MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival

Festival

Lisboa, Portugal

About

In September, horror invades the city of Lisbon. MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival promotes the best of horror produced worldwide and has become a trademark for emerging Portuguese horror cinema. Prestigious guests such as George A. Romero, Stuart Gordon, John Landis, Coffin Joe, Dario Argento, Tobe Hooper, Hideo Nakata, Eli Roth, Brian Yuzna, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roger Corman, Xan Cassavettes, or Ari Aster have already joined the nearly 20,000 people who annually pass by the iconic Cinema São Jorge, the Festival's main venue, located in the heart of Lisbon. MOTELX is a member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), a federation that includes 31 festivals from 21 different countries and accounts for an audience of 800,000 people, and part of the Europe for festivals, Festivals for Europe (EFFE) community, allowing it to promote European genre films at a wider range.

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