Dark Nights Film Fest

02/09/2026

☕️ SYDNEY. YOUR COFFEE IS ABOUT TO GET VERY, VERY DARK.

We’re thrilled to announce the AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE of Can Evrenol’s THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE at Dark Nights Film Fest 2026.

From the director of BASKIN and SAYARA, Can Evrenol’s latest twisted descent gets its first Australian cinema screening — and this may be your ONLY chance to experience THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE on the big screen anywhere in Australia.

“Builds excruciating, darkly funny tension” – Projected Figures

“Pushes its human drama to such an extreme that it repeatedly takes your breath away” – Movie Pilot

“Meaner, bloodier, and even darker than the infamous original” – The People’s Movies

📽️ THE RESERVOIR CINEMA - 10 OCTOBER

One night. One micro-cinema. One very dark cup of coffee.

🎬THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE — AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
🗓Saturday evening, October 10th
📍 Reservoir Cinema, Surry Hills
👹 Dark Nights Film Fest 2026

Black out your calendar – Don’t miss the darkest comedy of the year!

🎟Tickets coming soon. Full program launch – September 16.

19/08/2026

It's creepin' up on ya! Less than two weeks 'til our Call for Entries for 2026 closes! Our appetite remains insatiable, feed us your nightmares!

19/08/2026

We're very excited to be co-presenting the documentary, BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, from director David Kittredge, at this year's 20th edition of the legendary Sydney Underground Film Festival.

In the mid-70s, John Boorman - the successful English director behind neo-noir POINT BLANK (1967) and horror-thriller DELIVERANCE (1972) - was offered the script for the sequel to THE EXORCIST, titled THE HERETIC.

He took it and ran with it.

But, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, released in 1977 and Warner Brothers most expensive movie at the time, was a disaster, a massive box office failure that nearly ended Boorman's career.

In this fascinating doco, cast and filmmakers, including Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joe Dante, Karyn Kusama, Mike Flanagan, and Boorman himself, reflect and discuss the movie's ambition and wild artistic swings.

"Dazzling" -- Indie Wire
"A truly great film" -- Edgar Wright
"One of the best movies about the making of a movie" -- Deadline

BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL has its Australian Premiere on Friday, September 11, 7.45pm, screening at The Factory Theatre, Marrickville, as part of SUFF. Don't miss it!

Tickets available here: https://aucentury.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/167577

Check out the devilish trailer here:

AUSTRALIAN PREMIEREHow did one of the greatest filmmakers of his ...

12/08/2026

Our good mates Sydney Underground Film Festival have released the program for their upcoming 20th edition!

Congrats on the awesome milestone SUFF!

We're excited to be co-presenting a devilish dark delight in the form of the documentary BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL, about the weirdest sequel to ever be made, John Boorman's outlandish THE EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC.

Check out the packed program via the digital flipbook below.

Twenty years deserves one hell of a party. The 20th annual Sydney Underground Film Festival runs from the 10-13 September 2026 at the Factory Theatre, Marrickville. Sydney.

05/08/2026

Another 3+ weeks left to submit to the third annual edition of Australia's darkest film festival. We're still ravenous for nightmare fuel, so sock it to us.

Entry details on our website, or directly via our FilmFreeway page.

20/07/2026

Two weeks 'til our second-to-last deadline. Don't delay, get involved, support Australia's darkest film festival and the horror community!

08/07/2026

>> THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED!

02/07/2026

Just over four weeks til our Late Deadline.

It's easy to submit via our festival site, or directly at filmfreeway.com/darknightsfilmfest

Please note, the end of August is cut-off for our call for entries, with our Final Deadline on the 30th of that month.

18/06/2026

With a few days still before our Regular Deadline* it's time to reveal our key art for 2026.

Channeling German Expressionism with the tendrils of cosmic horror, huge thanks to Mikey Crane and Tim Richter for the artwork and graphic design.

The third volume of Australia's darkest film festival returns to haunt Sydney!

Black out your calendar for Saturday, October 10th.

Keep your eyes peeled for further announcements in the weeks to come. Full program will be launched in September.

*Late Deadline - August 2nd and Final Deadline - August 30th

28/05/2026

I'll just leave this here.

'Obsession' proves horror fans are still way ahead of Hollywood, which continues to ignore the genre until the box office forces it to pay attention.