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This is the Official Schedule for the 2026 FilmQuest Festival. All screenings will be held at Velour Live Music Gallery with labs, panels, workshops and events being held at the Speakeasy and The Social, with other events around Downtown Provo unless otherwise noted. Start preparing your 2026 FilmQuest experience today!

Tickets are ON SALE NOW via FilmFreeway and our Website & CineLot/EO Flix!

The VIRTUAL EXCLUSIVES and VIRTUAL SCREENINGS of the festival will be available via a Virtual Pass or Tickets on EO Flix soon, with details on which blocks those films will be in also coming soon. The virtual screenings will require a pass purchased through EO Flix, or given to a participating filmmaker with a film in the festival lineup.

ALL films will be available virtually, even those playing physically, unless otherwise noted. A selection of films will only be available exclusively via our virtual platform partner on EO Flix , while a selection will only be available in-person. Please consult the schedule, film info pages, and upcoming 2026 Program Guide PDF (Coming Soon) for more details.

You may also explore just the festivals workshops and labs, aka Camp Cthulhu, directly via the Camp Cthulhu Schedule (coming very soon!). Passes just for the workshops are also available via the ticket portal.

**Schedule, films, and guests subject to change in the lead-up to the festival.**

**Schedule, films, and guests subject to change in the lead-up to the festival.**

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22nd

1:00 PM
Check-In Begins
@ Taste Artisan Chocolate, Downtown Provo (next to Velour)
Arrive early and get settled. Check-in for the physical portion of the 2026 FilmQuest begins! Here you’ll get registered, receive your swag bag, VIP pass, and get the lowdown on the venue and what to expect. The earlier you are, the more you can get comfortable and prepare to enjoy the festival!

2:00 PM
“The World is Your Oyster” – International Shorts Block #1
FilmQuest begins with an incredible variety of award winning short films from all around the world. Films include: A Nightmare on Felt Street, Charlie is Not a Boy, Madre Mía, Me First, Pandora, Summer Project, The Catcher, and There is Always a Monster

5:00 PM
“Don’t Lose Your Head!” – Variety Shorts Block #2
Films include: Ape Shit, Cherubs, Death’s Peak, Headcase, Infestation, Look Out, Monty, Odyssey on a Loop, Shedding, The Witchening, and War

7:00 PM
Opening Night Red Carpet
Glam up and get some red carpet photos, where you’ll feel like the movie star you are! Have fun with your family, friends, cast, and crew on the 30 foot FilmQuest red carpet! Utah filmmakers also let it shine as they prepare to rock the 2026 festival in style!

8:00 PM
“Whiskey Throttle” – Opening Night Feature
Our Opening Night feature, the Utah-made action revenge thriller Whiskey Throttle, comes at you to show you how the business is done. Rev up your engines and get ready for thrill a minute joy-ride! Includes the locally made short film Relict and the comedy short film Marv

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23rd

11:00 AM
“A Portal to Forever” – Sci-Fi Shorts Block #3
Films include: 4 Minutes Before Forever, A Darker Place: Cases from the DCA, Filther, Heatwave, Ignis, Meteoric, My Name is Ringo, NANOcell, Starpost, The Expiration of Darius Campbell, and Vector

2:00 PM
“Give Them a Hand… or Two” – Horror & The Beyond Shorts Block #4
Films include: 8:38, A Hand to Hold, Carousel, Cockroach, Come In, Hand Job, In the Palm of Her Hand, It Always Comes Back, Missing Socks, My Severed Arm, No Worries, and Severed

4:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #1 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

5:00 PM
“Bandit” – Friday Night Feature #1
Includes: Shadow in the Desert and Yaoguai

8:00 PM
“The Crawling” – Friday Night Feature #2
Includes: Dormant, His Date, Hivemind Deluxe, and Pea

10:15 PM
Opening Weekend Dinner Meet & Greet
@Fat Daddy’s Pizza
We’ll get our hungry selves on over to Fat Daddy’s Pizza for some pizza and beers, meet and greet the filmmakers already in town, and get prepared for the adventure of FilmQuest together!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th

