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MOTELx - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival

12-16 September 2012

Cinema São Jorge

Lisbon - PORTUGAL

MOTELx is a yearly festival that selects the best horror films produced all around the world in the last couple of years, and aims to stimulate the production of national genre films. In 2011, MOTELx joined the European Fantastic Film Festival Federation (EFFFF) as an adherent member.

In its fifth edition, in 2011, MOTELx had a record number of 13,100 people in attendance during the five days of the festival, screening 62 films from 20 different countries. The guest of honour was Eli Roth, who presented a very successful retrospective of his films. Previous guests included Mick Garris, John Landis, Stuart Gordon and George A. Romero.

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Festival's main sections:

ROOM SERVICE - Recent horror films from around the world;

MOTELx AWARD - BEST PORTUGUESE HORROR SHORT FILM - The only competitive section;

LOST ROOM - A journey into the history of Portuguese genre film;

DOC HORROR - Documentaries about horror films or related themes;

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 2012

Regulations: http://www.motelx.org/images/2012/varios/motelx2012_regulations.pdf

Submission Form: http://www.motelx.org/images/2012/varios/motelx2012_submission_form.pdf

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MOTELx will present, for the fourth time, the MOTELx Award for Best Portuguese Horror Short Film. The award is open to Portuguese productions as well as co-productions with foreign countries. The winner will receive €3,000 and the Short Film Méliès d'Argent, selecting it as a candidate for the annual Méliès d'Or award for Best European Short Film handed out by the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF).