Genre Film Festivals in the USA, Sorted Alphabetically
The table below is a scrollable directory of genre film festivals in the United States of America, organized alphabetically.
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| Event Name | Alternate Name | Type of Event | City | State (full name) | State (postal abbre-viation) | Regular Submission Deadline | Event Beginning Date | Event Ending Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accolade Global Film Competition | Awards Competition | La Jolla | California | CA | quarterly | quarterly | quarterly | |
| Action Figure Stop Motion Film Festival | AFFF | Film Festival | multiple cities | multiple states | 01/28/22 | multiple dates | ||
| Action on Film MegaFest Film Festival | AOF Festival | Film Festival | Las Vegas | Nevada | NV | 03/31/22 | 07/30/22 | 07/30/22 |
| Adirondack Film Festival | Film Festival | Glens Falls | New York | NY | 04/08/22 | 10/14/22 | 10/16/22 | |
| American Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Tempe | Arizona | AZ | 05/07/22 | 09/16/22 | 09/16/22 | |
| American Horrors Film Festival | Film Festival | Lake Geneva | Wisconsin | WI | 06/25/21 | 10/29/21 | 10/31/21 | |
| Anchorage International Film Festival | AIFF | Film Festival | Anchorage | Alaska | AK | TBD | 12/01/23 | 12/09/23 |
| Animation Block Party | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | closed | 08/12/22 | 08/13/22 | |
| Animation Nights New York Best of Fest | ANNY Best of Fest | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | rolling | 11/17/23 | 11/20/23 |
| Annapolis Film Festival | AFF | Film Festival | Annapolis | Maryland | MD | 09/15/22 | 03/23/23 | 03/26/23 |
| Another Hole in the Head Film Festival | Film Festival | San Francisco | California | CA | 09/01/23 | 12/01/23 | 12/17/23 | |
| An Anti-Hero Production Genre Fest | Anti-Hero Fest | Film Festival | Burbank | California | CA | 08/31/23 | 10/25/23 | 10/30/23 |
| Apex Short Film + Music Video Festival | Film Festival | Tucson | Arizona | AZ | 08/31/22 | 02/25/23 | 02/25/23 | |
| Aphrodite Film Awards | Awards Competition | New York | New York | NY | rolling | quarterly | quarterly | |
| Apocalypse Later International Fantastic Film Festival | ALIFFF | Film Festival | Phoenix | Arizona | AZ | 07/01/23 | 10/07/23 | 10/09/23 |
| Arizona International Film Festival | Film Festival | Tucson | Arizona | AZ | 01/30/23 | 04/19/23 | 04/30/23 | |
| Arizona Underground Film Festival | AZUFF | Film Festival | Tucson | Arizona | AZ | 06/17/22 | 09/16/22 | 09/24/22 |
| Art All Night – Trenton | AAN Film Festival | Film Festival | Trenton | New Jersey | NJ | closed | 06/19/21 | 06/20/21 |
| Artemis Women in Action Film Festival | Film Festival | Santa Monica and Beverly Hills | California | CA | closed | 04/22/21 | 04/25/21 | |
| Art of Brooklyn Film Festival | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | 02/20/23 | 06/01/23 | 06/11/23 | |
| Asians on Film Festival of Shorts | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 09/01/21 | 01/01/22 | 01/31/22 | |
| ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival | Awards Competition | Queens | New York | NY | 01/31/23 | 05/25/23 | 05/25/23 | |
| Atlanta Film Festival | ATLFF | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 09/29/22 | 04/20/23 | 04/30/23 |
| Atlanta Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 03/31/23 | 10/13/23 | 10/15/23 | |
| Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival | ASCIFFF | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 07/01/21 | 10/29/21 | 10/31/21 |
| Atlanta Shortsfest | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 01/31/23 | 06/02/23 | 06/03/23 | |
| Atlanta Underground Film Festival | AUFF | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 02/28/23 | 08/04/23 | 08/06/23 |
| AtomaCon Short Film Festival | Film Festival | North Charleston | South Carolina | SC | 01/31/23 | 05/05/23 | 05/07/23 | |
| Austin Comedy Film Festival | ACFF | Film Festival | Austin | Texas | TX | 02/28/23 | 07/02/23 | 07/02/23 |
| Austin Revolution Film Festival | ARFF | Film Festival | Austin | Texas | TX | 08/15/22 | 02/08/23 | 02/11/23 |
