One of FilmFreeway's Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festivals, MovieMaker Magazine’s Top 50 Genre Film Festivals (2021 & 2019) and Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee (2017 & 2015), and Utah's Best of State Film Festival winner (2020, 2019, 2018), FilmQuest celebrates the majesty of genre filmmaking in the realms of fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and the beyond. Awarding filmmakers with over $20,000 i
n awards and prizes, including the coveted Cthulhu Trophy, the festival continues to become a hotbed of the very best in genre filmmaking in the world, showcasing incredible talent, creating new friendships and collaborations, and proving to be a must-stop destination for filmmakers. Founded in 2014, FilmQuest has been designed specifically to cater to the empowerment of the filmmaker through various events, awards, swag, connections, and more. In creating the festival, we thought long and hard about what it is that makes a festival great. What we’ve come up with is, we believe, a festival experience that is the kind most filmmakers dream about. Our selection committee is also made up of a group of industry professionals from various fields, such as directors, actors, producers, professors, writers, animators, casting directors, and more. Want more? We will also be hosting exclusive parties, panels, labs, and other great events! So get involved today and consider becoming a part of one of the most exciting film festivals to emerge on the circuit in years! We encourage you to explore this website for new information and updates as it comes. As the year progresses, we’ll be updating our website and this page with more info on what to expect, the celebrities who will be involved with FilmQuest, our events, workshops, panels, and more! Prepare for Fantastic!