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Blood Over Texas Film Fest

A horror short film festival held inside Horror For The Holidays, a holiday-themed horror convention that Austin event company Blood Over Texas puts on each November at the Hilton Austin downtown. The film fest runs in the convention's screening room over the weekend and takes horror shorts under 40 minutes in any subgenre. Juried trophies go to best film, director, actor, actress and cinematography, with honorable mentions for score, screenplay, effects makeup and a wild card, announced at a showcase on the closing day. The organizer bills the 2026 edition, November 21–22, as the festival's second annual; submissions on FilmFreeway closed October 15, 2026.

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Nov 21, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
Hilton Austin (Horror For The Holidays screening room)
Blood Over Texas (festival director Lisa Tsonetokoy, a.k.a. Bunny Voodoo)
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Categories
Horror short (under 40 minutes)
Prizes
Trophies for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Cinematography; honorable mentions for score, screenplay, SFX/makeup and a wild card

Notable

Billed as the 2nd annual Blood Over Texas Film Fest, held inside the Horror For The Holidays Expo, which is in its 12th year and draws about 2,000 attendees ↗︎
Horror For The Holidays 12 runs November 21–22, 2026, at Hilton Austin Downtown; film fest winners are announced at an award showcase on the last day ↗︎
Accepts all horror subgenres, not only holiday-themed films; extended deadline was October 15, 2026 ↗︎
Submission fees run $25–$40 across deadlines (incl. member pricing) ↗︎
Sources
  1. Blood Over Texas Film Fest FilmFreeway
  2. Blood Over Texas Blood Over Texas
  3. Film Fest Blood Over Texas

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