11:00 AM
“Myths are the Realities of Our Dreams” – Urban Legends & Myths Shorts Block #5
Films include: Albert, Ash Hole, Bigfoot Lover, Crib Club, Doctor Doomscroll, Follow Me Home, How I Met My New Best Friend, I Spy, Scullion, Secondhand, Stay In, The Me in the TV, and Wax

1:15 PM
Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #2: Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat, Krampus) – Directing and Producing Lab
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
The director of the legendary genre films Trick ‘r Treat, Krampus, and Godzilla: King of Monsters gives a one-of-a-kind workshop detailing his career, process, and more. It’s his show, so come and enjoy the ride! Followed up by a 4k remastered screening of his animated short that started it all, Season’s Greetings, playing before Rubberhead at 5pm.

2:00 PM
“Man’s Best Friend” – Comedy & The Beyond Shorts Block #6
Films include: Are We Still Married?, Gog, House Cat, Meat, Money’s Tight, Shelly, That Damn Cat, Tina and the Fly, and Xolo

4:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #3 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

5:00 PM
“Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson” – Saturday Night Feature #1
Includes: Night of the Living Pumpkin, Sapling, and Season’s Greetings

7:00 PM
Opening Weekend Red Carpet
Glam up and get some red carpet photos, where you’ll feel like the movie star you are! Have fun with your family, friends, cast, and crew on the 30 foot FilmQuest red carpet!

8:00 PM
“Godhead” – Saturday Night Feature #2
Includes: Did It Ever Happen?, Gummy Bear, Hell, and The Smother,

10:15 PM
Opening Weekend Party
@ The Social, Downtown Provo
Celebrate the first weekend of the 13th edition of FilmQuest with a party that will go into the deep of the night! Make new friends, talk about the great films you saw, and all the exciting events yet to come! Catered food and drink will be provided for an extra fee.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25th

10:30 AM
Filmmaker Bruncheon #1 + Networking Event
@TBD
The sooner you arrive, the quicker you’ll be settled and served as it’s going to be packed! You’ll have 2 hours to eat, chat, and make new friends and network until the screenings begin again at 1:00 pm!

1:00 PM
“The Peril at Pincer Point” – Sunday Matinee Feature #1
Includes: Dirtmouths, M.R.I. (or, Michael Returns Indefinitely), Million Dollar Man, and The Cranberry Effect

3:15 PM
Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #4 – Producing for Film & Television with the Neese Twins (The Umbrella Academy, Horizon)
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Director/Producer duo, and twin brothers, Jason and Jamie Neese join us to break down how to pitch, develop, write, direct, and produce television at the highest level, from Netflix to Paramount. Producers on The Umbrella Academy, Kevin Costner’s Horizon westerns, and other soon to be announced shows currently in pre-production, the Neese twins are going to entertain and enlighten as they prepare you the next leaps in your careers!

4:00 PM
“Grind” – Sunday Matinee Feature #2
Includes: Indian in a Box and Story Arcs Inc.

6:15 PM
Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop # 5 – Film Marketing – How to Find Your Audience for Your Film
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Back by popular demand (and after changing a few filmmaker’s careers for the better already!), film marketing experts Johnny Bones and Julia Jones (Superman, Lost in Space, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mortal Kombat) break down how to market your film while also finding the right audience for your film.

7:00 PM
“The Velocipastor 2” – Saturday Night Feature #3
Includes: Eight Uncomfortable Robots, Lure, Space Chai, and The Haunting of Play House

10:00 PM
“There’s No Business Like Show Business” – Entertainment Industry Shorts Block #7
Films include: Clown Song, Deathguard: Career Counselor, Friends Like Us, Intimité, Krew, Lights Camera Carnage, Mantis Stream! Like and Subscribe, Matches, Meeting Your Maker, Method, and Shoot Day

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26th

11:00 AM
“A Passport to Eternity” – Sci-Fi & Beyond Shorts Block #8
Films include: Återsådd, Bliss, Kemet, Last Generation, The Core, The Afters, The Fabric of Darkness, The Hunt,  Thunder Strike, Tria Fata, and Untasted,

2:00 PM
“Take Off Your Face and Show Me Who You Really Are” – Suspicious Identities Shorts Block #9
Films include: Edward, Hermit, It Had To Be You, Jubilee, Marge, Obscure Identity, Red Velvet, Silver Anniversary, and The Whistle

4:15 PM
Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #6 – Film Analysis “JAWS” w/Professor Alex Nibley
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Professor Alex Nibley breaks down the legendary JAWS in a way you’ve never seen before. With detailed analysis of its structure, development, and shot for shot breakdown you’ll discover things you never realized and/or knew about the film, and walk away a better filmmaker and film analyst as well!

