Genre Film Festivals in the USA, Sorted by Date
The table below is a scrollable directory of genre film festivals in the United States of America, organized by date (the date that the event begins).
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| Event Name | Alternate Name | Type of Event | City | State (full name) | State (postal abbreviation) | Regular Submission Deadline | Event Beginning Date | Event Ending Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Another Independent International Film Festival | AIIFF | Film Festival | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | WI | 06/03/17 | 09/22/17 | 09/23/17 |
| Eerie Horror Film Festival | Eerie Horror Fest | Film Festival | Erie | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 03/01/17 | 10/13/17 | 10/15/17 |
| Chicago International Movies & Music Festival | CIMMfest | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 11/18/16 | 11/09/17 | 11/12/17 |
| ITSA Film Festival | ITSAFF | Film Festival | Sonora | California | CA | closed | 11/10/17 | 11/12/17 |
| Flagler Film Festival | Film Festival | Palm Coast | Florida | FL | 07/01/17 | 01/12/18 | 01/14/18 | |
| Indie Horror Drive-In Film Festival | Film Festival | Pittsburgh | Pennsyl-vania | PA | closed | 02/09/18 | 02/09/18 | |
| Arizona Underground Film Festival – Phoenix | AZUFF | Film Festival | Chandler | Arizona | AZ | 01/15/18 | 02/22/18 | 02/24/18 |
| North By Midwest Micro-Budget Film Festival | NxMW | Film Festival | Kalamazoo | Michigan | MI | closed | 03/17/18 | 03/17/18 |
| Cinedelphia Film Festival | CFF | Film Festival | Philadelphia | Pennsyl-vania | PA | curated | 04/12/18 | 04/30/18 |
| Atlanta Independent Film Festival | AIFF | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 10/15/17 | 04/13/18 | 04/22/18 |
| LA WebFest | Los Angeles Web Series Festival | Film Festival | Hollywood | California | CA | 07/10/18 | 04/27/18 | 04/29/18 |
| Northwest Horrorfest | Film Festival | Olympia | Washington | WA | closed | 05/19/18 | 05/19/18 | |
| Northwest Animation Festival | NW Animation Fest | Film Festival | Portland and Eugene | Oregon | OR | closed | 05/23/18 | 06/03/18 |
| Extended Universes Fan Film Festival | Film Festival | Houston | Texas | TX | closed | 05/25/18 | 05/27/18 | |
| Intendence Film Festival | IFF | Film Festival | Denver | Colorado | CO | 03/16/18 | 06/08/18 | 06/09/18 |
| Cosmic Film Festival | Film Festival | Orlando | Florida | FL | 01/31/18 | 06/15/18 | 06/17/18 | |
| Art All Night – Trenton | AAN Film Festival | Film Festival | Trenton | New Jersey | NJ | 04/15/18 | 06/16/18 | 06/17/18 |
| New York Asian Film Festival | NYAFF | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | closed | 06/29/18 | 07/15/18 |
| Hollywood Dead Film Festival | Film Festival | Burbank | California | CA | 12/31/17 | 07/21/18 | 07/22/18 | |
| Animation Block Party | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | 05/24/18 | 07/26/18 | 07/29/18 | |
| International Academy of Web Television Awards | IAWTV Awards | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | 05/31/18 | 08/24/18 | 08/24/18 |
| Dragon Con Independent Film Festival | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 04/20/18 | 08/30/18 | 09/03/18 | |
| Arizona Underground Film Festival – Tucson | AZUFF | Film Festival | Tucson | Arizona | AZ | 06/15/18 | 09/14/18 | 09/22/18 |
| Local Sightings Film Festival | Film Festival | Seattle | Washington | WA | 06/15/18 | 09/21/18 | 09/29/18 | |
| Kraken Con Animation Fest | Film Festival | Oakland | California | CA | 08/01/18 | 09/28/18 | 09/30/18 | |
| Laughlin International Film Festival | LIFF | Film Festival | Laughlin | Nevada | NV | 05/13/18 | 10/04/18 | 10/07/18 |
| Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival | ASCIFFF | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | rolling | 10/05/18 | 10/07/18 |
| Cleveland Comic Con Film Showcase | Film Festival | Middleburg Heights | Ohio | OH | 09/15/18 | 10/06/18 | 10/06/18 | |
| Louisville's International Festival of Film | LIFF | Film Festival | Louisville | Kentucky | KY | closed | 10/11/18 | 10/13/18 |
| Idaho Horror Film Festival | IHFF | Film Festival | Boise | Idaho | ID | 05/30/18 | 10/11/18 | 10/14/18 |
| Devil's Night Gallery | Film Festival | Oak Park | Michigan | MI | closed | 10/12/18 | 10/12/18 | |
| Damnationland | Film Festival | Portland | Maine | ME | 07/01/18 | 10/12/18 | 10/14/18 | |
| FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia | Film Festival | Philadelphia | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 05/21/18 | 10/12/18 | 10/14/18 | |
| Halloweenapalooza Film Festival | Film Festival | Ottumwa | Iowa | IA | 09/06/18 | 10/13/18 | 10/13/18 | |
| Creature Feature Competition (at Necronomicon) | Film Festival | Tampa | Florida | FL | 09/30/18 | 10/19/18 | 10/19/18 | |
| HorrorQuest Film Festival | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 05/25/18 | 10/19/18 | 10/21/18 | |
| Milwaukee Paranormal Film Festival | Film Festival | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | WI | closed | 10/19/18 | 10/21/18 | |
| DamnDance | Film Festival | Portland | Maine | ME | 07/13/18 | 10/26/18 | 10/27/18 | |
| Frightening Ass Film Fest | FAFF | Film Festival | Chattanooga | Tennessee | TN | 09/25/18 | 10/26/18 | 10/28/18 |
| Flint Fright FilmFest | Film Festival | Flint | Michigan | MI | 08/31/18 | 10/27/18 | 10/27/18 | |
| Ithaca Fantastik | IF | Film Festival | Ithaca | New York | NY | 08/15/18 | 11/02/18 | 11/11/18 |
| Nitehawk Shorts Festival | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | closed | 11/07/18 | 11/12/18 | |
| EyeCatcher International Film Festival | EFF | Film Festival | McAlester | Oklahoma | OK | 06/01/18 | 11/08/18 | 11/10/18 |
| Lancaster International Short Film Festival | LISFF | Film Festival | Lancaster | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 06/30/18 | 11/08/18 | 11/10/18 |
| Ax Wound Film Festival | AWFF | Film Festival | Brattleboro | Vermont | VT | 09/01/18 | 11/09/18 | 11/10/18 |
| Kite Film Fest | Film Festival | Destin | Florida | FL | 09/01/18 | 11/10/18 | 11/10/18 | |
| Chicago International Genre Film Festival | CIG | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 06/18/18 | 11/16/18 | 11/18/18 |
| Days of the Dead – Chicago | Film Festival | Schaumburg | Illinois | IL | rolling | 11/16/18 | 11/18/18 | |
| Anchorage International Film Festival | AIFF | Film Festival | Anchorage | Alaska | AK | 08/11/18 | 11/30/18 | 12/09/18 |
| Maverick Movie Awards | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | 09/15/18 | 12/01/18 | 12/01/18 | |
| Krampus Night | Film Festival | Detroit | Michigan | MI | 11/13/18 | 12/07/18 | 12/07/18 | |
| Medusa Underground Women's Film Festival | Film Festival | Henderson | Nevada | NV | 06/16/18 | 01/12/19 | 01/13/19 | |
| Green Bay Film Festival | GBFF | Film Festival | De Pere | Wisconsin | WI | 07/22/18 | 01/16/19 | 03/03/19 |
| Albuquerque International Film Festival | AIFF | Film Festival | Albuquerque | New Mexico | NM | 10/31/18 | 01/18/19 | 01/20/19 |
| Macabre Faire Film Festival | Film Festival | Ronkonkoma | New York | NY | 08/27/18 | 01/18/19 | 01/20/19 | |
| An Anti-Hero Production Genre Fest | Film Festival | Burbank | California | CA | 08/31/18 | 01/24/19 | 01/27/19 | |
| Days of the Dead – Atlanta | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | rolling | 01/25/19 | 01/27/19 | |
| Harrisburg-Hershey Film Festival | HHFF | Film Festival | Harrisburg | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 02/28/18 | 01/25/19 | 01/27/19 |
| Cabin Fever Film Fest | CFFF | Film Festival | Warren | Ohio | OH | 07/31/18 | 01/26/19 | 01/26/19 |
| Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival | HRIFF | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 08/04/18 | 02/01/19 | 02/20/19 |
| IndieFEST Film Awards | Awards Competition | La Jolla | California | CA | 12/28/18 | 02/05/19 | 02/05/19 | |
| Dam Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Boulder City | Nevada | NV | 10/02/18 | 02/07/19 | 02/10/19 | |
| Love Your Shorts Film Festival | Film Festival | Sanford | Florida | FL | 09/16/18 | 02/07/19 | 02/10/19 | |
| Irvine International Film Festival | IIFF | Film Festival | Costa Mesa | California | CA | 08/30/18 | 02/07/19 | 02/13/19 |
| Boston Science Fiction Film Festival | BostonSciFi | Film Festival | Somerville | Massa-chusetts | MA | 09/30/18 | 02/08/19 | 02/18/19 |
| Apex Short Film + Music Video Festival | Film Festival | Tucson | Arizona | AZ | 09/01/18 | 02/17/19 | 02/17/19 | |
| Beaufort International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Beaufort | South Carolina | SC | 09/30/18 | 02/19/19 | 02/24/19 |
| Mad Monster Party Carolina Film Festival | Film Festival | Charlotte | North Carolina | NC | 12/21/18 | 02/22/19 | 02/24/19 | |
| MystiCon Independent Film Festival | Film Festival | Roanoke | Virginia | VA | 12/01/18 | 02/22/19 | 02/24/19 | |
| Beloit International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Beloit | Wisconsin | WI | 07/31/18 | 02/22/19 | 03/03/19 |
| 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival | Film Festival | Cocoa Beach | Florida | FL | 10/31/18 | 02/23/19 | 02/24/19 | |
| Copa Shorts Film Fest | CSFF | Film Festival | Maricopa | Arizona | AZ | 08/31/18 | 02/23/19 | 02/24/19 |
| New York City International Film Festival | NYCIFF | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | 09/30/18 | 02/25/19 | 03/01/19 |
| Accolade Global Film Competition | Awards Competition | La Jolla | California | CA | 12/31/18 | 02/26/19 | 02/26/19 | |
