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20. HÕFF Opening: The Tomahawck Brothers and 'The Surfer'

20. HÕFF Opening: The Tomahawck Brothers and 'The Surfer'

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival celebrates its 20th birthday with a bang!

Programme
Opening Ceremony and Opening Film, HÕFF Main Programme
Director
Lorcan Finnegan
Country
Australia, USA, Ireland, United Kingdom
Above the Knee

Above the Knee

A spine-chilling new thriller from the director of festival favourite "Good Boy".

Programme
HÕFF Main Programme, Horror Films
Director
Viljar Bøe
Country
Norway
Bob and Bobek

Bob and Bobek

The first feature film tells the story of Bob and Bobek, rabbits who live in a gardening colony in the old magician's marquee.

Programme
HÕFF Family Films
Director
Ondrej Pecha, Mirek Zachariás
Country
Czechia
Cadet

Cadet

A new harrowing horror mystery by Kazakh wunderkind Adilkhan Yerzhanov.

Programme
HÕFF Main Programme, Horror Films
Director
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Country
Kazakhstan
Chainsaws Were Singing

Chainsaws Were Singing

“Texas Chainsaw Massacre” meets “Monty Python” meets…”Les Miserables”.

Programme
Midnight Shivers, HÕFF Special Screenings
Director
Sander Maran
Country
Estonia
Death of a Unicorn

Death of a Unicorn

For profit, anything goes – even killing the mythical, harmless unicorn. But what if they're not so docile?

Programme
Fantasy Films, HÕFF Main Programme
Director
Alex Scharfman
Country
USA
Delta Space Mission

Delta Space Mission

Uncovered animated eye-candy from Romania

Programme
Sci-fi Films, HÕFF Retro
Director
Călin Cazan, Mircea Toia
Country
Romania
Devil's Servants

Devil's Servants

Three young men fight to prevent Riga from surrendering to the Swedish and Polish enemies.

Programme
HÕFF Retro
Director
Aleksandrs Leimanis
Country
Latvia
Dr. Sander’s Hour of Horrors, vol 3

Dr. Sander’s Hour of Horrors, vol 3

The third act of Dr. Sander's Horror Hour, which has become a HÕFF tradition, serving as both the launch of a new book and the first public performance of the play.

Programme
HÕFF Special Screenings, Fantasy Films
Director
Mart Sander
Country
Estonia
Fréwaka

Fréwaka

A dark, haunting story told with effective restraint and punctuated with moments of impish humour and genuine terror.

Programme
HÕFF Main Programme, Horror Films
Director
Aislinn Clarke
Country
Ireland
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

More sex and slashing up at Camp Crystal Lake, with the demented Jason presiding over all.

Programme
Horror Films, HÕFF Retro
Director
Joseph Zito
Country
USA
Get Away

Get Away

A family’s vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn.

Programme
Horror Films, HÕFF Main Programme
Director
Steffen Haars
Country
United Kingdom
Hard Ticket to Hawaii

Hard Ticket to Hawaii

Tasteless, silly, shiny, loud and gratuitous.

Programme
HÕFF Retro
Director
Andy Sidaris
Country
USA
HÕFF & MängudeÖÖ: Estonian Games

HÕFF & MängudeÖÖ: Estonian Games

Programme
Special Events
HÕFF Quiz

HÕFF Quiz

Programme
Special Events
House of Sayuri

House of Sayuri

A family moves into a house but discovers that it is haunted by a murdered girl.

Programme
HÕFF Main Programme, Horror Films
Director
Kôji Shiraishi
Country
Japan
How did Russian rulers die? Urmas E. Liiv's Horror Talk

How did Russian rulers die? Urmas E. Liiv's Horror Talk

Urmas E. Liiv's new horror talk travels through the dark history of our eastern neighbour from the Tsars to the present day.

Programme
HÕFF Special Screenings
Director
Urmas Eero Liiv
Country
Estonia
Infinite Summer

Infinite Summer

Three young women's week at the beach turns into a transhumanist mystery romp in one Estonian summer.

Programme
Fantasy Films, HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition
Director
Miguel Llansó
Country
Estonia, Spain
Justice 3

Justice 3

Ahto is back. For the third time!

Programme
HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition, Award Ceremony and Closing Film
Director
Toomas Aria
Country
Estonia
Little Nightmares. Best International Short Films

Little Nightmares. Best International Short Films

Programme
Little Nightmares. Best International Short Films
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Mystery of the Carpathian Castle

Mystery of the Carpathian Castle

Legendary Czechoslovak parody of Verne's science fiction novels.

Programme
Fantasy Films, HÕFF Retro
Director
Oldřich Lipský
Country
Czechia
Õudne Eesti: fresh Estonian short films

Õudne Eesti: fresh Estonian short films

Programme
HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition, Shorts National Competition
Director
Rasmus Jan Karus, Johanna Viskar, Kadri Nikopensius, Rebeka Põldsam, Elis Rumma, Rauno Laikjõe
Country
Estonia
Päratrust in Action

Päratrust in Action

A birthday celebration of the Estonian cult band Päratrust with underground films.

