Gorewave Film Festival:
The Ultimate Underground Horror Experience

Welcome to Gorewave Film Festival, the event that celebrates the raw, unfiltered, and most extreme visions in horror cinema. If you crave blood-soaked narratives, transgressive storytelling, and boundary-pushing special effects, this is the arena for the boldest filmmakers in the genre.

We proudly accept all forms of horror, but we have a particular focus on gore, extreme, and underground cinema—films that defy conventions and leave a lasting mark on the audience.

Categories & Submissions

We award four categories:

Best Director
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Special Effects

Trailer submissions are free. Selected trailers will be screened during the festival but will not compete in the main contest.

🩸 GOREWAVE FEST 2025 – WINNERS & SPECIAL MENTIONS 🩸

🏆 Main Awards

Shiver Me Timbers
- Director: Paul Stephen Mann
- Category: Feature
- Country: United Kingdom
- Award: Best Feature
Worm
- Director: Callum Anthony Thomas
- Category: Short Film
- Country: Australia
- Award: Best Short & Best Director
Firecrow
- Director: Markham Samuels
- Category: Short Film
- Country: Canada
- Award: Best FX

🎖️ Honorable Mentions

I Had A Dream Where You Were Killing Me
- Director: Gabriele Mencaroni
- Category: Trailer
- Country: Italy
- Mention: Honorable Mention
The Harvest
- Directors: David Barrera, Manuel Carballo
- Category: Short Film
- Country: Spain
- Mention: Honorable Mention

About the Festival

Gorewave Film Festival is a biannual event taking place over two days at Materia Prima, a cultural association in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The festival offers an intense, immersive experience where horror enthusiasts and creators come together to celebrate the darker side of cinema.

Awards & Collaborations

Winners receive:

A high-quality digital certificate (printable)
Free access to Horror Island, an exclusive horror event

The festival is a partner of GOREGALAXI and collaborates with various horror-related websites to amplify the reach and impact of selected films.

Submissions are now open: Gorewave Film Festival proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.

Join us in celebrating the most fearless horror filmmakers.