Festival dossier
Jacksonville, United States · Est. 2024 · Multiple structural red flags — exercise caution before submitting
The Jacksonville Horror Film Festival is a new Jacksonville, Florida genre event dedicated to independent horror cinema and boundary-pushing storytelling. It is notable for its focus on gritty, grindhouse-influenced and character-driven horror, alongside panels, awards, vendors, and community-building events that aim to grow Jacksonville’s horror scene and raise the city’s profile in the genre-film circuit. [1][2]
This overview may contradict our structured venue and screening data. Prefer the Legitimacy Analysis section and structured fields below for social posts or citations.
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Founded
2024
Live web research is off to control API cost. This shows cached scheduled research when available, plus analysis from our database.
Hard research (cheap model + thorough prompt) runs on a cron for suspicious festivals; a biweekly job refreshes others. No live API calls from the site.
Scores are calculated from structural indicators: accreditations, physical screenings, award category count, submission frequency, and acceptance rate. Higher scores reflect more verifiable legitimacy signals.
No community reviews yet. If you submitted here, your experience helps others avoid award mills.
Report a problem with this festivalGet notified when Jacksonville Horror Film Festival's tier changes or new reports are filed.