4th Dark Scream Film Festival Announces Dates and Venue for 2026 Edition
Dark Scream Film Festival, India’s genre-focused film festival, has announced the dates and venue for its 2026 edition. The festival will take place on 24 and 25 October 2026 at Veda Black Box, 120, Aram Nagar – 2, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai. Returning to Mumbai for another edition, Dark Scream Film Festival will once again bring together independent genre films from India and around the world. The festival is dedicated to cinema across Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Noir, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Zombie, and Queer Horror, providing a platform for filmmakers working with darker, unconventional, and genre-driven stories. One of the distinctive aspects of Dark Scream Film Festival is its dedicated space for genres that are still rarely represented at Indian film festivals. The festival features dedicated programming for Zombie films and Queer Horror, alongside its broader horror, thriller, science-fiction, fantasy, and noir selections. The 2026 festival will begin on Saturday, 24 October at 5:30 PM, with screenings and festival activities continuing through the evening. The second day, Sunday, 25 October, will begin at 3:30 PM. The two-day programme is expected to feature a diverse selection of short and feature-length films, bringing different approaches to genre filmmaking together under one roof. From supernatural and psychological horror to thrillers, dystopian science fiction, dark fantasy, noir, zombie stories, and queer horror, the festival aims to showcase the expanding landscape of independent genre cinema. The complete 2026 festival lineup and screening schedule will be announced soon, along with the audience registration link. With the dates now confirmed, genre film enthusiasts can mark 24–25 October 2026 on their calendars for another weekend of dark cinema in Mumbai. Dark Scream Film Festival 202624–25 October 2026Veda Black Box, 120, Aram Nagar – 2, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai Further announcements regarding the official selections, programme, registration, and other festival updates will be released soon.
Final Call for Filmmakers: Dark Scream Film Festival Submissions Close 25 September
Dark Scream Film Festival – India’s Genre Film Festival is approaching its Final Submission Deadline, giving filmmakers one last opportunity to enter their films for the upcoming edition. The Final Submission Deadline is 25 September, and filmmakers submitting during the final call can use the special discount code DARKSCREAM26 to receive 20% off their submission fee. Your Film. Your Nightmare. Our Screen. Dark Scream Film Festival is dedicated to celebrating bold, unconventional, and atmospheric genre cinema from India and around the world. The festival welcomes filmmakers who aren’t afraid to explore the strange, frightening, mysterious, fantastical, and darker corners of storytelling. Submissions are open across genres including Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Noir, Zombies, Crime, Queer Horror, and other forms of genre-driven cinema. Whether your film is a terrifying one-minute experiment, an unsettling horror short, a twisted thriller, a dark animated story, an AI-created nightmare, or a full-length feature, Dark Scream Film Festival offers a platform to bring your work in front of a genre-loving audience. Final Submission Details Final Deadline: 25 SeptemberSpecial Discount: 20% OFFDiscount Code: DARKSCREAM26Submit the film with Filmfreeway and Festhome This is the final call for filmmakers. Once the deadline closes, submissions for this edition will come to an end. If you’ve been waiting to send us your nightmare, now is the time. Hurry up. Submit your film before the final deadline and become part of Dark Scream Film Festival – India’s Genre Film Festival. FINAL DEADLINE: 25 SEPTEMBER | USE CODE: DARKSCREAM26