Just got this email Thursday night...
Not going to lie, this is disheartening.
This is my 3rd festival rejection of 2026 and my fourth rejection in 6 months.
Has the magic worn off?
Has my luck run out?
Or am I just in a bit of a dry spell?
I guess I am just so impacted by these recent rejections because I am so used to winning. Thus far I have 19 either wins or near-wins since 2019. I suppose no one can maintain that impressive of a track record for that long (7 years!). It's just disheartening that I haven't had a win yet in 2026.
However... onward I trudge.
| Hi Erik D.,
Thank
you so much for submitting your work to the Horror Hotel Film Festival.
We truly appreciate the time, creativity, and passion that went into
your project.
After
careful review by our programming team, we regret to inform you that we
are unable to include your film/script in this year’s lineup. While we
were fortunate to program a large portion of submissions this year, this
was still not an easy decision.
This year, we received over 240 submissions from around the world and selected approximately 175 projects
for the festival. Even with this expanded program, a number of strong
entries—including yours—could not be accommodated due to programming
balance and scheduling limitations.
Our
team considers not only the quality of each project, but also how it
fits into the overall festival experience in terms of tone, theme, and
audience flow.
Please
know that your work was genuinely appreciated, and we encourage you to
submit again in the future. We’ve had many filmmakers join us in later
years after not being selected initially.
We’re grateful you chose Horror Hotel as a home for your work, and we hope to see what you create next.
If you are interested to find out our current schedule, nominations and panels of lectures, please visit our website www.horrorhotelfilmfest.com
Thank you again for being part of our community.
Warm regards,
Horror Hotel Film Festival Team | | | |
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