In September, horror invades the city of Lisbon. MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival has hosted the best international films and world premiered emerging Portuguese genre cinema since 2007. Guests of honour such as George A. Romero, Dario Argento, Hideo Nakata, Coffin Joe, Eli Roth , Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roger Corman, and Ari Aster have already joined the nearly 20,000 people who annually pass by the iconic Cinema São Jorge. The Festival's programming is grouped into several sections, which include feature and short films, retrospectives, children's cinema, microSHORTS and documentaries. In addition to cinema, MOTELX promotes a series of activities before and during the Festival that include parties, workshops, masterclasses, performances, concerts, exhibitions, the mythical MOTELquiz and much more. Member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) and Europe For Festivals, Festivals for Europe (EFFE). MOTELX, where horror is welcome.
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Festival's main sections:
MÉLIÈS D'ARGENT AWARD - BEST EUROPEAN FEATURE FILM
ROOM SERVICE - Recent horror films from around the world;
DOC HORROR - Documentaries about horror films or related themes;
LOST ROOM - A journey into the history of Portuguese genre film;
MOTELX AWARD - BEST PORTUGUESE HORROR SHORT FILM
SECTIONX - Special programme of experimental films from any country and any production year;
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS - Short films not produced in Portugal;
BIG BAD WOLF - Special programme for younger audiences.
The festival encourages and will consider other cinematic proposals outside the scope of these sections, for eventual retrospectives or special screenings.
Deadline for submissions: 15 June of each year
(info@motelx.org)