| Durango Independent Film Festival | Film Festival | Durango | Colorado | CO | 09/01/18 | 02/27/19 | 03/03/19 | |
| Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Festival | Film Festival | Jersey City | New Jersey | NJ | 11/15/18 | 03/01/19 | 03/03/19 | |
| DC Independent Film Festival | DCIFF | Film Festival | Washington | District of Columbia | DC | 11/30/18 | 03/01/19 | 03/10/19 |
| Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema | IIFC | Film Festival | Idyllwild | California | CA | 09/01/18 | 03/05/19 | 03/10/19 |
| MidWest WeirdFest | Film Festival | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | WI | 10/31/18 | 03/08/19 | 03/10/19 | |
| Nevermore Film Festival | Film Festival | Durham | North Carolina | NC | 11/30/18 | 03/08/19 | 03/10/19 | |
| Los Angeles Short Film Festival | LASFF | Film Festival | Santa Monica | California | CA | 07/20/18 | 03/09/19 | 03/09/19 |
| Hollywood Screenings Film Festival | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | 04/10/18 | 03/10/19 | 03/10/19 | |
| FirstGlance Film Festival Los Angeles | Film Festival | North Hollywood | California | CA | 11/19/18 | 03/14/19 | 03/17/19 | |
| HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival | H2F2 | Film Festival | Cincinnati | Ohio | OH | 12/15/18 | 03/15/19 | 03/17/19 |
| Grindhouse Nights Film Festival | Film Festival | Dunellen | New Jersey | NJ | 01/15/19 | 03/16/19 | 03/16/19 | |
| Best Shorts Competition | Best Shorts Awards | Awards Competition | La Jolla | California | CA | 02/18/19 | 03/19/19 | 03/19/19 |
| Fargo Film Festival | FFF | Film Festival | Fargo | North Dakota | ND | 09/01/18 | 03/19/19 | 03/23/19 |
| North Hollywood CineFest | NoHo CineFest | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 10/02/18 | 03/20/19 | 03/28/19 |
| Annapolis Film Festival | AFF | Film Festival | Annapolis | Maryland | MD | 10/01/18 | 03/21/19 | 03/24/19 |
| Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival | MiSciFi | Film Festival | Miami | Florida | FL | 10/31/18 | 03/22/19 | 03/24/19 |
| Boston Underground Film Festival | BUFF | Film Festival | Cambridge | Massa-chusetts | MA | 09/25/18 | 03/27/19 | 03/31/19 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | CIFF | Film Festival | Cleveland | Ohio | OH | 09/30/18 | 03/27/19 | 04/07/19 |
| Deep in the Heart Film Festival | DitHFF | Film Festival | Waco | Texas | TX | 11/15/18 | 03/28/19 | 03/31/19 |
| Garden State Film Festival | GSFF | Film Festival | Asbury Park | New Jersey | NJ | 10/15/18 | 03/28/19 | 03/31/19 |
| HollyWeb Festival | Film Festival | Universal City | California | CA | 11/16/18 | 03/28/19 | 03/31/19 | |
| Global Independent Film Awards | GIFA | Awards Competition | 08/31/18 | 03/29/19 | 03/29/19 | |||
| NanoCon International Science-Fiction Film Festival | Film Festival | Longview | Washington | WA | 12/01/18 | 03/29/19 | 03/30/19 | |
| New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival | Film Festival | Atlantic City | New Jersey | NJ | 12/12/18 | 03/29/19 | 03/31/19 | |
| Aspen Shortsfest | ASF | Film Festival | Aspen | Colorado | CO | 10/29/18 | 04/02/19 | 04/07/19 |
| Indie Series Awards | ISA | Awards Competition | Burbank | California | CA | 11/30/18 | 04/03/19 | 04/03/19 |
| Beverly Hills Film Festival | BHFF | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 11/01/18 | 04/03/19 | 04/07/19 |
| Atlanta Film Festival | ATLFF | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 09/27/18 | 04/04/19 | 04/14/19 |
| International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival | IHSFF | Film Festival | Phoenix | Arizona | AZ | 10/26/18 | 04/04/19 | 04/14/19 |
| Clean Shorts Film Festival | Film Festival | Choctaw | Oklahoma | OK | 11/30/18 | 04/05/19 | 04/06/19 | |
| Media Film Festival | MFF | Film Festival | Media | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 11/16/18 | 04/05/19 | 04/06/19 |
| MoviePark Action Adventure Horror Thriller Film Festival | Online Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 10/16/18 | 04/05/19 | 04/06/19 | |
| Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo | Film Festival | Strongsville | Ohio | OH | 02/05/19 | 04/05/19 | 04/07/19 | |
| Highway 61 Film Festival | Film Festival | Pine City | Minnesota | MN | 12/15/18 | 04/05/19 | 04/07/19 | |
| Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival | Film Festival | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | WI | 11/30/18 | 04/05/19 | 04/07/19 | |
| International Independent Film Awards | IIFA | Awards Competition | Encino | California | CA | 02/07/19 | 04/06/19 | 04/07/19 |
| Myrtle Beach International Film Festival | MBIFF | Film Festival | Myrtle Beach | South Carolina | SC | 11/15/18 | 04/09/19 | 04/13/19 |
| Arizona International Film Festival | Film Festival | Tucson | Arizona | AZ | 01/29/19 | 04/10/19 | 04/21/19 | |
| Columbus International Film & Animation Festival | Film Festival | Columbus | Ohio | OH | 09/28/18 | 04/11/19 | 04/13/19 | |
| Kansas City FilmFest | KC FilmFest | Film Festival | Kansas City | Missouri | MO | 10/05/18 | 04/11/19 | 04/14/19 |
| Boston International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Boston | Massa-chusetts | MA | 09/07/18 | 04/11/19 | 04/16/19 |
| Chattanooga Film Festival | Film Festival | Chattanooga | Tennessee | TN | 12/15/18 | 04/12/19 | 04/16/19 | |
| Florida Film Festival | FFF | Film Festival | Winter Park and Maitland | Florida | FL | 10/19/18 | 04/12/19 | 04/21/19 |
| BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Festival | BBFF | Film Festival | Seattle | Washington | WA | 03/01/19 | 04/13/19 | 04/13/19 |
| Boomtown Film & Music Festival | Film Festival | Beaumont | Texas | TX | 12/01/18 | 04/18/19 | 04/20/19 | |
| Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival | HCSFF | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 01/11/19 | 04/19/19 | 04/22/89 |
| Hang on to Your Shorts Film Festival | Film Festival | Asbury Park | New Jersey | NJ | 11/01/18 | 04/20/19 | 04/21/19 | |
| Milledgeville + Eatonton Film Festival | ME Film Festival | Film Festival | Milledgeville and Eatonton | Georgia | GA | 10/31/18 | 04/23/19 | 04/28/19 |
| Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival | Film Festival | Muskogee | Oklahoma | OK | 10/31/18 | 04/23/19 | 04/29/19 | |
| Julien Dubuque International Film Festival | JDIFF | Film Festival | Dubuque | Iowa | IA | 01/14/19 | 04/24/19 | 04/28/19 |
| Artemis Women in Action Film Festival | Film Festival | Santa Monica | California | CA | 10/31/18 | 04/25/19 | 04/28/19 | |
| Bad Film Fest | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | 12/31/18 | 04/25/19 | 04/28/19 | |
| Hill Country Film Festival | HCFF | Film Festival | Fredericks-burg | Texas | TX | 12/31/18 | 04/25/19 | 04/28/19 |
| Miami Web Fest | Miami Web Series Festival | Film Festival | Miami Beach | Florida | FL | 08/01/18 | 04/25/19 | 04/28/19 |
| Newport Beach Film Festival | NBFF | Film Festival | Newport Beach and Costa Mesa | California | CA | 12/21/18 | 04/25/19 | 05/02/19 |
| Blackbird Film Festival | Film Festival | Cortland | New York | NY | 06/14/18 | 04/26/19 | 04/28/19 | |
| Motor City Nightmares International Film Festival | MCNFF | Film Festival | Novi | Michigan | MI | 02/14/19 | 04/26/19 | 04/28/19 |
| Crypticon Seattle Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Seattle | Washington | WA | 02/01/19 | 05/03/19 | 05/05/19 | |
| ASIFA-East Animated Film Festival | Awards Competition | New York | New York | NY | 02/15/19 | 05/05/19 | 05/05/19 | |
| New York City Independent Film Festival | NYC Indie Film Fest | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | 11/30/18 | 05/05/19 | 05/12/19 |
| American Movie Awards | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | 11/30/18 | 05/09/19 | 05/09/19 | |
| Longleaf Film Festival | Film Festival | Raleigh | North Carolina | NC | 12/01/18 | 05/10/19 | 05/11/19 | |
| Comicpalooza Film Festival | Film Festival | Houston | Texas | TX | 03/01/19 | 05/10/19 | 05/12/19 | |
| Hoboken International Film Festival | HIFF | Film Festival | Greenwood Lake | New York | NY | 02/01/19 | 05/17/19 | 05/23/19 |
| Cinema Soup Film Festival (part of CIL-CON) | Film Festival | Gatlinburg | Tennessee | TN | 11/30/18 | 05/18/19 | 05/18/19 | |
| End of Days Film Festival | EOD film fest | Film Festival | Orlando | Florida | FL | 04/01/19 | 05/18/19 | 05/18/19 |
| FantaSci Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Longwood | Florida | FL | 12/31/18 | 05/18/19 | 05/18/19 | |
| First Contact Film Festival | Film Festival | Jefferson | New Jersey | NJ | 03/01/19 | 05/18/19 | 05/18/19 | |
| Independent Filmmakers Showcase | IFS Film Festival | Film Festival | Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and Santa Monica | California | CA | 09/14/18 | 05/22/19 | 06/02/19 |
| Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest | Film Festival | North Charleston | South Carolina | SC | 01/15/19 | 05/24/19 | 05/26/19 | |
| Escape Velocity Film Festival | Film Festival | Oxon Hill | Maryland | MD | 02/01/19 | 05/24/19 | 05/26/19 | |
| Balticon Short Film Festival | BSFF | Film Festival | Baltimore | Maryland | MD | 03/31/19 | 05/24/19 | 05/27/19 |
| MisCon International Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Missoula | Montana | MT | 04/01/19 | 05/24/19 | 05/27/19 | |
| Cine Gear Expo Film Series Screening | Film Festival | Hollywood | California | CA | 03/04/19 | 05/30/19 | 06/02/19 | |
| Independent Horror Movie Awards | Awards Competition | rolling | 05/31/19 | 05/31/19 | ||||
| L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Festival | LANNEFF | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 01/31/19 | 05/31/19 | 05/31/19 |
| ConCarolinas Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Charlotte | North Carolina | NC | 03/31/19 | 05/31/19 | 06/02/19 | |
| Juggernaut Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 11/04/18 | 06/02/19 | 06/03/19 | |
| International Horror Hotel Film Festival and Convention | Film Festival | Hudson | Ohio | OH | 02/15/19 | 06/06/19 | 06/09/19 | |
| Cape Fear Independent Film Festival | CFIFF | Film Festival | Wilmington | North Carolina | NC | 03/24/19 | 06/07/19 | 06/08/19 |
| Days of the Dead – Las Vegas | Film Festival | Las Vegas | Nevada | NV | rolling | 06/07/19 | 06/09/19 | |
| Hollywood Horrorfest | HHF | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 03/30/19 | 06/07/19 | 06/09/19 |
| Film Invasion Los Angeles | Film Invasion L.A. | Film Festival | Sherman Oaks | California | CA | 01/15/19 | 06/07/19 | 06/16/19 |
| Cinepocalypse | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 03/31/19 | 06/13/19 | 06/20/19 | |
| Dances With Films | Film Festival | Hollywood | California | CA | 02/13/19 | 06/13/19 | 06/23/19 | |
| Etheria Film Night | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 12/15/18 | 06/15/19 | 06/15/19 | |
| Depth of Field International Film Festival | DOFIFF | Awards Competition | Nassau | Delaware | DE | 02/03/19 | 06/18/19 | 06/18/19 |
| Imaginarium Comic Con Film Festival (at Wisconsin Comic Con) | Wisconsin Comic Con Film Festival | Film Festival | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | WI | 02/01/19 | 06/28/19 | 06/30/19 |
| Days of the Dead – Indianapolis | Film Festival | Indianapolis | Indiana | IN | rolling | 07/05/19 | 07/07/19 | |
| Atlanta Shortsfest | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 12/31/18 | 07/12/19 | 07/13/19 | |
| Crypticon Kansas City Horror Film Festival | Crypticon Shockfest Film Festival | Film Festival | St Joseph | Missouri | MO | TBD | 07/12/19 | 07/14/19 |
| G-FEST Video Contest | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 06/25/19 | 07/12/19 | 07/14/19 | |
| Imaginarium Comic Con Film Festival (at Atlanta Comic Con) | Atlanta Comic Con Film Festival | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 02/01/19 | 07/12/19 | 07/14/19 |
| Long Island International Film Expo | LIIFE | Film Festival | Bellmore | New York | NY | 01/21/19 | 07/12/19 | 07/18/19 |
| Brainwash Drive-In Bike-In Walk-In Movie Festival | Film Festival | Oakland | California | CA | 05/01/19 | 07/12/19 | 07/21/19 | |
| Love Horror Short Film Festival | Film Festival | Sacramento | California | CA | 09/01/18 | 07/13/19 | 07/13/19 | |
| Alaska International Film Awards | Awards Competition | Alaska | AK | 11/15/18 | 07/15/19 | 07/15/19 | ||
| LA Shorts International Film Festival | LA Shorts Fest | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 04/19/19 | 07/17/19 | 07/25/19 |
| Northern Horror Fest | Film Festival | Bergenfield | New Jersey | NJ | 03/19/19 | 07/18/19 | 07/18/19 | |
| Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival | CCI-IFF | Film Festival | San Diego | California | CA | 02/01/19 | 07/18/19 | 07/21/19 |
| Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase | Film Festival | Fort Worth | Texas | TX | 01/25/19 | 07/18/19 | 07/21/19 | |
| Negative Fest | Florida International Horror & Genre Film Festival | Film Festival | Lake Worth | Florida | FL | 03/31/19 | 07/19/19 | 07/20/19 |
| New Hope Film Festival | Film Festival | New Hope | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 12/14/18 | 07/19/19 | 07/28/19 | |
| Naked Edge Science Fiction Film Festival | Film Festival | San Francisco | California | CA | 05/01/19 | 07/20/19 | 07/20/19 | |
| Hamilton International Film Festival | Film Festival | Hamilton | New York | NY | 01/15/19 | 07/22/19 | 07/28/19 | |
| Action on Film International Film Festival | AOF Festival | Film Festival | Las Vegas | Nevada | NV | 01/31/19 | 07/25/19 | 08/03/19 |
| Gen Con Film Festival | Film Festival | Indianapolis | Indiana | IN | 02/20/19 | 08/01/19 | 08/04/19 | |
| Imaginarium Comic Con Film Festival (at Tampa Bay Comic Con) | Tampa Bay Comic Con Film Festival | Film Festival | Tampa | Florida | FL | 02/01/19 | 08/02/19 | 08/04/19 |
| Indie Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | DeKalb | Illinois | IL | 02/28/19 | 08/03/19 | 08/03/19 | |
| Flickers' VORTEX Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | multiple cities | Rhode Island | RI | 05/15/19 | 08/06/19 | 08/11/19 | |
| Indie Gathering International Film Festival | Film Festival | Hudson | Ohio | OH | 04/24/19 | 08/08/19 | 08/11/19 | |
| HollyShorts Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 04/05/19 | 08/08/19 | 08/17/19 | |
| Atlanta Underground Film Festival | AUFF | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 02/28/19 | 08/15/19 | 08/17/19 |
| North Bend Film Festival | NBFF | Film Festival | North Bend | Washington | WA | 02/20/19 | 08/15/19 | 08/18/19 |
| Black Cat Picture Show | Film Festival | Augusta | Georgia | GA | 04/26/19 | 08/16/19 | 08/18/19 | |
| Imaginarium Comic Con Film Festival (at Michigan Comic Con) | Michigan Comic Con Film Festival | Film Festival | Detroit | Michigan | MI | 02/01/19 | 08/16/19 | 08/18/19 |
| H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival (short film screenings at NecronomiCon Providence) | HPLFF | Film Festival | Providence | Rhode Island | RI | 03/15/19 | 08/22/19 | 08/25/19 |
| Liberty Massacre | Film Festival | Philadelphia | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 01/08/19 | 08/23/19 | 08/25/19 | |
| Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival | Film Festival | Depew | New York | NY | 04/23/19 | 08/23/19 | 08/29/19 | |
| Long Beach Indie International Film, Media, and Music Festival | Film Festival | Long Beach | California | CA | 03/15/19 | 08/28/19 | 09/01/19 | |
| GenreBlast Film Festival | Film Festival | Winchester | Virginia | VA | 02/03/19 | 08/29/19 | 09/01/19 | |
| Days of the Dead – Louisville | Film Festival | Louisville | Kentucky | KY | rolling | 08/30/19 | 09/01/19 | |
| Horrible Imaginings Film Festival | Film Festival | Santa Ana | California | CA | 05/01/19 | 08/30/19 | 09/01/19 | |
| Imaginarium Comic Con Film Festival (at Indiana Comic Con) | Indiana Comic Con Film Festival | Film Festival | Indianapolis | Indiana | IN | 02/01/19 | 08/30/19 | 09/01/19 |
| Austin Revolution Film Festival | ARFF | Film Festival | Austin | Texas | TX | 05/29/19 | 09/03/19 | 09/07/19 |
| Burbank International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Burbank | California | CA | 02/28/19 | 09/04/19 | 09/08/19 |
| Central Florida Film Festival | CENFLO | Film Festival | Mount Dora | Florida | FL | 04/15/19 | 09/06/19 | 09/08/19 |
| Northeast Film Festival | NEFF | Film Festival | Teaneck | New Jersey | NJ | 03/27/19 | 09/06/19 | 09/08/19 |
| FilmQuest | Film Festival | Provo | Utah | UT | 05/06/19 | 09/06/19 | 09/14/19 | |
| Audience Awards Horror Shorts Film Festival | Awards Competition | Montana | MT | 06/30/19 | 09/09/19 | 09/09/19 | ||
| Film Festival of Columbus | FFOCOL | Film Festival | Columbus | Ohio | OH | 04/19/19 | 09/11/19 | 09/14/19 |
| Atlanta Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 04/30/19 | 09/12/19 | 09/15/19 | |
| Down East Flick Fest | DEFF | Film Festival | Greenville | North Carolina | NC | 05/17/19 | 09/13/19 | 09/14/19 |
| Coney Island Film Festival | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | 03/01/19 | 09/13/19 | 09/15/19 | |
| KaPow Intergalactic Film Festival | KaPow IFF | Film Festival | North Hollywood | California | CA | 05/15/19 | 09/13/19 | 09/19/19 |
| Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival | BNFF | Film Festival | Niagara Falls | New York | NY | 03/15/19 | 09/18/19 | 09/21/19 |
| Golden Door International Film Festival | Film Festival | Jersey City | New Jersey | NJ | 02/02/19 | 09/19/19 | 09/22/19 | |
| Fantastic Fest | Film Festival | Austin | Texas | TX | 04/25/19 | 09/19/19 | 09/26/19 | |
| DC Shorts Film Festival and Screenplay Competition | Film Festival | Washington | District of Columbia | DC | 02/28/19 | 09/19/19 | 09/28/19 | |
| Great Lakes International Film Festival | GLIFF | Online Film Festival | Erie | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 06/08/19 | 09/19/19 | 09/28/19 |
| Halloween Horror Picture Show | Film Festival | Tampa | Florida | FL | 04/30/19 | 09/20/19 | 09/22/19 | |
| IndieWise Convention | Film Festival | Las Vegas | Nevada | NV | rolling | 09/24/19 | 09/29/19 | |
| Catalina Film Festival | Film Festival | Long Beach and Catalina Island | California | CA | 01/10/19 | 09/25/19 | 09/29/19 | |
| Charlotte Film Festival | Film Festival | Charlotte | North Carolina | NC | 06/30/19 | 09/26/19 | 09/29/19 | |
| Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival | HSHFF | Film Festival | Hot Springs | Arkansas | AR | 03/31/19 | 09/26/19 | 09/29/19 |
| Jerome Indie Film & Music Festival | Film Festival | Jerome | Arizona | AZ | 12/01/18 | 09/26/19 | 09/29/19 | |
| Minnesota WebFest | Film Festival | Minneapolis | Minnesota | MN | 04/15/19 | 09/26/19 | 09/29/19 | |
| NOLA Horror Film Fest | NOLAHFF | Film Festival | New Orleans | Louisiana | LA | 04/15/19 | 09/26/19 | 09/29/19 |
| Fargo Fantastic Film Festival | FFFF | Film Festival | Fargo | North Dakota | ND | 06/21/19 | 09/26/19 | 09/28/29 |
