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![Wench Film Festival has partnered with Third Bell for its 3rd year of Cinéma de l’Étrange starting 8 September 2026!
Join us for the screening of 3 handpicked horrific films.
Moshari (South by Southwest - Winner)
Duration: 22 mins
Directed By: Nuhash Humayun
About the film: The end of the world forces two sisters together, inside a mosquito net (moshari), just to survive—but first they must survive each other.
From Executive Producers Jordan Peele & Riz Ahmed
Foreigners Only (Fantasia - Winner)
Duration: 15 mins
Directed By: Nuhash Humayun
About the film: A tannery worker searches for an apartment but when landlords request only foreigners.
Cursed
Duration: 6 mins
Directed By: Sheldon Dsouza
About the film: After her grandfather’s passing our protagonist discovers a dark truth about her family that reveals her true destiny...
The screening will be followed by a post show discussion with cast and crew.
📅 Tuesday, 8 September | 7:30 pm
📍 Third Bell Studio, Versova
🔹 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register HERE:
https://forms.gle/c1Qw9zggbeNb39Su7
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/793244620_18095533211531435_4267552645482497035_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=102&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=2IfHdlUkErQQ7kNvwGCztcs&_nc_oc=AdrfpHbaSfqXbvdtVTibGiLvgL_9xHWa1GErnmnGbXh6LJ_T7qhDYwvvvGUaRbMZhu8&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQK6oELfSzcKC0q11rWZAe3aHr24pV_2ZuxAyXa8x3oibXZwbCEO2rQJ2p4foE9CYiQuTs4V9L6h&oh=00_AQJNctVc_8NTeTbwxCuxgN3W_pbW1j86OqKEtuE9tBRing&oe=6AA000A2)
![Laurent, tu as été essentiel à notre développement, et nous te souhaitons plein de vie et de belles aventures où que tu ailles ensuite. Ton énergie et ton panache vont laisser de TRÈS GRANDES CHAUSSURES À REMPLIR. Aucune pression pour le prochain directeur 🫣🤣🖤
Laurent you have been instrumental in our growth and we wish you Life wherever you go next. Your energy and pizazz will be HUGE SHOES TO FILL. No pressure to the next director 🫣🤣🖤
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
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![CINÉMA DE L’ÉTRANGE
JUST GOT A MAKEOVER.
New day. New time. New home.
Wench Film Festival has partnered with Third Bell for its 3rd year of Cinéma de l’Étrange starting 8 September 2026!
Join us for the screening of 3 handpicked horrific films.
Moshari
Duration: 22 mins
Directed By: Nuhash Humayun
About the film: The end of the world forces two sisters together, inside a mosquito net (moshari), just to survive—but first they must survive each other.
Foreigners Only
Duration: 15 mins
Directed By: Nuhash Humayun
About the film: A tannery worker searches for an apartment but when landlords request only foreigners.
Cursed
Duration: 6 mins
Directed By: Sheldon Dsouza
About the film: After her grandfather’s passing our protagonist discovers a dark truth about her family that reveals her true destiny...
The screening will be followed by a post show discussion with cast and crew.
📅 Tuesday, 8 September | 7:30 pm
📍 Third Bell, Versova
🔹 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register HERE:
https://forms.gle/c1Qw9zggbeNb39Su7
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/786027442_18094383275531435_1536092735004230602_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=qQJpycv6yLcQ7kNvwEuS2Fv&_nc_oc=AdqncBN35qCTrwcY7hpTNij-x_LdTk3S7hAdbaLDvM6jsv9MgYyqecKrhBmyuRMoX4Y&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIoofT43HJnIQ0qT1v6pK5OvLb69Hj9jo60TifeWhCKXt9LUhYTHjJowhimvpJ3z-8FKWH_wudc&oh=00_AQJ6_5zMIoJgTPB5Q9XA6R3m2uxaeO5dtYpFx6x640ivpQ&oe=6AA017B5)
![We welcome back Heidi Honeycutt who has been part of our team since we began and are happy to announce that three new people are joining the Wench programming team for 2027.
Stoked to welcome Chippy· Varshaa· Vashist to Wench.
They’re bringing their own instincts, opinions and ways of looking at cinema to the festival which is exactly what we want from our programmers.
Welcome to the team. 🖤
Wench Film Festival 2027
If you have a genre film we’d love to see it. We are currently open for submissions on film freeway.
