WINNERS OF 2025 announced

3 LOCATIONS 2 CITIES WFF 2025 !

🎬 Houseful Screening Alert! 🍿
Last evening, we packed the house at Alliance Française for the gripping screening of Dead Dead Full Dead—and what a night it was! 🙌
We laughed, We Laughed some more and We died Laughing. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this unforgettable experience.

But that’s not all… 🎉 Wench Film Festival also celebrated our one year of Cinema de l’étrange in collaboration with Alliance Française ! From film screenings to new opportunities, it’s been an incredible ride, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Here’s to many more years of horror, innovation, and unforgettable moments. 🖤
Thank you to our team, the lovely folks at Alliance Française, our super audience, and most of all the filmmakers that make these films come what may! 👊🏼
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👻 Ghost Roast - A Horror Comedy for Kids!
Adapted from the Oscar Wilde story 'The Canterville Ghost'
Directed by one of our fav filmmakers Akriti Singh whose film Toofan Mail 8 Down screened at WFF 2022.

📍 Prithvi Theatre
🗓️ May 22 and 23
⏰ 4pm (Runtime 1 hour 10 mins)
Language - English Hindi
🎟️ Rs 350 /-
✨ Children's Play I Age Group 5+ For This Show I No Interval ✨

Synopsis
The Ghost of Canterville Chase, ghastly, eerie, scary. But when a new family moves in, the ghost's scare tactics become a joke. The kids in the family prank the Ghost but eventually learn more about it. Little kids and big laughs trump terror totally!

💃 Wench has 10 tickets saved ! DM us and book yours soon as these are already almost gone :)
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🔊 Join us for this wild genre bending whodunit that premiered at Fantasia 2024! 🎬👀

🎬 Dead Dead Full Dead
📅 Date: Thurs 8 May
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Venue: AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate (Theosophy Hall)

📝 Era is an eccentric, pseudo astrologer and an Instagram influencer. She is found dead in her flat at a high-rise building. Suspects are Era’s husband Rahul, House-help Chotu, and the nosy neighbour Mrs. Basanti.
Two newly-joined, incompetent young police constables Balram and Zubeida are compelled to investigate Era's murder.

🎟️ FREE & OPEN TO ALL | Registration Mandatory | 18+ only

🎤 Post-show Q&A with the Cast & Crew 🍿

💥 Don’t miss this mind-bending mystery on the big screen!

🔗 Register now: Link in Bio

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🌟 OPEN CALL: SUMMER RESIDENCY🌟

Wench Film Festival is thrilled to announce an exclusive opportunity for theatre artists to collaborate on the development of How to Walk Backwards in a Straight Line, a one-woman play exploring grief, identity, and supernatural storytelling along with founder Sapna Moti Bhavnani.

🚢 Residency Dates: June 15 – July 15, 2025
📍 Location: Last Ship Residency, Khajuraho
✨ What's included: Free stay and meals during the residency.
🛫 Note: Travel costs to be covered by the selected artist (no financial compensation for the residency).

This is a chance to bring your creativity to life in a collaborative, open-minded environment. If you’re passionate about pushing boundaries in theatre, this is your moment. Apply now!

How to Apply:
🔗 Link in bio
📅 Applications close May 15th.

We can’t wait!

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🔊 Save The Date!

Wench Film Festival n partnership with Alliance Française de Bombay presents – Cinéma de l’Étrange for the month of May 2025! 🔪🪩

We are stoked to bring you the screening of Dead Dead Full Dead which premiered at Fantasia in 2024 !

📅 Date: 8 May
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Venue: AF Bombay Auditorium, Churchgate

🎟️ FREE & OPEN TO ALL | Registration Mandatory | 18 +

Don’t miss this whodunit extravaganza!

Cast and Crew will be present for post show QnA 🍿

Registration Link In Bio or on Our Website

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terror talkies has officially launched

India’s first and only horror, sci-fi, and fantasy publication is HERE! Brought to you by Wench, India’s only horror station, Terror Talkies is part of a larger movement to amplify dark storytelling through film festivals, live experiences, and now, an all-encompassing horror publication.

From film reviews and exclusive interviews to fashion, cosplay, book critiques, and behind-the-scenes SFX deep dives, we celebrate everything eerie and extraordinary. Our quarterly print edition delivers curated horror straight to your hands, while our online portal keeps the fear alive all the time with fresh content, breaking news, and chilling explorations of the genre.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

We are stoked to announce Cinéma de l'Étrange - our Year Round Program in collaboration with Alliance Française Bombay Every Second Thursday of the month and IT's FREE FOR ALL!!

OPENING/CLOSING FILM

WFF is stoked to Announce the Maharashtra Premiere of Schirkoa - In Lies We Trust as The Closing Film !
Directed by Ishan Shukla
🗓️ Sun March 2, 2025
📍 Veda Kunba, Andheri
⏰ 7:30pm

Post show QnA
Tickets on Insider

WFF is stoked to Announce the India Premiere of The Eye as The Opening Film !
Starring - Shruti Haasan and Mark Rowley
Directed by Daphne Schmon
🗓️ Thurs February 27, 2025
📍 Veda Kunba, Andheri
⏰ 7pm

Post show QnA by Jitin Hingorani.
Tickets on Insider

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in the news 2025

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/shruti-haasan-the-eye-wench-horror-fest-india-1236298852/

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!lifestyle/mumbai-kolkata-horror-film-festival-wench-enn25020604897

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!lifestyle/mumbai-kolkata-horror-film-festival-wench-enn25020604897

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/shruti-haasans-the-eye-to-open-wench-film-festival/

https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/i-thought-i-acquired-special-skills-when-i-had-my-first-period-sapna-bhavnani-on-her-journey-from-hairstyling-to-horror-films-and-embracing-the-unconventional

https://www.indulgexpress.com/events/kolkata/2025/Feb/13/wench-film-festival-to-make-haunting-debut-in-kolkata-on-march-2

Film Schedule 2025

how cool are these collaborations?

SCREENING SCHEDULE

We are excited to announce that Shakchunni, the enigmatic spirit from Bengali folklore, will be the official mascot of this year's Wench Film Festival. Traditionally depicted as the ghost of a married woman adorned with 'Shakha Pola' bangles, Shakchunni embodies narratives of women who, in death, seek the autonomy and respect they were denied in life. Just like the word Wench, by embracing Shakchunni, we honour stories that challenge patriarchal norms and celebrate the resilience and agency of women, both in folklore and contemporary society. Join us as we delve into tales of the supernatural, honouring narratives that challenge and captivate.