Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (, abbreviated HÃÂFF) is an international film festival which takes place annually in Haapsalu, Estonia. HÃÂFF focuses on horror and fantasy films. HÃÂFF is organized by the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, the Haapsalu Culture Center, and the town of Haapsalu.
The first HÃÂFF took place in 2005, after being created by Marek Reinaas.
Since 2012, HÃÂFF is a member of Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF).
The Audience Award has been given out every year since 2012.
The winners of the award will later be nominated for the Méliès d'Or:
2024 - Wander to Wonder directed by Nina Gantz<br> 2023 - Shut directed by Niels Bourgonje<br> 2022 - Eyes on You directed by Raoul Kirsima<br> 2021 - Hospital Dumpster Divers directed by Anders Elsrud Hultgreen<br> 2020 - Downs of the Dead directed by Even Husby Grødahl<br> 2019 - Bad Hair directed by Oskar Lehemaa<br> 2018 - The Dark Room directed by Morgane Segaert<br> 2017 - Fucking Bunnies directed by Teemu Niukkanen<br> 2016 - The Black Bear directed by Mèryl Fortunat-Rossi and Xavier Seron<br> 2015 - The Salf of the Earth directed by Jonathan Desoindre<br> 2014 - Canis directed by Marc Riba and Anna Solanas<br> 2013 - The Trap directed by Alberto Lopez
Named after the 1979 Polish-Soviet film Inquest of Pilot Pirx:
2013 - Hideo Nakata<br> 2014 - Tobe Hooper<br> 2015 - Sven Grünberg<br> 2016 - Karel Zeman (posthumous)<br> 2018 - The television show Jupiter<br> 2019 - Vladimir Tarasov and Priit Vaher
2020 - Mari Lill - For her work on the Estonian children series The Little Witch<br> 2022 - Gülnar Murumägi - For her work as director of the Haapsalu Cultural Centre, the homebase of HÃÂFF<br> 2023 - Eve Kivi - For her work on the Soviet-Finnish Fantasyfilm Sampo<br> 2024 - Peeter Volkonski - For his work on the televisionfilm How the King Leaned on the Moon