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Sapna Moti Bhavnani
Founder / Festival Director
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/783516437_18094273079531435_5221284149371893299_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=2uBp4-cqR2QQ7kNvwF8p3Ph&_nc_oc=AdooKvpdRdXN46AH7tzuwQ6KhoOomD_4oTJLsXMAqvBdp9iMztrOhr-PyWejpMnUruk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJXBSGM7EIshOt-9LTaji3ZriaAc7VJDd6A5THldJlfU_4BeEfQ5SzrkGKNAuC3_RtqctebMtJD&oh=00_AQJwaFkw_Wj23BE7De96z_2oe-QHV_jX6sBuyZ_SFRNurw&oe=6AA00551)
![BOMBAY TO GOA. 🚌💨
Wench Film Festival is expanding.
For our 7th edition, we’re taking the festival to Goa for three days of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, cult cinema and everything wonderfully strange in between.
📍 Dot in the Park, Anjuna, Goa
📅 February 19–21, 2027
And yes - there will still be a full Wench edition in Mumbai:
📍 Third Bell Studios, Mumbai
📅 February 4–7, 2027
Two cities. Two editions. More films. More people. More chaos.
See you in Mumbai and Goa. Or BOTH.
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/778816557_18093395753531435_8752364357429197492_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=z6GkKSFMy6YQ7kNvwEoIA3Z&_nc_oc=AdqLz0DAeC0GcG0pokUDJj6AqYE5lr6P6_9T1NsvGohBbR41iFvVN6ySBHbUlEkZgzU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJ-gB6iTfB66B509-AdwplNPhjglN2xLzLOBQgDJaOlr6XMFFedKwi9ol2HjN_tk_l5tZIH5vEi&oh=00_AQJ3rcyxGG0V5K6B5-5UN8vLnKsbG1x68RhW_gkndy10oA&oe=6AA017D7)
![See you this EVENING!
Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents a collection of 3 horrific shorts for the next Cinéma de l'Étrange!
Chaar Diwari (World Premiered at Wench 2026)
19 mins
Director - Syed Shadan
Presented by Anurag Kashyap and Ranjan SIngh
The Witch of Vihar Lake
16:39 mins
Director - Joey Kaushik
6.666666... SCARS (World Premiered at Wench 2026)
30 mins
Director - Orzala
The screening will be followed by a post show discussion with cast and crew.
📅 Wednesday, 12 August | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
Registration Link In BIO
or
https://forms.gle/K6tKe9n8pj3WbNDa
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/772894667_18092716529531435_5325662040458130448_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=--FB5yj9UbMQ7kNvwGCBoXZ&_nc_oc=AdqKqVPBFMnCJ4JSmMRNjYVAHQ-mn8LHvSY00OVaIR3QVjQo4weniSwMznf0VccaQK0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLpuz1QOPnjFKvPf7wFZMc5j0IKU0IyMJQhsLwu9R8cbQi9jl91h_y5YC4HYghI8di_VehZHzME&oh=00_AQJKXlOOiqKD5EnzN7DsVwEYsqjyO9jPX6TJBkUhZB6B8A&oe=6AA00BA9)
![Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents a collection of 3 horrific shorts for the next Cinéma de l'Étrange!
6.6 SCARS (World Premiered at Wench 2026)
30 mins
Director - Orzala
6.666666... Scars follows a seemingly perfect college girl who secretly self-harms to cope with internal chaos and unspoken emotional pain. One day, when her bandage comes undone in front of her mother, she is met with cold judgment and shaming words. That moment triggers a surreal time loop—forcing her to relive the same day repeatedly.
The screening will be followed by a post show discussion with cast and crew.
📅 Wednesday, 12 August | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
Registration Link In BIO
or
https://forms.gle/K6tKe9n8pj3WbNDa
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/767618650_18092019422531435_7429672846899354327_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=4p1waEoMxi8Q7kNvwH9gNxe&_nc_oc=AdrbvcjohJQ3dyf1sYK_4giwBdzZZUOF7Q3zqrr9pTu7Z7e_q8ACnxhY4xe_fttSWVs&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQKJ3mz5sJ6ExhUH_A8IpEGOGJsi6XXd1SK8YtmoieerjMPoB5t6OWKyPFYNao7aFKfJfUS9jOYF&oh=00_AQKLBKfyiISMY4NaHNSid0wL_jwzbRxN1w5waI4evNaYsQ&oe=6AA00369)
![Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents a collection of 3 horrific shorts for the next Cinéma de l'Étrange!
