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A showcase of the best of new films in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Fantasy Film: DEMONBest Thriller/Suspense Film: THE DAY IS YOUNGBest Sci-Fi Film: BEFORE THEY FORGETBest Action Film: TEMPORAL TAKEDOWNBest Visual Design: IDEAL FRIENDBest Animation Film: THE PLANET THAT DOESN’T EXISTBest Direction: BIORESETBest Performances: NO ONE SAVE MEBest Story: SENSUS MORI IDEAL FRIEND,… Continue reading WINNERS: December 2025 Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival

In the quirky desert town of Grand River, conspiracy theories, old grudges, and government secrets collide in Un-Cognito, a satirical action-comedy with heart. Glenn Rancher, a straight-laced FBI forensic accountant facing a terminal diagnosis, returns home to reconnect with his estranged daughter Emma, a competitive college archer. His ex-wife Julia, an Air Force general, urges… Continue reading ACTION/FANTASY/THRILLER Best Scene: Un-Cognito, by Kevin Renshaw

Logline: In a distant future where immortality and genetic engineering have erased the concept of a family, a reborn scientist defies his sterile society to restore genuine human connection. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean Ballantyne VO Narrator: Val Cole

Awesome festival, can’t wait to see what you do in the future and how you grow! Very honored to have won best story!!!! Wukong Couriers!!! Submit to the Festival via FilmFreeway. Deadline Today: What a fun festival! The whole team is extremely communicative and such lovely people to talk to! They absolutely made me feel… Continue reading November 2025 ACTION/FANTASY/SCI-FI/THRILLER Festival Testimonials

Interview with Filmmaker Anthony Joseph Spatafora (AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF)https://festivalreviews.org/2025/10/14/interview-with-filmmaker-anthony-joseph-spatafora-an-anatomy-of-grief/ AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF, 15min., CanadaDirected by Anthony Joseph SpataforaA mother grieving the death of her son while being haunted by his corpse. Interview with Filmmaker Carlos Leos (FARE SHARE) Interview with Filmmaker Valdis Pelenitsyn (The Briefcase) Interview with Producer Matthew Flug (DILEMMA) Interview with Filmmaker Thomas Allen Gear… Continue reading Filmmaker Interviews from Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival

A showcase of the best of new films in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Film: AN ANATOMY OF GRIEFBest Story: NOTHING HAPPENED IN 2058Best Direction: WATERLOGGED AN ANATOMY OF GRIEF, 15min., CanadaDirected by Anthony Joseph SpataforaA mother grieving the death of her son while being haunted by his corpse. https://www.instagram.com/ananatomyofgrief_shortfilm/ https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-an-anatomy-of-grief Nothing happened in 2058,… Continue reading WINNERS: September 2025 Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival

A showcase of the best of new films in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS:Feature Film: The Dark Following: Fragments of the PastShort Film: Fare ShareThriller Film: DilemmaDirection: The BriefcaseStory: Emily’s MountainSci-Fi Film: Justin T Nick of Time! The Briefcase, 6min., USADirected by Valdis PelenitsynWhat begins as a typical criminal job between old friends takes an… Continue reading WINNERS: August 2025 Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Festival

A darkly twisted re-rendering of the Pied Piper legend told through the eyes of an estranged father and son. The boy is struggling to manhood while they both suffer the pangs of their wife/mother’s suicide years earlier. When the Piper takes the children the father sets out with the village midwife to get them back.… Continue reading ACTION/FANTASY Festival: The Piper, by J. Aldric Gaudet

In a Middle Eastern refugee camp, 16-year-old Saeed discovers a magical ring containing a Djinn (spirit) while hiding from bullies. The Djinn offers him three wishes. With his first wish, Saeed asks for protection from his tormentors, leading to the death of the bully Hassan. For his second wish, Saeed asks to return to the… Continue reading ACTION/FANTASY Festival Best Scene: DJINN, by Matthew Karram

A showcase of the best short films in the world today. AUDIENCE WINNERS:Best Action: VERTIGO SPRITZBest Micro-Short: antisocialBest Adventure: AKASHIC SPHERESBest Story: THE CORNER ROOMBest Animation: SPEED, HEART, AND SOULBest Direction: LAST TOUCHBest Performances: HAPPY PLACES THE CORNER ROOM, 15min., USADirected by Gita FaridAn homage to the tragic ending of the Ann Frank story. It… Continue reading Winners: July 2025 ACTION/ADVENTURE Festival