HÕFF - Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

PÖFF - BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL SUBFESTIVAL 16th HÕFF - June 4-6, 2021 Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF), taking place annually on the final weekend of April, is the “one and only stop” for the genre hungry in the Baltics. Held in the unique setting of the city of Haapsalu - once a renown summer retreat of the Russian Czars, now a picturesque town, and the home of an infamous Baltic ghost - the White Lady, haunting the medieval castle on the the western coast of Estonia. Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival is organised by the team of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Film categories Feature Films International genre cinema feature films (45 minutes or over) for main programme consideration. Short Films International genre cinema short films (45 minutes or under) for out of competition short film programme consideration. Méliès d’Argent Competition for European Short Films European genre cinema short films (25 minutes or under). HÕFF, as a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, holds a competition for European Short Films where an international jury gives out a Silver Méliès (Méliès d’Argent) to the best film. The winning film goes on to compete for the Golden Méliès at the federation's end-of-the-year gala announced at Cannes.