| Chicago Horror Film Festival | CHFF | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 02/28/19 | 09/27/19 | 09/29/19 |
| Days of the Dead – Charlotte | Film Festival | Charlotte | North Carolina | NC | rolling | 09/27/19 | 09/29/19 | |
| Indie Fest USA International Film Festival | Film Festival | Garden Grove | California | CA | 06/14/19 | 09/27/19 | 09/29/19 | |
| FEARnyc | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | 05/01/19 | 10/01/19 | 10/31/19 | |
| Colorado International SciFi & Fantasy Film Festival | CISFFF | Film Festival | Denver | Colorado | CO | 03/21/19 | 10/03/19 | 10/05/19 |
| Halloween International Film Festival | Film Festival | Kill Devil Hills | North Carolina | NC | 04/30/19 | 10/03/19 | 10/05/19 | |
| Nashville Film Festival | NashFilm | Film Festival | Nashville | Tennessee | TN | 02/28/19 | 10/03/19 | 10/12/19 |
| Death's Parade Film Festival | Film Festival | San Jose | California | CA | 01/01/19 | 10/04/19 | 10/05/19 | |
| Horror Movie Freaks Film Festival | HMF Film Fest | Film Festival | Clemmons | North Carolina | NC | 07/01/19 | 10/04/19 | 10/05/19 |
| H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival – Portland, OR | HPLFF | Film Festival | Portland | Oregon | OR | 04/15/19 | 10/04/19 | 10/06/19 |
| Midwest Horror Fest | Film Festival | Logansport | Indiana | IN | 04/01/19 | 10/04/19 | 10/06/19 | |
| Indie Suspense Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival | Film Festival | Apopka | Florida | FL | 05/31/19 | 10/05/19 | 10/05/19 | |
| Northeast Wisconsin Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | WI | 06/01/19 | 10/05/19 | 10/06/19 | |
| Druid Underground Film Festival | DUFF | Film Festival | multiple cities | multiple states | 03/31/19 | 10/05/19 | 10/19/19 | |
| BendFilm Festival | Film Festival | Bend | Oregon | OR | 04/26/19 | 10/10/19 | 10/13/19 | |
| Buffalo International Film Festival | BIFF | Film Festival | Buffalo | New York | NY | 05/08/19 | 10/10/19 | 10/14/19 |
| Glendale International Film Festival | GIFF | Film Festival | Glendale | California | CA | 04/01/19 | 10/10/19 | 10/20/19 |
| El Dorado Film Festival | Film Festival | El Dorado | Arkansas | AR | 06/14/19 | 10/11/19 | 10/13/19 | |
| Imaginarium Convention Film Festival | Film Festival | Louisville | Kentucky | KY | 06/15/19 | 10/11/19 | 10/13/19 | |
| Animation Nights New York Best of Fest | ANNY Best of Fest | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | rolling | 10/12/19 | 10/13/19 |
| Apocalypse Later International Fantastic Film Festival | ALIFFF | Film Festival | Phoenix | Arizona | AZ | 07/15/19 | 10/12/19 | 10/13/19 |
| Marina del Rey Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 08/07/19 | 10/14/19 | 10/21/19 | |
| Chicago International Film Festival—After Dark Program | Chicago Film Fest | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 06/17/19 | 10/16/19 | 10/27/19 |
| Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival | MIFF | Film Festival | Melbourne | Florida | FL | 06/03/19 | 10/17/19 | 10/19/19 |
| Knoxville Horror Film Festival | KHFF | Film Festival | Knoxville | Tennessee | TN | 08/30/19 | 10/17/19 | 10/20/19 |
| LA Femme International Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 05/01/19 | 10/17/19 | 10/20/19 | |
| Brooklyn Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Brooklyn | New York | NY | 05/14/19 | 10/17/19 | 10/24/19 | |
| Fear Fete Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Biloxi | Mississippi | MS | 04/12/19 | 10/18/19 | 10/19/19 | |
| Cinema at the Edge Film Festival | CATE | Film Festival | Santa Monica | California | CA | 08/30/19 | 10/18/19 | 10/20/19 |
| Freak Show Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Orlando | Florida | FL | 03/11/19 | 10/18/19 | 10/20/19 | |
| American Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Tempe | Arizona | AZ | 05/11/19 | 10/19/19 | 10/19/19 | |
| Austin Under the Stars Film Festival | AUTS | Film Festival | Austin | Texas | TX | 02/20/19 | 10/19/19 | 10/19/19 |
| Dickens Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Longmont | Colorado | CO | 08/01/19 | 10/19/19 | 10/19/19 | |
| Horror in the Hills Film Festival | Film Festival | Gatlinburg | Tennessee | TN | 02/28/19 | 10/19/19 | 10/19/19 | |
| Killer Valley Horror Film Festival | KVHFF | Film Festival | Ashland | Oregon | OR | 07/31/19 | 10/19/19 | 10/19/19 |
| Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival | DTLA Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 04/01/19 | 10/23/19 | 10/27/19 |
| Nightmares Film Festival | Film Festival | Columbus | Ohio | OH | 05/13/19 | 10/24/19 | 10/27/19 | |
| Desmond District Demons Film Festival | Film Festival | Port Huron | Michigan | MI | 07/13/19 | 10/25/19 | 10/26/19 | |
| Diabolical Horror Film Festival | Awards Competition | Missouri | MO | 05/01/19 | 10/28/19 | 10/31/19 | ||
