Holding our REDUCED ENTRY FEES for year 10!!

The FantaSci Short Film Festival is dedicated exclusively to short (20 minutes and under) fantasy and sci-fi films. Like you, we're filmmakers ourselves. So we know there's a dearth of outlets to get your passion projects seen.

We are a founding member of the Best of Film Fest family (http://bestoffilmfest.com/).We have live screening blocks of only the best, award winning films chosen by our judges.

Awards & Prizes

We'll have lots of categories from comedy and drama to fan films, even machinima! Here's an idea of the categories we'll have:

Best of the Fest
Best Comedy
Best Drama
Best Action
Best Use of Genre
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble
Best VFX
Best Sound
Best Sound Design
Best Music
Best Cinematography
Best Costumes
Best Make-Up
Best Set Design
Best Teen Film
Best Fan Film
Best Machinima
Best 3D Animation
Best Fantasy
Best Horror
The William Shatner Indie Auteur Award
Audience Choice Award
The Judy Lawrence Memorial Award

Rules & Terms

All films must be 20 minutes or less.

As our name implies, we only accept films in the fantasy or sci-fi genres. We are not a horror festival, but there is certainly some cross-over. To that end, we have a horror category, as well. Feel free to submit your horror films. And genre-oriented docs, too!

You must own all the rights to your film and hold this festival harmless against any and all claims. Also, by submitting your film to our festival you give us permission to use stills or clips for promotional purposes, such as promo trailers, awards reels, web site images, etc.
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  • Zack Whitford

    Thank you so much to the FantaSci Film Festival! It's an honor to have been selected and nominated for Best Production Design. Fun festival! Thank you!

    May 2026
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  • Kathleen Krenitsky

    Fabulous festival, feeling very grateful to have won Best Florida Film… great communication, would highly recommend!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    May 2026
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  • Michael Andrillon

    Thank you very much for selecting my film. I am also happy as a fellow Floridian to see a local festival that focuses on these wonderful genres along with the inclusion of Machinima.

    May 2026
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  • César Augusto Fión Góngora

    Thank you for making Wolfenstein: Legacy of Defiance a part of your Official Selection and the Best Fan Film nomination! I would've loved to make it to the festival, and maybe in the future I will!

    August 2025
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  • Guylaine Marcoux

    Unfortunately, I couldn't attend the festival. Still, I was so proud that my film, The Enigmatic Ilosphere, had been selected and nominated for Best Foreign Film and Best Science Fiction Film categories. Thank you to FantaSci Short Film Festival!

    July 2025
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