Chaar Diwari (World Premiered at Wench 2026)
19 mins
Director - Syed Shadan
Presented by Anurag Kashyap and Ranjan SIngh
After landing a suspiciously perfect apartment through his broker, a man begins to sense something is wrong with the house. He soon realises that the walls are closing in. His attempts to convince others leave him increasingly isolated and frantic. The question that remains is what will happen first: will the house shrink down and trap him or will he be driven mad by his own loneliness?
📅 Wednesday, 12 August | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
Registration Link In BIO
or
https://forms.gle/K6tKe9n8pj3WbNDa
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/762831661_18091891154531435_3947002623689064321_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=Bm4L3XE7ZdEQ7kNvwELhHIA&_nc_oc=Ado_idHCJbnWtO7NpJJ6o3_XLFCwb7DsgczZ2XlwI2m7tmMtyusC1i5Ni7t1Y5RIc9Y&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJQB3LhzLQV7-L9yaPw-H_3Y5nZTFcVuF3QV2dQKNZ2pqHPkx4j5z54V-UUSRooLK06vauNKZuu&oh=00_AQI1_KWH-YuDNcZ1sv2X01RbpoPcZBqbQKDX7YPYNftdPg&oe=6AA00E8F)
![Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents a collection of 3 horrific shorts for the next Cinéma de l'Étrange!
The Witch of Vihar Lake
16 mins
Director - Joey Kaushik
Mitthu, a timid young boy and his teenage sister Ishita live in a village close to Vihar Lake, where stories of a terrifying witch prevail. The village locals don’t dare go close to the forest or the haunted lake. Mystery and magic surround the siblings as they grapple with their parents’ ignorance and anger. We follow a bewitched Ishita and Mitthu in their coming-of-age journey as the threat of the witch looms over their lives.
📅 Wednesday, 12 August | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
Registration Link In BIO
or
https://forms.gle/K6tKe9n8pj3WbNDa
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/763779111_18091778258531435_1724120393851709306_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=jcdWrx98Y40Q7kNvwFebZV0&_nc_oc=Adp9toGrmu5d-OI36Wj4ePCmINWQeGjVDvEcA3pxOZCvY8dAo8GrLqPHr8htTzf59ng&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQJDEyCQxj5Z-GF7Ndee4sBxS0NW-so4hnbMdA8lz72TSodPNe8MYe7n_cE8FXvVpIMrc1Dacsyo&oh=00_AQJenWzuJqNQa1WcYwyjvutmIKs9q_yt-53khDxHI5jXUA&oe=6AA029C3)
![Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents a collection of 3 horrific shorts for the next Cinéma de l'Étrange!
Chaar Diwari (World Premiered at Wench 2026)
19:32 mins
Director - Syed Shadan
Presented by Anurag Kashyap and Ranjan SIngh
After landing a suspiciously perfect apartment through his broker, a man begins to sense something is wrong with the house. He soon realises that the walls are closing in. His attempts to convince others leave him increasingly isolated and frantic. The question that remains is what will happen first: will the house shrink down and trap him or will he be driven mad by his own loneliness?
The Witch of Vihar Lake
16:39 mins
Director - Joey Kaushik
Mitthu, a timid young boy and his teenage sister Ishita live in a village close to Vihar Lake, where stories of a terrifying witch prevail. The village locals don’t dare go close to the forest or the haunted lake. Mystery and magic surround the siblings as they grapple with their parents’ ignorance and anger. We follow a bewitched Ishita and Mitthu in their coming-of-age journey as the threat of the witch looms over their lives.
6.666666... SCARS (World Premiered at Wench 2026)
30 mins
Director - Orzala
6.666666... Scars follows a seemingly perfect college girl who secretly self-harms to cope with internal chaos and unspoken emotional pain. One day, when her bandage comes undone in front of her mother, she is met with cold judgment and shaming words. That moment triggers a surreal time loop—forcing her to relive the same day repeatedly.
The screening will be followed by a post show discussion with cast and crew.
