23 Oct - 30 Oct

Opening Night brings together films from Canberra, across Australia and overseas, launching the festival with a showcase of independent filmmaking from local and international voices. The festival’s Horror/Comedy Night pairs genre films with live stand-up comedy, bringing together two art forms that know how to make an audience scream—or laugh at the worst possible moment. The Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival celebrates independent horror, thriller and genre films from Canberra

The festival will present the Australian Premiere of Omnipresentes, a film from Peru and Venezuela directed by Farid Rodriguez Rivero. Set in an abandoned city after a zombie epidemic, the film follows José as he searches for supplies and navigates the dangerous remains of a world transformed.

One of the festival’s major highlights is the appearance of actor and stunt performer Kiran Shah for States of Mind, the Australian supernatural horror-comedy in which he stars as Professor Manchester. The film takes audiences to a meditation retreat in a haunted house, where a group of competitors discover that their gathering may have a darker purpose. Shah’s attendance gives audiences the chance to see the film with one of its stars in the room. With a QnA hosted by the fi

The 2026 Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival returns to Canberra from Friday 23 to Friday 30 October, bringing a week of independent horror and genre cinema to Dendy Cinemas Canberra and AIE Atrium Cinema in Watson. This year’s highlights include actor Kiran Shah in attendance for a special screening of States of Mind, the Australian Premiere of Peru/Venezuela film Omnipresentes, an Opening Night selection of films from Canberra, Australia and abroad, and a Horror/Comedy Night fe

The 2025 Yeh! Nah! Winners were announced in a ceremony on Halloween night at AIE Canberra! Congratulations to all the Official Selections, Nominees and Winners. You can discover the full list of Award Recipients in our Award Ceremony video above. Award winners will be contacted over the next week to arrange postage of Award Trophies.

We are thrilled to announce that the official selection for the 2025 Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival.

The 2024 Yeh! Nah! Winners were announced in a ceremony on Halloween night at Dendy Cinemas Canberra! Congratulations to all the Official...

The 2024 Yeh! Nah! Horror Film Festival award nominations highlight some of the best moments from all 39 International, Australian and Canbe