Phoenix FearCON XIi will be LIVE and VIRTUAL for 2024!
The festival is now partnered with WeFestival's assorted worldwide festivals and the first partnership will be with the Albuquerque Independent Film Festival, happening in April 26th 2024.
Phoenix FearCON 2024 Horror Film Festival will launch on the first night of the Albuquerque Independent Film Festival featuring a large assortment of short horror films.
We will also offer film submitters the opportunity to participate in our new streaming channel dedicated to horror, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, and suspense.
Films will be adjudicated by a panel of professionals and viewed by attendees. Viewership is worldwide on the FearCON Network
Phoenix FearCON XIi Independent Horror Film Festival is a community driven event focused on the independent horror film maker, and the obstacles they face trying to get their film projects noticed.
Our volunteer staff work tirelessly and without compensation to make sure the FearCON is the best event visited by our guests and film makers.
Phoenix FearCON since 2006 as the Phoenix Fear Film Festival, showcasing local and international independent horror films originated at the now defunct Paper Heart, a small art gallery. We have since grown to larger venues and have been a vanguard event, dedicated to strengthening the general understanding of horror genre film culture by providing audiences independent, cutting‐edge, original films – and authentic representations of horror from around the world.
Through time the festival has evolved to include a wider variety of genres for audiences to enjoy, all of which portray a different aspect of terror along with an atmosphere dedicated to the horror movie fan, including special musical presentations, special effects demonstrations, panel discussions, Q&A with cast and crew, fashion shows and more.
Phoenix FearCON provides a significant opportunity for audiences to come and see what independent Horror is all about from different perspectives and reflect.
Cinema is a bridge that connects us all. The committee members and our volunteers have a passion and energy dedicated to this event.
FEARCON 2022 FILM AWARDS
Best Feature: A Place Among the Dead
Best Overseas Feature: Killing Time
Best Performance: Kimberly Laferriere, Do Not Disturb
Best Director: John Longenbaugh, Nightmoor Manor
Best SFX: Judy
Best Short: The Order
Best Overseas Short: The Microscope
Best Feature:
Award plus invite to stream on the FearCON Network, plus meeting with one of FearCon's partner Film Distribution companies.
Best Short: Award, plus invite to stream on the FearCON Network and swag
Best Local Film - Award plus invite to stream on the FearCON Network and swag
Audience Favorite - Award plus invite to stream on the FearCON Network and (if a feature film) a meeting with one of FearCon's partner Film Distribution companies.
BEST: Actor/Actress/Director/Design: Award
ALL FILMS, FILMMAKERS, AND COMPANIES WILL BE PROMOTED THROUGH JAY MICHAELS COMMUNICATIONS/CHANNEL I (a New York boutique PR firm) AND FEARCON NETWORK on ROKU