| Indie Memphis Film Festival | Film Festival | Memphis | Tennessee | TN | 05/27/19 | 10/30/19 | 11/04/19 | |
| NEPA Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Scranton | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 07/13/19 | 10/31/19 | 10/31/19 | |
| FANtastic Horror Film Festival | FHFF | Film Festival | San Diego | California | CA | 06/30/19 | 11/01/19 | 11/03/19 |
| HorrorHaus Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 05/15/19 | 11/01/19 | 11/03/19 | |
| Cutting Edge Film Festival | CEIFF | Online Film Festival | Pompano Beach | Florida | FL | 07/27/19 | 11/01/19 | 11/09/19 |
| Geek Short Film Festival | GSFF | Film Festival | Charlotte | North Carolina | NC | 08/01/19 | 11/02/19 | 11/02/19 |
| Miami Short Film Festival | MIAMIsFF | Film Festival | Miami | Florida | FL | 04/15/19 | 11/06/19 | 11/10/19 |
| Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival | CIRSF | Film Festival | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 06/12/19 | 11/08/19 | 11/09/19 |
| Grand Rapids Comic-Con Film Festival | Film Festival | Grand Rapids | Michigan | MI | TBD | 11/09/19 | 11/09/19 | |
| Buried Alive Film Fest | Film Festival | Atlanta | Georgia | GA | 05/31/19 | 11/13/19 | 11/17/19 | |
| Cucalorus Film Festival | Film Festival | Wilmington | North Carolina | NC | 06/05/19 | 11/13/19 | 11/17/19 | |
| CineSpace Day at the Houston Cinema Arts Festival | Film Festival | Houston | Texas | TX | TBD | 11/14/19 | 11/18/19 | |
| Jacksonville Film Festival | JFF | Film Festival | Jacksonville | Florida | FL | 08/01/19 | 11/15/19 | 11/17/19 |
| Marcellus Mini Movie Family Film Festival | M3F3 | Film Festival | Marcellus | New York | NY | 09/29/19 | 11/16/19 | 11/16/19 |
| Amarcord Chicago Arthouse Television & Video Fest Awards | AATVF | Awards Competition | Chicago | Illinois | IL | 04/23/19 | 11/19/19 | 11/19/19 |
| AtomaCon Short Film Festival | Film Festival | North Charleston | South Carolina | SC | 08/01/19 | 11/22/19 | 11/24/19 | |
| Carrboro Film Festival | Film Festival | Carrboro | North Carolina | NC | TBD | 11/23/19 | 11/24/19 | |
| Directors Circle Festival Of Shorts | Online Film Festival | Erie | Pennsyl-vania | PA | 09/07/19 | 11/29/19 | 12/07/19 | |
| Another Hole in the Head Film Festival | Film Festival | San Francisco | California | CA | 07/31/19 | 12/01/19 | 12/15/19 | |
| Culver City Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 10/25/19 | 12/03/19 | 12/08/19 | |
| Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest | NEFFHF | Film Festival | Teaneck | New Jersey | NJ | 07/02/19 | 12/04/19 | 12/05/19 |
| New York City Horror Film Festival | NYCHFF | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | 06/15/19 | 12/05/19 | 12/08/19 |
| Nihilist Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 09/15/19 | 12/09/19 | 12/14/19 | |
| California Film Awards | Awards Competition | San Diego | California | CA | 05/05/19 | 01/05/20 | 01/05/20 | |
| Chandler International Film Festival | CIFF | Film Festival | Chandler | Arizona | AZ | 05/27/19 | 01/17/20 | 01/20/20 |
| Asians on Film Festival of Shorts | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | 06/30/19 | 01/18/20 | 01/19/20 | |
| First Friday Film Festival | 4FKC | Film Festival | Kansas City | Missouri | MO | rolling | monthly | monthly |
| Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival | HIMPFF | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | monthly | monthly | monthly |
| Los Angeles CineFest | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | rolling | monthly | monthly | |
| Los Angeles Feedback Film & Screenplay Festival | Wildsound Feedback Film Festival | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | monthly | monthly | monthly |
| Los Angeles Film Awards | LAFA | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | monthly | monthly | monthly |
| Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards | LAIFFA | Awards Competition | Los Angeles | California | CA | monthly | monthly | monthly |
| NewFilmmakers Los Angeles | NFMLA | Film Festival | Los Angeles | California | CA | rolling | monthly | monthly |
| GeekFest Film Festivals | Film Festival | multiple cities | multiple states | 09/30/18 | multiple dates | |||
| Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival | CRIFF | Film Festival | Marion | Iowa | IA | 02/01/19 | TBD | TBD |
| Dazed 4 Horror Film Festival | Film Festival | Temple | Texas | TX | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Milwaukee Film Festival | Film Festival | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | WI | 07/01/19 | TBD | TBD | |
| NewFilmmakers New York | NewFilmmakers NY | Film Festival | New York | New York | NY | rolling | weekly | weekly |