The St. Pete Fandom Short Film Festival comes to Holiday St. Pete as part of Christmas Horror! Independent filmmakers are invited to submit original horror short films for the opportunity to become an Official Selection and have their work screened live during Holiday St. Pete. Selected films will compete for festival honors and one-of-a-kind trophies while giving filmmakers the chance to share their work with a live audience of horror fandom fans.

Learn more and submit your short horror film for consideration here.

Background on the St. Pete Fandom Short Film Festival

We are a a new film festival celebrating independent short films inspired by horror, anime, sci-fi, fantasy, and the wider world of fandom. In addition to its Christmas Horror edition at Holiday St. Pete, the festival will return with another live horror shorts screening event at Sunshine City Scare on September 18–19, 2027. Also, there is an Animatics Short Film Festival at Anime St. Pete 2027 on Feb. 6-7, and a Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Film Festival at St. Pete Comic Con 2027 on April 17-18, Stay tuned for announcements on the events’ websites and social media (Instagram, Facebook).