| Austin Under the Stars Film Festival | AUTS | Film Festival | Austin | Texas | TX | 02/02/23 | 10/15/23 | 10/15/23 |
| Ax Wound Film Festival | Film Festival | Brookline | Massa-chusetts | MA | 01/01/23 | 09/22/23 | 09/24/23 | |
| Balticon Sunday Short Science Fiction Film Festival | BSSSFFF | Film Festival | Baltimore | Maryland | MD | 03/31/23 | 05/26/23 | 05/29/23 |
| Baltimore Next Media Web Fest | BNM Web Fest | Film Festival | Baltimore | Maryland | MD | 04/30/23 | 11/02/23 | 11/05/23 |
| Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival | Film Festival | Muskogee | Oklahoma | OK | 11/30/22 | 04/26/23 | 04/30/23 | |
| Beaufort International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Beaufort | South Carolina | SC | 08/31/22 | 02/21/23 | 02/26/23 |
| Beloit International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Beloit | Wisconsin | WI | 07/31/22 | 02/24/23 | 03/05/23 |
| BendFilm Festival | Film Festival | Bend | Oregon | OR | 04/07/23 | 10/12/23 | 10/15/23 | |
| Berkeley Video & Film Festival | Film Festival | Berkeley | California | CA | 08/10/22 | 10/28/22 | 10/30/22 | |
| Best Shorts Competition | Best Shorts Awards | Awards Competition | La Jolla | California | CA | quarterly | quarterly | quarterly |
| Beverly Hills Film Festival | BHFF | Film Festival | Los Angeles and Beverly Hills | California | CA | 10/31/22 | 04/12/23 | 04/16/23 |
| Beyond Fest | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 04/15/23 | 09/24/23 | 10/10/23 | |
| Blackbird Film Festival | Film Festival | Cortland and Homer | New York | NY | 07/26/22 | 04/27/23 | 04/30/23 | |
| Black Cat Picture Show | Film Festival | Augusta | Georgia | GA | 04/23/23 | 08/17/23 | 08/20/23 | |
| BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Festival | BBFF | Film Festival | Seattle | Washington | WA | 03/01/23 | 04/22/23 | 04/22/23 |
| Boomtown Film & Music Festival | Film Festival | Beaumont | Texas | TX | 01/15/23 | 05/25/23 | 05/27/23 | |
| Boston International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Boston | Massa-chusetts | MA | 09/30/22 | 04/13/23 | 04/18/23 |
| Boston Science Fiction Film Festival | BostonSciFi | Film Festival | Somerville | Massa-chusetts | MA | 08/25/22 | 02/15/23 | 02/20/23 |
| Boston Underground Film Festival | BUFF | Film Festival | Cambridge | Massa-chusetts | MA | 09/30/22 | 03/22/23 | 03/26/23 |
| Brainwash Drive-In Bike-In Walk-In Movie Festival | Film Festival | Doyle | California | CA | 05/01/23 | 08/25/23 | 08/27/23 | |
| Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Festival | Film Festival | Jersey City | New Jersey | NJ | 12/28/22 | 03/04/23 | 03/05/23 | |
| Brooklyn Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | 05/14/23 | 10/12/23 | 10/19/23 | |
| Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival | BSFFF | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | 06/30/22 | 10/03/22 | 10/09/22 |
| Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival | Film Festival | Williamsville | New York | NY | 05/14/23 | 08/18/23 | 08/24/23 | |
| Buffalo International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Buffalo | New York | NY | 05/12/23 | 10/05/23 | 10/09/23 |
| Burbank International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Burbank | California | CA | 02/28/23 | 09/21/23 | 09/24/23 |
| Buried Alive Film Fest | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 04/30/23 | 09/22/23 | 09/24/23 | |
| Burien Film Festival | BFF | Film Festival | Burien | Washington | WA | 08/14/21 | 10/15/21 | 10/25/21 |
| Cape Fear Independent Film Festival | CFIFF | Film Festival | Wilmington | North Carolina | NC | closed | TBD | TBD |
| Capital City Film Festival | CCFF | Film Festival | Lansing | Michigan | MI | 12/05/22 | 04/05/23 | 04/15/23 |
| Carrboro Film Festival | Film Festival | Carrboro | North Carolina | NC | 08/31/23 | 11/17/23 | 11/19/23 | |
| Catalina Film Festival | Film Festival | Long Beach and Avalon | California | CA | 02/01/23 | 09/20/23 | 09/24/23 | |
| Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival | CRIFF | Film Festival | Marion | Iowa | IA | 01/22/23 | 04/14/23 | 04/16/23 |
