Out of This World Film Festival is a boutique film festival that showcases the best Sci-Fi and Fantasy films from across the planet of Earth.

OTWFF welcomes Feature films, shorts/music videos, so long as they are Sci-fi or Fantasy in nature. The work can be narrative, documentary or other. Animations are accepted!

OTWFF will be held in the Guild Cinema, Albuquerque's oldest still-running movie theater. Started in 1966, it became the Guild Cinema, an indie movie theater in 1971.

Out of This World Film Festival will feature hand crafted awards, an intimate setting in a lively locale as well as prizes provided by our partner, The Stage Coach Foundation.

This festival will accept any film that is remotely 'out of this world'. Monsters, cryptids, ghosts, aliens, space adventure, ocean and inner earth exploration, alternate universes, dream worlds, basic life with one minor difference... give us a submission!

Awards & Prizes

Awards are hand crafted at the historic La Luz Pottery, located in the canyon lands outside the village of La Luz, New Mexico.

Awards may include:
Best Film
Best Cinematography
Best Visual or Special Effects
Best Sound Design

Additional prizes will also be awarded to in person participants including:
Signed copies of George R.R. Martin books, collectible coins and a table top game.

Rules & Terms

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU SUBMIT:

NO WAIVERS will be issued for 2026.

Online submissions only
* unless you can teleport it

Films must be submitted in English, or with English closed captions or burned in on screen captions for festival review. The film must also be able to screen either in English or with English subtitles burned on screen.

Films are to have been directed, written and/or produced by at least one human or team of human made android and one human that have been medically grafted together. No projects made entirely by alien or other realm or dimensional being(s) will be allowed.

Films can be a short documentary, drama, comedy, music video, rom/com, action, animation or family. No horror please. Monster flicks are acceptable, so long as it is more fantasy than horror.

Shorts should be no more than 20 minutes.

Submissions may not be older than 5 years.

No required premiere status.

English subtitles are required for non-English dialogue.

No nudity will be accepted.

International submissions will be accepted.

Award winners must be present to receive award. If an award winner is not present they may elect to pay the actual shipping cost to have the award mailed to them.

Feel free to email if you have questions.

NO WAIVERS.

Submitters must have the legal right and authority to submit a film for consideration.

At this time we are not recognizing the Inter-dimensional Council for Commerce's authority over film rights, due to the disqualification of it as a non-human organization in regards to this festival.