5:00 PM
“The Rise of the Beehive” – Utah Shorts Block #10
Utah comes at you hard with a selection of the very best genre shorts made in the state over the past year. Horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and beyond will be your delight as you indulge in the best of what the Beehive State has to offer. Films include: Animals (Mowth), Can I Put You On Hold, For Better or Hearse, Fingers Crossed (The Moth & The Flame), Gumbeef, Helltapes, Honey Business, Last Night, Morbid Sight, The Sweater, The Vessel, and Vampires Suck I.T.

7:00 PM
Utah Red Carpet
Glam up and get your red carpet photos! A red carpet dedicated to the Utah filmmakers, although all are invited to participate equally! Have fun with your family, friends, cast, and crew on the 30 foot FilmQuest red carpet!

7:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #7 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

8:00 PM
“Mother & Me” – Monday Night Feature
This Utah made thriller will be sure to leave you spooked, bothered, and thrilled! Includes the Utah made short film Intramus

10:15 PM
Monday Night Mingle – Game Night/Halloween Prom Prep
@ The Social, Downtown Provo
We’ll cap off the day with a low-key night of games and vintage arcades at our Filmmaker Lounge. Match wits in Cards Against Humanity, survive the cannibals in Donner Dinner Party, make corsages for prom, and more. A night of games and face-offs will go on as long as you want to keep mingling and having fun!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27th

9:00 AM
New Provo Film Studio Tour
A new, all purpose soundstage and film studio from InTension Industries is now here in Provo as one of Utah’s top 3 biggest stages, and only 10 minutes from Downtown Provo. We’ve partnered with them to take you on a Studio Tour of their facilities, as we want you to explore Utah, and find out what advantages it has to offer you for your next productions. Meet at 9:00 AM @ Velour to carpool for the one hour tour.

11:00 AM
“The Six Demon Bag” – Variety Shorts Block #11
Films include: Dreamwalker, Fiesta No Mas, Ghosts in the Fog, Grow, Inhabitant, JAW, Spilled Milk, Tarnished Seed, The Shift, The Work, Total Party Kill, and Totem

1:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #8 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

2:00 PM
“Taste the Rainbow… with Zombies!” – LGBTQ & Horror Shorts Block #12
Films include: After Us, Camp Oleander, Chokehold, Four Itchy Boys, It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead, Pack, Room at the Inn, Scissors, and This is a Zombie Movie

4:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #9 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

5:00 PM
“The Avalanche” – Tuesday Night Feature #1
Includes the short films: Frostburn, Headphones, I Wanna Go Home, and You’re Not Safe

8:00 PM
“Bravado” – Tuesday Feature Film #2
Includes the short film: Artichoke

10:15 PM
Hatchet Throwing Party
@ Heber Hatchets & Backdoor BRGR, Downtown Provo
Who’s the biggest and baddest lumberjack around? Got what it takes? Throw hatchets like our grandparents did at Heber Hatchets. We’re taking you to what is always a popular event, so build up that arm strength and those reflexes- you’re going to need it!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28th

9:00 AM
Enigma 3 Studio Tour
Enigma 3 is a company everyone should  should know about and hiring, and it’s also home to one of Utah’s biggest biggest stages only 15 minutes from Provo. We’ve partnered with them to take you on a Studio Tour of their facilities, as we want you to explore Utah, and find out what advantages it has to offer you for your next productions. Meet at 9:00 AM @ Velour to carpool for the one hour tour.