| Central Florida Film Festival | CENFLO | Film Festival | Mount Dora | Florida | FL | 07/31/22 | 01/20/23 | 01/22/23 |
| Chandler International Film Festival | CIFF | Film Festival | Chandler | Arizona | AZ | 06/25/22 | 01/21/23 | 01/29/23 |
| Chattanooga Film Festival | Film Festival | TBD | Tennessee | TN | 12/01/22 | 06/23/23 | 06/30/23 | |
| Chicago Horror Film Festival | CHFF | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 03/18/23 | 09/23/23 | 09/24/23 |
| Chicago International Film Festival—After Dark Program | Chicago Film Fest | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 06/12/23 | 10/11/23 | 10/22/23 |
| Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival | CIRSF | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 06/12/23 | 11/10/23 | 11/11/23 |
| Cine Gear Expo Film Series Screening | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 02/10/23 | 06/01/23 | 06/04/23 | |
| Cinema at the Edge Film Festival | CATE | Film Festival | Santa Monica | California | CA | 06/30/21 | 09/24/21 | 09/26/21 |
| Cinema Soup Film Festival (part of CIL-CON) | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 03/31/23 | 09/16/23 | 09/16/23 | |
| Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo | Film Festival | Strongsville | Ohio | OH | 02/01/23 | 03/31/23 | 04/02/23 | |
| Cinequest Film & VR Festival | CQFF | Film Festival | San Jose and Redwood City | California | CA | 10/14/22 | 02/28/23 | 03/12/23 |
| CineSpace Day at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival | Film Festival | Houston | Texas | TX | 07/15/22 | 11/10/22 | 11/17/22 | |
| Clean Shorts Film Festival | Film Festival | Norman | Oklahoma | OK | 11/30/22 | 03/03/23 | 03/04/23 | |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | CIFF | Film Festival | Cleveland | Ohio | OH | 10/31/22 | 03/22/23 | 04/01/23 |
| Columbus International Film & Animation Festival | Film Festival | Columbus | Ohio | OH | 10/15/22 | 04/14/23 | 04/17/23 | |
| Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival | CCI-IFF | Film Festival | San Diego | California | CA | 02/01/23 | 07/20/23 | 07/23/23 |
| ConCarolinas Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Charlotte | North Carolina | NC | 04/08/23 | 06/02/23 | 06/04/23 | |
| Coney Island Film Festival | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | 12/16/22 | 05/05/23 | 05/07/23 | |
| Cosmic Film Festival | Online Film Festival | Florida | FL | 05/14/23 | 06/30/23 | 06/30/23 | ||
| Creature Feature Competition (at Necronomicon) | Film Festival | Tampa | Florida | FL | 09/04/22 | 09/23/22 | 09/23/22 | |
| Creature Feature Weekend | Film Festival | Gettysburg | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 12/31/22 | 03/17/23 | 03/19/23 | |
| Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest | Film Festival | Columbia | South Carolina | SC | 01/20/23 | 05/19/23 | 05/21/23 | |
| Crypticon Seattle Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Seattle | Washington | WA | 03/08/23 | 05/19/23 | 05/21/23 | |
| Cucalorus Film Festival | Film Festival | Wilmington | North Carolina | NC | 05/26/23 | 11/15/23 | 11/19/23 | |
| Culver City Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 06/16/23 | 11/30/23 | 12/07/23 | |
| Dam Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Boulder City | Nevada | NV | 09/30/22 | 02/16/23 | 02/20/23 | |
| Dances With Films | DWF:LA | Film Festival | Hollywood | California | CA | 02/15/23 | 06/15/23 | 06/25/23 |
| DC Independent Film Festival | DCIFF | Film Festival | Washington | District of Columbia | DC | 11/20/22 | 03/01/23 | 03/05/23 |
| DC Shorts International Film Festival | Film Festival | Washington | District of Columbia | DC | 02/28/22 | 09/08/22 | 09/18/22 | |
| Dead in Decatur Film Festival | Film Festival | Decatur | Illinois | IL | closed | 07/24/22 | 07/26/22 | |
| Death's Parade Film Festival | Film Festival | Red Bluff | California | CA | 09/01/23 | 10/21/23 | 10/21/23 | |
| Deep in the Heart Film Festival | DitHFF | Film Festival | Waco | Texas | TX | 01/03/23 | 07/20/23 | 07/23/23 |
