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Histeria Festival Internacional De Cine de Terror, Sci-fi y Fantasía

Festival overview

About Histeria Festival Internacional De Cine de Terror, Sci-fi y Fantasía

Physical film festival with submission categories including Best Feature Film and Best Shortfilm.

Histeria International Fantastic Film Festival in Costa Rica and Dominican Republic brings together a current international selection of feature films and short films framed within the horror, science fiction and fantasy genre. It is a window in Central America and Caribbean for fantastic movies.

Not only for Latin America, but for the rest of the world. A point where filmmakers with their films meet, so that they can be exhibited and seen.

Histeria Lab is a section of the festival focused on feature-length genre projects in the first stage of development. The projects travel to Costa Rica and Dominican Republic to receive advice on script, production, direction, bible design, pitch, photography, sound and art direction. information

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
December 1, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
July 1, 2026
Notification Date
August 30, 2026
Festival Starts
October 28, 2026
Festival Ends
November 8, 2026
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+

It is a call for short films and feature films, documentaries, fiction or animation, including terror, sci-fi, gore and fantasy, released between 2024 and 2026. Histeria do not accept movies done totally by AI image generator. the call fee cover the costs of cinemas and publicity.

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

Best Feature Film

Best Feature Film currently lists a maximum runtime of 60 minutes. Listed fees include USD 10 regular.

Current FeeUSD 10.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 60 minutes
Category

Best Shortfilm

Best Shortfilm currently lists a maximum runtime of 40 minutes. Listed fees include USD 10 regular.

Current FeeUSD 10.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 40 minutes
Category

Spirit Hysteria

Listed fees include USD 10 regular.

Current FeeUSD 10.00Standard Fee