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.
[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).
[3] 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 Named after the 1979 Polish-Soviet film Inquest of Pilot Pirx: 2013 - Hideo Nakata 2014 - Tobe Hooper 2015 - Sven Grünberg 2016 - Karel Zeman (posthumous) 2018 - The television show Jupiter 2019 - Vladimir Tarasov and Priit Vaher 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]