FilmQuest

FilmQuest

Location	Provo, Utah, USA
Founded	2013
Most recent	2024
Directors	Jonathan Martin
Festival date	Annually in October-November
Language	English, International
Website	filmquestfest.com

FilmQuest is an international film festival for genre films held annually in Provo, Utah, United States. It premieres and awards both feature and short films, and hosts celebrities, artists, filmmakers, industry reps and press from the fantastic, sci-fi and horror genres.

It is frequently cited as one of the most important genre festivals in the United States, being named twice as one of MovieMaker Magazine's 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World (2024 and 2023), 50 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World (2021 and 2019), and six times named one of their Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2017, 2015), as well as one of Dread Central's Best Horror Festivals in the World in both 2022 and 2021. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

History

FilmQuest was founded in 2013 by filmmaker Jonathan Martin, who has been serving as festival director. ^{[7] [8]}

Awards

An international jury awards the following categories: ^{[9] [10]}

• BEST FEATURE FILM
• GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT FILM
• BEST COMEDY SHORT
• BEST FANTASTIC & BEYOND SHORT
• BEST FANTASY SHORT
• BEST FOREIGN SHORT
• BEST HORROR SHORT
• BEST MICRO SHORT
• BEST MINI SHORT
• BEST MIDNIGHT SHORT
• BEST SCI-FI SHORT
• BEST STUDENT SHORT
• BEST UTAH SHORT
• BEST ANIMATED SHORT
• BEST MUSIC VIDEO
• BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
• BEST FOUND FOOTAGE FEATURE
• BEST FOUND FOOTAGE SHORT
• THE MINERVA AWARD
• BEST DIRECTOR – FEATURE
• BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
• BEST ACTOR – FEATURE
• BEST ACTRESS – FEATURE
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – FEATURE
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – FEATURE
• BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – FEATURE
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – FEATURE
• BEST EDITING – FEATURE
• BEST SOUND – FEATURE
• BEST SCORE – FEATURE
• BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION – FEATURE
• BEST COSTUMES – FEATURE
• BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – FEATURE
• BEST MAKEUP – FEATURE
• BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT
• BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT
• BEST ACTOR – SHORT
• BEST ACTRESS – SHORT
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – SHORT
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – SHORT
• BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – SHORT
• BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – SHORT
• BEST EDITING – SHORT
• BEST SOUND – SHORT
• BEST SCORE – SHORT
• BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN/ART DIRECTION – SHORT
• BEST COSTUMES – SHORT
• BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – SHORT
• BEST MAKEUP – SHORT
• BEST UN-PRODUCED SCREENPLAY – FEATURE
• BEST UN-PRODUCED SCREENPLAY – SHORT

References

1. "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry 50 in 2024". www.moviemaker.com. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
2. "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, Presented by Film Freeway". www.moviemaker.com. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
3. "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2024". www.moviemaker.com. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
4. "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2023". www.moviemaker.com. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
5. Weinstein, Max (2022-03-23). "The Best Horror Festivals in the World 2022". Dread Central. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
6. Weinstein, Max (2020-12-23). "The Best Horror Festivals in the World 2021". Dread Central. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
7. "FilmQuest". FilmFreeway. 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
8. "Meet the Team – FilmQuest" . Retrieved 2025-03-01.
9. "2024 Award Winners & Nominees – FilmQuest" . Retrieved 2025-03-01.
10. "Meet the Filmmaker Jury – FilmQuest" . Retrieved 2025-03-01.

External links

• Official website