Our friends and partners at MACABRO FICH have officially opened their call-for-entries for the 23rd Mexico City International Horror Film Festival, taking place in August 2024!

LATIN HORROR highly recommends submitting to this venue as it’s one of the most dynamic, well rounded and curated horror-centered festivals in the hemisphere, and gives other horror film festivals around the world a run for their money in terms of the caliber of films showcased and filmmaker experience integration. Macabro is what all horror film festivals should aspire to be.

Founded in 2002 by filmmaker Edna Campos, Macabro is one of the world’s premiere venues for new independent horror, buoyed by a love of classic and cult cinema. Macabro is the first genre film festival in Mexico and the second founded in Latin America. Based in Mexico City, Macabro’s festival exhibits independent new horror films, as well as classic and cult movies.

Macabro is an independent cultural organization supported and recognized by Mexico City Government, the Mexican Film Institute, the National Film Archive (Cineteca Nacional) and the National Autonomus University of Mexico (UNAM), and is one of the most respected and consolidated film festivals in Mexico and Latin America.

You can submit your feature length and short horror films for the XXIII celebration of the festival, that will take place in August, 2024. The 23rd edition will be 100% presential with additional virtual activities. There are no age or nationality restrictions.

You can download the festival’s submission requirements and award categories HERE. And submit your project via their Film Freeway account.