11:00 AM
“Check Your Freedom at the Door” – Dystopian Shorts Block #13
Films include: Certain Thomas, Empty Lands, Family Dinner, Gold Star, Good Citizen, If Tomorrow Never Comes, Imprint, Karayr, Night Ride, Overlooked, and White Box

1:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #10 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

2:00 PM
“Witness a Phantasmagorical World of Fantastic!” – Fantasy & Dark Fantasy Shorts Block #14
Films include: Beware the Wolfs, Dormilón, Keelhaul, Oma, Petals, Redneck, Size Two (Vanity), The Great Fish of the Lake, The Nymph, To Catch a Siren, and Trophia (Kataria)

4:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #11 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

5:00 PM
“Gaua (The Night)” – Wednesday Night Feature #1
Includes: Banshee, Lightning Scar (Bronco Forte), and Miseros Morsu

8:00 PM
“The Relic: Dragon” – Wednesday Night Feature #2
Includes: Anthrax’s The Edge of Perfection (Anthrax) and Winds Howling: A Witcher Fan Film

10:15 PM
Halloween “Monsters & Misfits” Prom Costume & Karaoke Party
@ The Social, Downtown Provo
It’s the best time of year – Halloween! It’s time for another epic party, and this time it’s PROM! That’s right! Come as your favorite group, couple, or rock it solo while homaging yesteryear through whatever theme or outfit you feel is best to go out to prom with! Will you be a jock? A geek? A goth? Will you homage a famous film couple? The choice is yours! We’ll even crown “FilmQuest Royalty” at the end of the night! Let’s see them all! There will be a costume contest, prizes, and more! Then you’ll get the opportunity to show the world that you were truly destined to become the next Rock n’ Roll God! Mix, mingle, network, and build your legend on the stage as we rock the night away! Catered food and drink will be provided for an extra fee.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29th

11:00 AM
“The Skies are Watching Us at Night” – Sci-Fi Shorts Block #15
Films include: Europa, Infinte Rifts, Please and Thank You, Reset, The Anchoress, The Manor: First Encounter, To Be Human, and Visitors

1:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #12 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

2:00 PM
“The Echoes of a Thousand Years” – Folk Horror Shorts Block #16
Films include: Baby Fever, Breeder, God’s Future Soldiers, Kāalgaon, Lily of the Valley, Love in all the Wrong Places, Magpie, Marisol, and Night Feeds

4:15 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #13 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

5:00 PM
“Godmother” – Thursday Night Feature #1
Includes: Domeownation, Knitting Club, Lana vs. The Forces of Evil, Needle, and The Soulless

8:00 PM
“Oddities” – Thursday Night Feature #2
Includes: Blood Moon, Newcomer and (T)ouch! (Vanity)

11:00 PM
“The Madness Never Stops, Never Quitting at Midnight!” – Midnight Shorts Block #17
An all out, rock ‘n roll spectacle that has become legendary! Chicken wings, beer, and locked-in for an “overnight” experience that will rock your socks off with our wildest and most out there short films. A can’t miss experience that has become legendary! Films include: 5secondfilms, Bedfuck, Bloodsteel: Operation Kaboom, Brick Boy, Dancing Monkey (Jeff Hilliard), Donation Box, Down the Chimney, No. 3, Stain, Tasty Bones, The Candle, The Kill 2 (Lex Amarni), The Misfits / The Rebels (Carpenter Brut), The Sorrows of Young Charlotte, Udders!, Ultra Juice, Vape Glow, and Zits

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th

9:30 AM
Filmmaker Bruncheon #2 + Networking Event
@TBD
The second of our filmmaker luncheons and get togethers. The sooner you arrive, the quicker you’ll be settled and served as it’s going to be packed! You’ll have 2 hours to eat, chat, and make new friends before we head over to the first block at 11:30AM. But before that, we’ll all introduce ourselves and you’ll get to meet everyone at the festival and find out how you can help each other with your productions and projects in this meet and greet luncheon you won’t want to miss.