📅 Wednesday, 12 August | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
Registration Link In BIO
or
https://forms.gle/K6tKe9n8pj3WbNDa
#WenchFilmFestival #HorrorFestival #GenreCinema #IndianHorror #SapnaBhavnani
[ Wench Film Festival, Indian Horror Film Festival, Horror Film Festival, Genre Cinema, Horror Films, Sci-Fi Films, Fantasy Films, Independent Cinema, Women in Horror, South Asian Cinema, Mumbai Film Festival, FilmFreeway, Genre Filmmakers, Horror Shorts, Indie Film ]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/761310237_18091431746531435_44217645956458166_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=-KezDbbh1zkQ7kNvwHeL1SO&_nc_oc=AdplEjSgB_nigMQA0MephRtGIYRozQ0Giq173SKiQcjdih0eg9y1eS-VaAR3dpWQvgk&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=prfhWKCWeMYgzrHD_P3a0w&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIIcDLle8Dv--Wx-ezNN24CUPUtcpRECx7dB77JTrnp2SzsSyGh9SBpd9rcoGqSGKadrdr7jC8W&oh=00_AQK_0HjqIafPfiJ5jk9ZCTcVgo6jx0favsF7Z8DQSsho0Q&oe=6AA01E2C)
![Just 10 days after opening submissions for the 7th edition of Wench Film Festival, we’re already seeing a record-breaking response.
Films have begun arriving from across the world, and it’s exciting to see so many filmmakers choosing Wench as a home for their stories.
To everyone who has already submitted - thank you for believing in what we’re building.
If you’ve been thinking about submitting, there’s still plenty of time. We’d love to see what monsters, misfits, visions and nightmares you’ve been creating.
🎬 Wench Film Festival 2027
📍Mumbai, India
🗓️ Submissions are now open via FilmFreeway.
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![The gates are open.
Submissions for the 7th Edition of Wench Film Festival are now officially open on FilmFreeway.
As an Official Member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, we’re looking for the boldest horror, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, dark comedy, animation, documentary and experimental films from India and around the world.
We’re also thrilled to announce the homes of Wench 2027.
📍 Third Bell (Andheri)– our new home for filmmakers, conversations and community.
📍 Mad O Wot(Bandra) – where cinema, art and culture collide.
Two new venues. One city. Four unforgettable days of genre cinema.
Whether you’re a first-time filmmaker or an established voice, if your film challenges, unsettles, surprises or simply tells an unforgettable story, we want to see it.
🎬 Submissions are now open on FilmFreeway.
📅 Wench Film Festival 2027
📍 Mumbai, India
See you on the dark side.
Submission link in bio.
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![**RESCHEDULED TO JULY 16**
Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents FREAKS - a 1932 masterpiece for the next Cinéma de l’Étrange!
FREAKS (1932)
Before it became a cult classic, Freaks shocked audiences so deeply that it was banned in several countries and effectively disappeared from circulation for decades. Following its release, the film was withdrawn and heavily censored, and it remained banned in the UK for over 30 years. In the United States, many theatres refused to screen it, and it was effectively suppressed after a public backlash.
Directed by Tod Browning (Dracula), Freaks tells the story of a travelling circus and features performers with real physical differences rather than actors in makeup. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most controversial, compassionate, and radical films ever made.
Join us for this rare big-screen screening of a film that challenged ideas of beauty, normality, and belonging long before Hollywood was ready.
The film will be followed by a discussion with Harish and Sumair - individuals who have spent their lives challenging society’s ideas of what is “normal" and moderated by Sapna
📅 THURSDAY, 16 July | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now: link in bio
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![Something wicked this way submits.
The gates to the 7th Edition of Wench Film Festival open July 13 on FilmFreeway.
As an Official Member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, Wench is proud to champion the very best in horror, science fiction, fantasy and the bizarre from around the world.
If you’ve made a horror, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, dark comedy, animation, experimental film, or something that refuses to fit neatly into a genre - we want to see it.
Whether you’re a first-time filmmaker or a seasoned creator, bring us the films that haunt, provoke, disturb, surprise, and stay with us long after the credits roll.
🗓 Submissions Open: July 13
📍 FilmFreeway
🎬 7th Edition | Wench Film Festival
See you on the dark side.
#WenchFilmFestival #FilmFestival #HorrorFilms #horrorfilmfestival
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![Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents FREAKS - a 1932 masterpiece for the next Cinéma de l’Étrange!
FREAKS (1932)
Before it became a cult classic, Freaks shocked audiences so deeply that it was banned in several countries and effectively disappeared from circulation for decades. Following its release, the film was withdrawn and heavily censored, and it remained banned in the UK for over 30 years. In the United States, many theatres refused to screen it, and it was effectively suppressed after a public backlash.
Directed by Tod Browning (Dracula), Freaks tells the story of a travelling circus and features performers with real physical differences rather than actors in makeup. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most controversial, compassionate, and radical films ever made.
Join us for this rare big-screen screening of a film that challenged ideas of beauty, normality, and belonging long before Hollywood was ready.
