"HBHF": Winners of September 2026

 

It's time to announce the winners of SEPTEMBER'S CONTEST!

Many films were simply outstanding... Our sincere congratulations to the winners and all the finalists!
And now, drum roll please!!! The winners are:

Diabolicall

Francesco Longo

Italy

🏆 Best Gore

🏆 Best Ensemble (Ilaria Monfardini, Laura Spimpolo, Roberto Marcucci, Paola Sapia, Beatrice Sassi)

🏆 Best Sound Design (Paolo Castelluccia, Sabato Polverino)

🏆Best Special FX (Ilvia Rosa)

Don’t eat the nephew

Ben McCarthy

UK

🏆 Best Horror

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Supporting Actor (Alastair Cumming)

🏆 Best Young Actor (Brandon Lovell)

🏆 Best Editing (Sam Burgess, Ben McCarthy)

🏆Best Special Makeup

Room Tone

Luna Wolf

Canada

🏆 Best Mystery

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best Actress (Abigail Hunt)

The Cookie Jar

Lara Deam

Australia

🏆 Best Dark Comedy

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best Actor (Paraskevas Mourikis)

🏆 Best Supporting Actor (Jackson Alexander)

🏆 Best Duo (Paraskevas Mourikis, Jackson Alexander)

🏆 Best Cinematography (Scott Pope)

🏆 Best Original Screenplay

The crawl space

Chris Baetens

USA

🏆 Best Thriller

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Actor (Denis Gjoni)

🏆 Best Actress (Laura Bingham)

🏆 Best Cinematography (Timothy McCullough)

🏆 Best Editing (Chris Baetens)

🏆 Best Sound Design (Lyndon Johnson)

🏆Best VFX (Chris Baetens)

The Lineup

Fields

USA

🏆 Best Original Screenplay

The Stillness

Jackson Monks, Hunter Hieatt

USA

🏆 Best Horror

🏆 Best Original Score (Brandon Hardy)

Wren

Reva Trikha

Canada

🏆 Best Animated

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Original Score (Hlib Bykovskyi)

"HBHF" welcomes "WREN" (Canada)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "WREN" by Reva Trikha (Canada)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE LINEUP" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE LINEUP" by Fields (USA)!!!

Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "ROOM TONE" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "ROOM TONE" by Luna Wolf (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF": Official Selection of September 2026

 

We are notifying all submitters. Stay tuned!
Winners will be announced soon...
Thank you to everyone and congratulations!!!
Now you can submit to the October edition HERE.
Currently we are accepting horror, gore, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, dark comedy, thriller, crime, action, adventure, drama, comedy and animated genres.
Features and shorts, web series, music videos, documentaries, experimentals, trailers, posters, photos and screenplays are welcome!
What are you waiting for?

"HBHF" welcomes "DIABOLICALL" (Italy)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DIABOLICALL" by Francesco Longo (Italy)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE. 

July Trophies shipped today!

 

"HBHF": July Trophies shipped today!

Did you already order the 'GOLDEN HAND' trophy?

All finalists and winners of these eight years may choose to order the statuette for themselves and their team.

How to order (it's very easy and fast):

1) Enter in our "Filmfreeway" page (HERE)

2) Submit your project in the TROPHY category

"HBHF" welcomes "DON'T EAT THE NEPHEW" (UK)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DON'T EAT THE NEPHEW" by Ben McCarthy (UK)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE COOKIE JAR" (Australia)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE COOKIE JAR" by Lara Deam (Australia)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE CRAWL SPACE" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE CRAWL SPACE" by Chris Baetens (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "THE STILLNESS" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "THE STILLNESS" by Jackson Monks, Hunter Hieatt (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF": Winners of August 2026

 

It's time to announce the winners of AUGUST'S CONTEST!

Many films were simply outstanding... Our sincere congratulations to the winners and all the finalists!
And now, drum roll please!!! The winners are:

6 Songs

Felice Santulli

Italy

🏆 Best Horror

🏆 Best Actor (Antonio De Stefano)

🏆 Best Actress (Chiara Mariconda)

🏆 Best Supporting Actor (Domenico Silano)

🏆 Best Supporting Actress (Elena Franza)

Aylan’s dream - El sueño de Aylan

Àlex Agüera

Spain

🏆 Best Feature

🏆 Best Producers (Josan Bailac, María José Serra)

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best Actor (Pablo Ceresuela)

🏆 Best Actress (Neus Asensi)

🏆 Best Supporting Actress (Claudia Bolte)

🏆 Best Cinematography (Nano Carulla)

🏆 Best Editing (Maria Macias)

Back Up

Brian Mortensen

USA

🏆 Best Thriller

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Ensemble (Georgette Castro, Norma Lucero, Jason Robinson, Brian Mortensen, Ed Alstrom)

Damascus

John Kestner

USA

🏆 Best Drama

🏆 Best Producers (John Kestner, Roman Aguirre, Deborah Kay)

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best Actor (Pieter Kloos)

🏆 Best Actress (J. Roppolo Jacobs)

