Welcome to the Fantasy Film Festival Paris.

A celebration of imagination, creativity, and bold storytelling, the Fantasy Film Festival brings together emerging and established filmmakers from around the world who are shaping the future of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative cinema.

As the first festival of its kind in Paris dedicated exclusively to the fantasy genre, our mission is to discover, support, and showcase visionary creators whose work pushes the boundaries of imagination.

We proudly accept:

🎬 Feature Films
🎬 Short Films
🎨 Animation
📝 Screenplays
🚀 Works in Development
📺 Web Series
🎵 Music Videos

More than a film festival, Fantasy Film Festival is an immersive gathering designed to connect artists, audiences, and industry professionals through screenings, Q&A sessions, networking opportunities, special guests, panels, and live experiences throughout the event.

Whether you are a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, actor, or passionate fan of the genre, the Festival offers a unique opportunity to discover new voices, exchange ideas, build meaningful connections, and become part of a growing international community dedicated to fantasy storytelling.

Join us in Paris and help shape the next generation of science fiction and fantasy cinema.

Rules and Terms

• We accept all films, scripts, and treatments at any length specific to this genre.
• Proudly, there are NO restrictions on your work. This includes its premiere status, profane language or offensive imagery, its age and/or whether your work has been made available online.
• All conceivable approaches – including experimental, narrative, and animated– are acceptable. The shorts can be shot in any film or video format, in either color or black-and-white.
• The Fantasy Film Festival is a hybrid film festival. We have a Vimeo channel, selected movies will play as well on Vimeo during the film festival dates (not to the public and not for free).
• English or French subtitles are a must for the selections.
• If the movie is selected, the filmmaker should provide a french subtitled movie.
• If the movie is a “nominee”, this does not mean that the movie is selected. This means that your movie was chosen for the next round.
• No refunds are applicable.