The film will be followed by a discussion with Harish and Sumair - individuals who have spent their lives challenging society’s ideas of what is “normal" and moderated by Sapna
📅 Wednesday, 8 July | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now: link in bio
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![Meet Harrish Iyer who will be part of our panel “Beyond the Freak Show: Rewriting the narrative of Difference!” After the screening of
FREAKS (1932)
Before it became a cult classic, Freaks shocked audiences so deeply that it was banned in several countries and effectively disappeared from circulation for decades. Following its release, the film was withdrawn and heavily censored, and it remained banned in the UK for over 30 years. In the United States, many theatres refused to screen it, and it was effectively suppressed after a public backlash.
Directed by Tod Browning (Dracula), Freaks tells the story of a travelling circus and features performers with real physical differences rather than actors in makeup. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most controversial, compassionate, and radical films ever made.
Join us for this rare big-screen screening of a film that challenged ideas of beauty, normality, and belonging long before Hollywood was ready.
📅 Wednesday, 8 July | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now:
https://forms.gle/6xrYwoMxTHoxWfkM7
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![Sumair Zubairy will be part of our panel “Beyond the Freak Show: Rewriting the narrative of Difference!”
FREAKS (1932)
Before it became a cult classic, Freaks shocked audiences so deeply that it was banned in several countries and effectively disappeared from circulation for decades. Following its release, the film was withdrawn and heavily censored, and it remained banned in the UK for over 30 years. In the United States, many theatres refused to screen it, and it was effectively suppressed after a public backlash.
Directed by Tod Browning (Dracula), Freaks tells the story of a travelling circus and features performers with real physical differences rather than actors in makeup. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most controversial, compassionate, and radical films ever made.
Join us for this rare big-screen screening of a film that challenged ideas of beauty, normality, and belonging long before Hollywood was ready.
The film will be followed by a discussion with individuals who have spent their lives challenging society’s ideas of what is “normal.
📅 Wednesday, 8 July | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now:
https://forms.gle/6xrYwoMxTHoxWfkM7
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents FREAKS - a 1932 masterpiece for the next Cinéma de l’Étrange!
FREAKS (1932)
Before it became a cult classic, Freaks shocked audiences so deeply that it was banned in several countries and effectively disappeared from circulation for decades. Following its release, the film was withdrawn and heavily censored, and it remained banned in the UK for over 30 years. In the United States, many theatres refused to screen it, and it was effectively suppressed after a public backlash.
Directed by Tod Browning (Dracula), Freaks tells the story of a travelling circus and features performers with real physical differences rather than actors in makeup. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most controversial, compassionate, and radical films ever made.
Join us for this rare big-screen screening of a film that challenged ideas of beauty, normality, and belonging long before Hollywood was ready.
The film will be followed by a discussion with individuals who have spent their lives challenging society’s ideas of what is “normal.
📅 Wednesday, 8 July | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now:
https://forms.gle/6xrYwoMxTHoxWfkM7
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![We are stoked to bring a special screening of
FREAKS (1932)
Before it became a cult classic, Freaks shocked audiences so deeply that it was banned in several countries and effectively disappeared from circulation for decades.
Following its release, the film was withdrawn and heavily censored, and it remained banned in the UK for over 30 years. In the United States, many theatres refused to screen it, and it was effectively suppressed after a public backlash.
Directed by Tod Browning (Dracula), Freaks tells the story of a travelling circus and features performers with real physical differences rather than actors in makeup. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the most controversial, compassionate, and radical films ever made.
Join us for this rare big-screen screening of a film that challenged ideas of beauty, normality, and belonging long before Hollywood was ready.
The film will be followed by a discussion with individuals who have spent their lives challenging society's ideas of what is "normal.
📅 Wednesday, 8 July | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now:
https://forms.gle/6xrYwoMxTHoxWfkM7
You Don’t Want to Miss This One 🖤
this clip was taken from youtube shorts no infringement intended :)
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![Thank you for the full house on June 10th. Our genre community is the best in the world.
Stay tuned for July. We have something special.
Reel by @viishwajit
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![Landfills of Desire (7 mins)
On the still waters of Dal Lake, a Rantas (Kashmiri Witch) glides alone through the night. Neither living nor dead, she searches for what cannot be returned - herself.