🏆 Best Duo (Pieter Kloos, J. Roppolo Jacobs)

🏆 Best Cinematography (Roman Aguirre)

🏆 Best Editing (Roman Aguirre)

🏆 Best Sound Design

🏆 Best Original Score

🏆 Best Original Screenplay

🏆 Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Candy Domme)

D.E.A.D. Force

Joe Boi

USA

🏆 Best Original Screenplay

🏆 Best Poster

Disappear - Sparire

Duilio Scalici

Italy

🏆 Best Fantasy

🏆 Best Original Score

Visceral

David Campanella

Italy

🏆 Best Gore

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Special FX (David Campanella)

"HBHF" welcomes "DISAPPEAR - SPARIRE" (Italy)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DISAPPEAR - SPARIRE" by Duilio Scalici (Italy)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE. 

"HBHF" welcomes "D.E.A.D. FORCE" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "D.E.A.D. FORCE" by Joe Boi (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE. 

"HBHF" welcomes "6 SONGS" (Italy)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "6 SONGS" by Felice Santulli (Italy)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF": Official Selection of August 2026

We are notifying all submitters. Stay tuned!
Winners will be announced soon...
Thank you to everyone and congratulations!!!
Now you can submit to the September edition HERE.
Currently we are accepting horror, gore, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, dark comedy, thriller, crime, action, adventure, drama, comedy and animated genres.
Features and shorts, web series, music videos, documentaries, experimentals, trailers, posters, photos and screenplays are welcome!
What are you waiting for?

"HBHF" welcomes "DEAD BRAINS" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DEAD BRAINS" by Jonathan Carlander (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "VISCERAL" (Italy)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "VISCERAL" by David Campanella (Italy)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "DAMASCUS" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "DAMASCUS" by John Kestner (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "AYLAN'S DREAM - EL SUEÑO DE ALAYN" (Spain)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "AYLAN'S DREAM - EL SUEÑO DE ALAYN" by Àlex Agüera (Spain)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "BACK UP" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "BACK UP" by Brian Mortensen (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE. 

"HBHF" welcomes "JIGSAW JENTS" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "JIGSAW JENTS" by Jonathan Carlander (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF" welcomes "PAWS OF THE DEAD" (USA)!!!

"HBHF" welcomes "PAWS OF THE DEAD" by Jonathan Carlander (USA)!!!
Submit your feature, short, poster, photography or screenplay HERE.

"HBHF": Winners of July 2026

It's time to announce the winners of JULY'S CONTEST!

Many films were simply outstanding... Our sincere congratulations to the winners and all the finalists!
And now, drum roll please!!! The winners are:

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J. Julian Vacas

Spain

🏆 Best Thriller

🏆 Best Actress (Ines Klein)

🏆 Best Supporting Actress (Egle Krasauskaite) 

🏆 Best Cinematography (J. Julian Vacas)

🏆 Best Special FX

Aeternum (Eternal)

Philippe Verichoux

France

🏆 Best Sci-Fi

🏆 Best Producer (Philippe Verichoux)

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best Cinematography

🏆 Best Original Score

🏆 Best VFX

I/O

Molly Vernon

USA

🏆 Best Poster

🏆 Best Trailer

Jingle hell

Gaby Smiths

Argentina / UK

🏆 Best Gore

🏆 Best Director

🏆 Best Actor (Fernando Enrique)

🏆 Best Supporting Actor (Christian Vit)

🏆 Best Supporting Actress (Georgia Viero)

🏆 Best Special Makeup (Melisa Carrillo)

Macabre

Ioannis Koutroubis

Canada

🏆 Best Web Series

🏆 Best Actress (Héloise Koszegi)

🏆 Best Editing (Caro Pacchiella)

Marionettes - Marquis of Vaudeville

Toby Lawhon, Geneva Arena

USA

🏆 Best Music Video

🏆 Best Editing

🏆 Best Original Score

🏆 Best Costume Design

🏆 Best Production Design

Speritium

Mohamed Mdahoma

Réunion

🏆 Best Feature

🏆 Best Editing

The domestication of Vampires in Essex

Angie Darling Baby

UK

🏆 Best Horror

🏆 Best Ensemble (Louella Gaskell, Georgie Harriet-King, Lois Mae, Samantha Bartlett)

The Echo

Jae Michael Stromberg

USA

🏆 Best Thriller

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

🏆 Best Duo (Brad A. Stromberg, Mia Ivy)

The monster of the Valley - Le monstre de la Vallée

Gaultier Barra

France

🏆 Best Thriller

🏆 Best Duo (Damien Carion, Alain Inizan)

🏆 Best Cinematography

🏆 Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Fiona Paucod)

The reformation room

Luke Mazey

USA

🏆 Best Web Series

🏆 Best 1st Time Director

The seven tales of Poe

Doug Clyde

USA

🏆 Best Animated

🏆 Best Sound Design

🏆 Best Original Score (Doug Clyde, Kelly Joe Richardson)

🏆 Best VFX