festival-estonia","open","HÕFF - Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival","Haapsalu õudus- ja fantaasiafilmide festival",[11,12],"HÕFF","Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Ff4fqiwwj.webp?v=853e2398",{"mode":15,"edge":16,"edgeLight":17,"plateLight":18,"plateDark":18,"crop":19,"og":19},"card","#ffffff",true,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F4185.jpg?v=853e2398","Horror, fantasy, science fiction and cult cinema shape the programme of the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) in Estonia. New international films share the screen with retrospectives, rediscovered classics and extreme cinema at the Haapsalu Culture Center, whose three halls form the festival’s main venue. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival organises HÕFF together with the culture centre and the City of Haapsalu. The festival dates back to 2006. Its short-film programme includes a European competition for the Méliès d’Argent and the non-competitive international showcase Little Nightmares. The dates for the 22nd edition are 30 April–2 May 2027.",false,[],[],{"aboutHtml":26,"countries":27,"focus":29,"categories":33,"nextDates":37,"awardsPrizes":38,"rules":39,"website":40,"contacts":41,"editDate":69},"\u003Cp>Horror, fantasy, science fiction and cult cinema shape the programme of the Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF) in Estonia. New international films share the screen with retrospectives, rediscovered classics and extreme cinema at the Haapsalu Culture Center, whose three halls form the festival’s main venue. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival organises HÕFF together with the culture centre and the City of Haapsalu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival dates back to 2006. Its short-film programme includes a European competition for the Méliès d’Argent and the non-competitive international showcase Little Nightmares. The dates for the 22nd edition are 30 April–2 May 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[28],"Estonia",[30,31,32],"Fantasy","Horror","Sci-Fi",[34,35,36],"Animation","Feature","Short","30 April 2027 — 2 May 2027","HÕFF awards the Méliès d’Argent for a European fantastic short, whose winner advances to the Méliès d’Or competition. Other distinctions include the audience award, the Navigator Pirx Award for Best Sci-Fi Film selected by the Estonian Science Fiction Association, Best Estonian Genre Film selected by the Haapsalu youth jury, and a lifetime achievement award.","For the 2027 edition, genre films must premiere after 1 April 2026. Features run 45 minutes or longer; shorts run 45 minutes or less. Accepted screening formats are DCP (Interop or SMPTE) and ProRes. Non-English dialogue requires English subtitles. The Méliès d’Argent competition accepts fantastic shorts of up to 25 minutes, premiered after 1 January 2026, without a previous Silver Méliès win. European directors may submit European-led co-productions; films by non-European directors must be entirely European productions. Consult the festival’s FilmFreeway profile for its eligible-country list and full terms.","https:\u002F\u002Fhoff.ee\u002F",[42,46,49,53,56,59,62,65],{"type":43,"value":44,"note":45},"Email","info@poff.ee","General enquiries — Black Nights Film Festival",{"type":47,"value":48,"note":45},"Phone","+372 5620 8308",{"type":50,"value":51,"note":52},"Address","MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival, Telliskivi 60a\u002F2, 10412 Tallinn, Estonia","Organiser’s office",{"type":43,"value":54,"note":55},"helmut.janes@poff.ee","Helmut Jänes — Festival and Programme Director",{"type":43,"value":57,"note":58},"jette.karmin@poff.ee","Jette Karmin — Programme Coordinator; submissions enquiries",{"type":43,"value":60,"note":61},"henryk.novod@poff.ee","Henryk Johan Novod — Short Film Programmer",{"type":43,"value":63,"note":64},"ragnar.novod@poff.ee","Ragnar Novod — Short Film Programmer",{"type":66,"value":67,"note":68},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002Fhoff","Film submissions and regulations",1792192019]