🎥 Genre: HORROR
📅 Wednesday, 10 June | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now: https://forms.gle/f8qVwKtDoQDEbVkGA
Post Show QnA
Landfills of Desire Credits
Rantas
Her Form - Sapna Moti Bhavnani
Her Voice – Toby Poser
Cinematographer
Viraj Sinh Gohil
Sound Design
Bombass
Hair and Makeup
Mad O Wot Hair
Credits
Bhoomi
Grade
Vikas Prajapati
(Mantra Pixels)
Executive Producer
David Clair
Producer
Wench Films
Writer | Editor | Director
Sapna Moti Bhavnani
Special Thanks to Last Ship Residency, Khajuraho
And
the lovely people of Kashmir
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia #bloodstream
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![It was wonderful to be on a panel at the Bharat Pavilion at #cannesfilmfestival
and having the lovely Faith Elizabeth, founder of She Squad and Yes She Canens, made it even better.
Faith, Heidi and Sapna are busy cooking up new ideas to bring to India and the rest of the world. Stay Tuned :)
#wenchfilmfestival #sapnabhavnani #horrorfestival #horrorinindia
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![Wench Film Festival in partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents a collection of 3 horrific shorts for the next Cinéma de l'Étrange!
In Alphabetical Order -
Landfills of Desire (7 mins)
On the still waters of Dal Lake, a Rantas (Kashmiri Witch) glides alone through the night. Neither living nor dead, she searches for what cannot be returned - herself.
The Last Ride (23 mins)
In Mumbai, a migrant ride-share driver’s desperate theft takes a terrifying and unexpected turn when his final passenger turns out to be a demonic witch.
Uninvited (6 minutes)
Alone on a stormy night, Sonam begins to sense she’s not as alone as she thought. Strange sounds, vanishing figures and a relentless presence close in until terror finally comes face to face. Uninvited is a chilling horror thriller that turns an ordinary night into a nightmare.
🎥 Genre: HORROR
📅 Wednesday, 10 June | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔗 Register now: https://forms.gle/f8qVwKtDoQDEbVkGA
Post Show QnA with all the filmmakers!
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![We just returned from a glorious trip to Cannes. So much going on and we are so happy to be in the center of all things Genre 🖤
We have a lot of things cookings at the moment besides the festival and we are stoked about it.
Follow our journey as we launch India’s first Horror Vertical Soon 💋
Have a vertical? Pitch it to us !
We have distribution locked 😺
LET’s GO
“Credit the Marché for making genre filmmaking a centerpiece, ever since it introduced the influential Frontières Platform in 2017 and launched the Fantastic Pavilion three years ago. ‘Genre is no longer a sidebar conversation at Cannes — it’s a pillar.’”
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![EXCLUSIVE.
Announced at Cannes - Wench Film Festival is now the FIRST film festival to officially tie up with Bloodstream.
This means Wench now has its own dedicated channel on the app, creating a new pipeline of distribution and visibility for our filmmakers beyond the festival circuit.
Independent horror from India deserves to travel further, screen louder, and live longer.
This is just the beginning.
Wench x Bloodstream 🩸
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![Felt fabulous to attend our first @melies_federation meeting and meet our tribe in person at the Fantastic Pavilion 🖤
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![About last night !
Sugar Rot ❤️
Reel by Vishwa Kumar
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![🎬 India Premiere | Cinéma de l’Étrange
Sugar Rot
An exclusive India premiere at Wench and a fiercely DIY, award-winning indie that doesn’t hold back.
After a brutal assault by an ice cream man, punk girl Candy becomes host to a mutant baby. As her body begins to transform into ice cream, the world around her stops seeing her as human, only as something to consume.
Fuelled by a blistering punk soundtrack and drenched in grotesque body horror, Sugar Rot is wild, confrontational, and unapologetically feminist.
🎥 Genre: HORROR
⏱️ Duration: 1h 20 mins
📅 Wednesday, 13 May | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay, Churchgate
(Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+ ONLY
🔹 Registration mandatory | Limited seats
🔹 Preference to AF Members & Students
🔗 Register now: https://forms.gle/mW5NcPbVTMavHcvg7
🖤 Presented by Wench Film Festival & Alliance Française de Bombay
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![🔊 Registrations Open soon!
Sugar Rot (2025) is an extreme, punk-rock body horror film directed by Becca Kozak that serves as a divisive, avant-garde feminist critique of objectification. The microbudget film features intense, stylized gore, focusing on a woman whose body turns into literal candy after a sexual assault, highlighting themes of consumption and societal pressure.
18+ Only
📅 Wednesday, 13 May | 6:30 PM
📍 AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall, 40 New Marine Lines)
🔹 Free & open to all 18+
WAIT FOR THE LINK !
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