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September Events...

  • 29 Queer Film Festival
  • Calgary International Film Festival
  • Cinema Diverse!
  • Cinema Queer International Film Festival
  • CINEVERSATIL
  • D'un bord à l'autre
  • Exposures: Montréal Trans Film Festival
  • F.A.Q. - Feminist and Queer International Film Festival
  • Fantastic Fest
  • festheart
  • Festival MIX MILANO di Cinema Gaylesbico e Queer Culture
  • Fresno Reel Pride Film Festival
  • Fringe! The London Gay Film Fest
  • Glance Queer Film Festival
  • Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
  • I+N Festival Courts Queer Short Film Fest
  • Kreives: Vilnius LGBT* Festival
  • Les Mains Gauches
  • LGBT Toronto Film Festival
  • Long Beach Q Film Festival
  • MICGenero
  • Mirror Mountain Film Festival
  • Oslo/Fusion Filmfest
  • Out on Film
  • Outfest Peru
  • OUTnorthLa Film Festival
  • Premio Sebastiane
  • PriFest
  • Queer City Cinema
  • Queer Film Festival Utrecht
  • Queer Film Festival: Germany
  • Queer Lion
  • Queer Lisboa
  • Queer Wave
  • QueerX
  • Reel Pride Winnipeg
  • Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
  • San Sebastián International Film Festival
  • Some Prefer Cake
  • Toronto International Film Festival
  • Twisted Arts Film Festival
  • Vancouver Queer Film Festival
  • Venice Film Festival
  • Vinokino Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
  • Virginia Queer Film Festival
  • Vues d'en Face - Grenoble
Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest

Friday, 19 September 2025 until Friday, 26 September 2025

Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the US, specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. The festival is dedicated to championing challenging and thought-provoking cinema, celebrating new voices and new stories from around the world and supporting new filmmakers. We work with various other festivals, archives, cinematheques and individuals to spotlight lesser-known film regions, luminaries and more in an ongoing effort to expand the general knowledge and appreciation of cinema. We are committed to supporting film in its most provocative, ground-breaking and underseen forms, and giving the audience a chance to find new favorites and future genre classics.

Each year we bring together fans, guests, industry, press and others in an inclusive and fun environment for a weeklong celebration of film in all its forms through carefully curated screenings and events, both in and outside of the theaters.


 

2025 LGBT films...

BODY BLOW

99 minutes | Australia | 2025

An undercover cop finds his commitment to the force tested when he falls for a young twink deep in debt to a vicious drug lord in this kinky neon-noir.

CAMP

111 minutes | Canada | 2025

Emily takes a job as a counselor at a summer camp and finds a coven of witches ready to show her a path to healing.

DINNER TO DIE FOR

75 minutes | South Africa | 2025

Diana Mills Smith goes off-menu for her first feature, DINNER TO DIE FOR. A sexy culinary horror meets true crime fantasy role-play that will leave you licking your lips.

THE HOLY BOY

125 minutes | Italy, Slovenia | 2025

After the loss of his son, Sergio accepts a teaching position in a quiet Italian town—where he meets a boy with a mysterious ability to ease his grief.

NIGHT STAGE

117 minutes | Brazil | 2025

A young actor competes with his roommate and fellow actor for a coveted role while striking up a charged relationship with a closeted politician with a fetish for sex in public places.

THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR

90 minutes | Ireland, Austria | 2025

After losing both hands in an accident, Boyd Grayson becomes the prime candidate for an experimental replacement procedure in this queer, erotic horror.

SILENCIO

56 minutes | Spain | 2025

Generations of vampires face persecution, meditate on the nature of human disease, and fall in love in this stylish, century-spanning tale of blood.

A USEFUL GHOST

130 minutes | Thailand | 2025

A luminous genre hybrid that blends supernatural fantasy with dark romantic comedy and heartfelt human drama.