Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (, abbreviated HÕFF) is an international film festival which takes place annually in Haapsalu, Estonia. HÕFF focuses on horror and fantasy films. HÕFF is organized by the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the Haapsalu Culture Center, and the town of Haapsalu.
The first HÕFF took place in 2005, after being created by Marek Reinaas.
Since 2012, HÕFF is a member of Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF).
Notable premieres 2016 Babak Anvari "Under the Shadow" 2016 Simon Rumley "Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word"
Film awards Audience Award The Audience Award has been given out every year since 2012.
YearFilm titleDirector2024Chainsaws Were Singing Sander Maran2023Sisu Jalmari Helander2022The Sixth Secret Mart Sander2021Justice 2Toomas Aria2020The Mortuary CollectionRyan Spindell2019One Cut of the DeadShinchiro Ueda2018SnowflakeAdolfo J. Kolmerer2017Bad BlackNabwana I.G.G.2016In Search of the Ultra-SexNicolas & Bruno2015The GuestAdam Wingard 2014In Order of DisappearanceHans Petter Moland2013OmnivoresÓscar Rojo2012Iron SkyTimo Vuorensola
Short Film Méliès d'Argent The winners of the award will later be nominated for the Méliès d'Or:
2024 - Wander to Wonder directed by Nina Gantz 2023 - Shut directed by Niels Bourgonje 2022 - Eyes on You directed by Raoul Kirsima 2021 - Hospital Dumpster Divers directed by Anders Elsrud Hultgreen 2020 - Downs of the Dead directed by Even Husby Grødahl 2019 - Bad Hair directed by Oskar Lehemaa 2018 - The Dark Room directed by Morgane Segaert 2017 - Fucking Bunnies directed by Teemu Niukkanen 2016 - The Black Bear directed by Mèryl Fortunat-Rossi and Xavier Seron 2015 - The Salf of the Earth directed by Jonathan Desoindre 2014 - Canis directed by Marc Riba and Anna Solanas 2013 - The Trap directed by Alberto Lopez
Best Estonian Genre Film YearFilm titleDirector2024Chainsaws Were Singing Sander Maran2023Child Machine Rain Rannu2022TalentSilver Õun2021Kratt Rasmus Merivoo2020Eerie Fairy TalesMart Sander
Navigator Pirx Award for Best Sci-Fi Film Named after the 1979 Polish-Soviet film Inquest of Pilot Pirx:
YearFilm titleDirector2024Escape Attempt (short film) Alex Topaller, Dan Shapiro2023Last Sentinel Tanel Toom2022Loop (short film)Pablo Polledri2021The Following Year (short film) Miguel Campana
Career Achievement Awards HÕFF Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 - Hideo Nakata 2014 - Tobe Hooper 2015 - Sven Grünberg 2016 - Karel Zeman (posthumous) 2018 - The television show Jupiter 2019 - Vladimir Tarasov and Priit Vaher
Award of Recognition 2020 - Mari Lill - For her work on the Estonian children series The Little Witch 2022 - Gülnar Murumägi - For her work as director of the Haapsalu Cultural Centre, the homebase of HÕFF 2023 - Eve Kivi - For her work on the Soviet-Finnish Fantasyfilm Sampo 2024 - Peeter Volkonski - For his work on the televisionfilm How the King Leaned on the Moonhttps://online.le.ee/2024/02/19/hoff-tanab-peeter-volkonskit/
See also
List of fantastic and horror film festivals
References
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