Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (Estonian: Haapsalu Õudus- ja Fantaasiafilmide 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.[1]

The first HÕFF took place in 2005, after being created by Marek Reinaas.[2]

Since 2012, HÕFF is a member of Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF).[1]

Notable premieres

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Film awards

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Audience Award

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The Audience Award has been given out every year since 2012.[3]

Year Film Title Director
2024 Chainsaws Were Singing Sander Maran
2023 Sisu Jalmari Helander
2022 The Sixth Secret Mart Sander
2021 Justice 2 Toomas Aria
2020 The Mortuary Collection Ryan Spindell
2019 One Cut of the Dead Shinchiro Ueda
2018 Snowflake Adolfo J. Kolmerer
2017 Bad Black Nabwana I.G.G.
2016 In Search of the Ultra-Sex Nicolas & Bruno
2015 The Guest Adam Wingard
2014 In Order of Disappearance Hans Petter Moland
2013 Omnivores Óscar Rojo
2012 Iron Sky Timo Vuorensola

Short Film Méliès d'Argent

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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

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Year Film Title Director
2024 Chainsaws Were Singing Sander Maran
2023 Child Machine Rain Rannu
2022 Talent Silver Õun
2021 Kratt Rasmus Merivoo
2020 Eerie Fairy Tales Mart Sander
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Named after the 1979 Polish-Soviet film Inquest of Pilot Pirx:

Year Film Title Director
2024 Escape Attempt (short film) Alex Topaller, Dan Shapiro
2023 Last Sentinel Tanel Toom
2022 Loop (short film) Pablo Polledri
2021 The Following Year (short film) Miguel Campana

Career Achievement Awards

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HÕFF Lifetime Achievement Award

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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

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2020 - Mari Lill - For her work on the Estonian children series The Little Witch[4]
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 Moon[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "About the festival". HÕFF - Haapsalu Õudus- ja Fantaasiafilmide Festival. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Festival - Haapsalu Õudus- ja Fantaasiafilmide Festival". 2017.hoff.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Awards".
  4. ^ "Auhinnad".
  5. ^ https://online.le.ee/2024/02/19/hoff-tanab-peeter-volkonskit/
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