| Depth of Field International Film Festival | DOFIFF | Awards Competition | Rehoboth Beach | Delaware | DE | 09/30/22 | 04/01/23 | 04/01/23 |
| Desmond District Demons Film Festival | DDD | Film Festival | Port Huron | Michigan | MI | 07/14/23 | 10/13/23 | 10/14/23 |
| Devil's Night Gallery | Film Festival | Detroit | Michigan | MI | 08/31/21 | 10/30/21 | 10/30/21 | |
| Diabolical Horror Film Festival | Awards Competition | Missouri | MO | 05/01/23 | 10/28/23 | 10/31/23 | ||
| Dickens Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Longmont | Colorado | CO | 07/17/22 | 10/08/22 | 10/08/22 | |
| Directors Circle Festival Of Shorts | DCSF | Film Festival | Erie | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 09/09/23 | 11/24/23 | 12/02/23 |
| Down East Flick Fest | DEFF | Film Festival | Greenville | North Carolina | NC | 07/23/22 | 11/17/22 | 11/20/22 |
| Dragon Con Independent Film Festival | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Druid Underground Film Festival | DUFF | Film Festival | multiple cities | multiple states | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| DTLA Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 06/01/22 | 09/14/22 | 09/18/22 | |
| El Dorado Film Festival | Film Festival | El Dorado | Arkansas | AR | 06/14/19 | 10/11/19 | 10/13/19 | |
| End of Days Film Festival | EOD film fest | Film Festival | Maitland | Florida | FL | 03/18/22 | 05/14/22 | 05/14/22 |
| Etheria Film Night | Etheria Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 12/19/22 | 06/23/23 | 06/25/23 |
| FantaSci Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Oviedo | Florida | FL | 01/31/23 | 05/13/23 | 05/13/23 | |
| Fantastic Fest | Film Festival | Austin | Texas | TX | 04/21/23 | 09/21/23 | 09/28/23 | |
| FANtastic Horror Film Festival | FHFF | Film Festival | San Diego | California | CA | 06/30/23 | 10/27/23 | 10/29/23 |
| Fargo Fantastic Film Festival | FFFF | Film Festival | Fargo | North Dakota | ND | 07/09/23 | 10/12/23 | 10/15/23 |
| Fargo Film Festival | FFF | Film Festival | Fargo | North Dakota | ND | 09/01/22 | 03/21/23 | 03/25/23 |
| Fayetteville Film Fest | Film Festival | Fayetteville | Arkansas | AR | 05/31/22 | 10/20/22 | 10/22/22 | |
| Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival | LEFUFF | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 05/15/23 | 09/30/23 | 09/30/23 |
| Festival of Cinema NYC | Film Festival | Forest Hills | New York | NY | 02/22/23 | 08/04/23 | 08/13/23 | |
| 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival | Film Festival | Palm Bay | Florida | FL | 04/30/23 | 10/15/23 | 10/16/23 | |
| Film Invasion Los Angeles | Film Invasion L.A. | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 01/15/23 | 06/08/23 | 06/08/23 |
| FilmQuest | Film Festival | Provo | Utah | UT | 07/10/23 | 10/26/23 | 11/04/23 | |
| First Contact Film Festival | Film Festival | Jefferson | New Jersey | NJ | 11/30/22 | 07/04/23 | 07/04/23 | |
| FirstGlance Film Festival Los Angeles | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 11/23/22 | 03/16/23 | 03/19/23 | |
| FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia | Film Festival | Phoenixville | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 04/26/23 | 10/20/23 | 10/22/23 | |
| Flickers' VORTEX Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Providence | Rhode Island | RI | 05/15/23 | 08/07/23 | 08/13/23 | |
| Flint Fright FilmFest | Film Festival | Virtual in 2021 | Michigan | MI | 07/14/19 | 09/18/21 | 09/19/21 | |
| Florida Film Festival | FFF | Film Festival | Maitland | Florida | FL | 11/11/22 | 04/14/23 | 04/23/23 |
| FLOW Film Festival | Film Festival | Hollywood | Florida | FL | 01/04/23 | 05/24/23 | 05/29/23 | |
| Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase | FWIFS | Film Festival | Fort Worth | Texas | TX | 11/19/22 | 07/13/23 | 07/15/23 |
| Freak Show Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Orlando | Florida | FL | 04/24/23 | 10/13/23 | 10/15/23 | |
| Frightening Ass Film Fest | FAFF | Film Festival | Virtual in 2020 | Tennessee | TN | closed | 10/30/20 | 10/31/20 |
| F3: Frankly Film Fest | Film Festival | Piqua | Ohio | OH | 02/24/23 | 06/23/23 | 06/25/23 | |