Programme
HÕFF Retro
Country
Estonia
Pilot Pirx's Inquest

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

The newly restored Polish-Estonian film classic is back on screen.

Programme
Sci-fi Films, HÕFF Special Screenings
Director
Marek Piestrak
Country
Poland, Estonia
Podcast Tumedad Tunnid live

Podcast Tumedad Tunnid live

Programme
Special Events
Raw Force

Raw Force

Welcome to Warrior’s Island, burial ground of disgraced martial arts masters!

Programme
Horror Films, HÕFF Retro
Director
Edward D. Murphy
Country
Philippines, USA
Rhythm Wizard's Hour - Electronic Music Workshop

Rhythm Wizard's Hour - Electronic Music Workshop

Programme
Special Events
Sew Torn

Sew Torn

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad.

Programme
HÕFF Main Programme
Director
Freddy Macdonald
Country
USA, Switzerland
Special Programme Night Terror

Special Programme Night Terror

A curated collection of short films ranging from silent films to found footage.

Programme
HÕFF Special Screenings, Horror Films
Country
USA, Japan
Street Trash

Street Trash

Homeless misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city.

Programme
Horror Films, HÕFF For Freaks
Director
Ryan Kruger
Country
South Africa, USA
Terror in the Midnight Sun

Terror in the Midnight Sun

Sweden’s first sci-fi film, where a hairy monster from outer space wreaks havoc in Lapland.

Programme
HÕFF Retro, Sci-fi Films
Director
Virgil W Vogel
Country
Sweden, USA
The Black Hole

The Black Hole

A steamy, feminist romantic comedy featuring adorable sci-fi monsters.

Programme
Sci-fi Films, HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition, Official Selection - Out of Competition
Director
Moonika Siimets
Country
Estonia
The Home

The Home

Nothing haunts you like the past.

Programme
HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition, Horror Films
Director
Mattias J. Skoglund
Country
Sweden, Estonia, Iceland
The Instinct

The Instinct

A home invasion thriller starring a dog trainer trying to modify a human’s brain.

Programme
HÕFF Main Programme, Horror Films
Director
Juan Albarracín
Country
Spain
The Legend of Ochi

The Legend of Ochi

“The Legend of Ochi” Takes Families on an Adventure.

Programme
HÕFF Family Films, Fantasy Films
Director
Isaiah Saxon
Country
USA, Finland, United Kingdom
The Little Witch - 50

The Little Witch - 50

Celebrating 50th Anniversary of Estonian cult classic "The Little Witch"

Programme
HÕFF Retro, Fantasy Films
Director
Virve Koppel
Country
Estonia
The Only Anthology of Retro Soviet TV Commercials 1979–1989

The Only Anthology of Retro Soviet TV Commercials 1979–1989

A special screening of Estonian Soviet-era commercials based on lyrics by Estonian poet Ott Arder.

Programme
HÕFF Retro
Director
Harry Egipt
Country
Estonia
The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead

They're back from the grave and ready to party! Influential cult classic from the 80s.

Programme
Horror Films, HÕFF Retro
Director
Dan O'Bannon
Country
USA
The Shadow

The Shadow

A gripping thriller about a silenced poet who dares to dream of the freedom of his homeland.

Programme
HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition, Official Selection - Competition
Director
Jaak Kilmi
Country
Estonia
The Ugly Stepsister

The Ugly Stepsister

How far will you go to live your own fairytale?

Programme
Fantasy Films, HÕFF Main Programme
Director
Emilie Blichfeldt
Country
Norway, Denmark, Romania, Poland
Two in one. 'Justice 1 & 2' film marathon

Two in one. 'Justice 1 & 2' film marathon

Estonia’s first true action films about a man who seeks justice

Programme
HÕFF Special Screenings, HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition
Director
Toomas Aria
Country
Estonia
U Are the Universe

U Are the Universe

A galactic love story between the last humans in a post-apocalyptic cosmos.

Programme
HÕFF Main Programme, Best of Festivals, Sci-fi Films, Standing with Ukraine
Director
Pavlo Ostrikov
Country
Ukraine, Belgium
United Trash

United Trash

A grotesquely erotic, blasphemous, ultraviolent, incestuous, scatological, certifiable splatter comedy about a messiah in Africa.

Programme
HÕFF For Freaks
Director
Christoph Schlingensief
Country
Germany
Vampire Zombies... From Space!

Vampire Zombies... From Space!

Everyone will love this because it is impossible not to.

Programme
HÕFF For Freaks, Fantasy Films
Director
Michael Stasko
Country
Canada
Voices on the Big Screen: Dubbing Workshop for Kids

Voices on the Big Screen: Dubbing Workshop for Kids

Programme
Special Events
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