11:30 AM
“Laugh It Up, Fuzzball!” – Comedy & Dark Comedy Shorts Block #18
Films include: Dagnabbit!, Fester, Final Form, Frankslist, Human Resource, It’s Hard Not to be Romantic About Time Travel, My Private Yellowstone, The Devil’s Lettuce, The Humbug, The King of the Full Moon Night, and We’re Not Them

2:15 PM
Special Presentation
A special presentation screening of Screambox’s and Ted Raimi’s newest show! Stay tuned for more info w/Ted Raimi in attendance!

3:30 PM
“They’ll Rip Your Face Off!” – Creature Features Shorts Block #19
Films include: Adverse Possession, BottomFeeder, Crybaby, Madam, MILO, Nail-Biter, Playback, The Bones Exist, and Tor Lewa

5:45 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #14 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

6:30 PM
“Sender” – Friday Night Feature #1
Includes: Callback and Thick Skin

8:45 PM
“TBD” Camp Cthulhu Lab/Workshop #15 – TBD
@The Speakeasy at The Social, Presented by The Silicon Slopes
Workshop currently being finalized and scheduled. More info Coming Soon/Week of September 13th!

9:30 PM
“Rain Catcher” – Friday Night Feature #2
Includes: Bundle and Tranquil

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st

11:00 AM
“Beyond the Impossible Void and into Infinite” – Sci-Fi Shorts Block #20
Films include: Anomaly | TR-3B, Aurora, Azul, Focal Point, Is It Okay to Pick Up a Gucci Box in the Middle of an Intersection, and The Color

2:00 PM
“The Terror of Fantastic!” – Horror Shorts Block #21
Films include: Grylu Sker : An Icelandic Ghost Story, Hell House, Imago, It Helps, Man Eating Pussy, The Dysphoria, The Seeing Eye Dog Who Saw Too Much, and The Veil,

5:00 PM
“Ithaqua” – Closing Night Feature
The 2026 FilmQuest closes the book on our 13th year of Fantastic! We move into the infinite with edge-of-you-seat terrifyer Ithaqua, a film that promises to blow your hair back and leave you gasping for air! Includes the short films Feed the Dark and The Lone Piper

7:00 PM – 8:40 PM
Pre-Awards Show Red Carpet
@TBD (new venue to fit everyone into the ceremony – shuttles to be provided if necessary)
The end of FilmQuest 2026 upon us! Time to get your best tie and dress on, look like a rock star, and celebrate in style. Photos and interviews (as available) before the big shebang. Take pictures with all your friends looking your slickest! Getty Images will be on hand to rock the red carpet this season! So come looking ready to rock! Red carpet will ONLY be available to VIP pass holders.

8:45 PM
Closing Night Awards Show
@TBD (new venue to fit everyone into the ceremony – shuttles to be provided if necessary)
Time to find out, once and for all, who the winners from the 2026 FilmQuest lineup are. Is it you? Is it them? Is it us? Let’s all find out together in this fun, audio/visual spectacle! This will be an RSVP banded event, open to the nominees and screenplay finalists. An overflow will and live feed of the show will be broadcast at The Social. Please choose your representatives wisely as this WILL be a packed to capacity event. Not only will all the awards be handed out, but we’ll also announce the winner of the $7k Microbudget Feature Film Greenlight Award powered by James Cullen Bressack & Sandaled Kid Productions. A live feed will be provided for those watching virtually via Facebook and possibly YouTube.

10:30 PM
Post Awards Show Red Carpet
The closing night awards show has come to an end, and at long last we know who has claimed a coveted Cthulhu! Get your picture taken, enjoy victory with friends, and celebrate together, one and all, for one last time on the FilmQuest red carpet for the 2026 festival! You can also take photos between awards as they’re won. Getty Images will be on hand to rock the red carpet this season! So come looking ready to rock! Red carpet will ONLY be available to VIP pass holders.

11:00 PM
Closing Night Party
@ TBD (either Awards Show Host or The Social, Downtown Provo – shuttles to be provide from Awards show if necessary)
At long last, FilmQuest 2026 is officially over and twelve years of Fantastic are in the books. Celebrate the festival, your victories, new friendships and collaboration, and more before you all bid adieu until next time. Catering and drink to be provided with extra fee.

VIRTUAL EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS

While all films at FilmQuest, unless otherwise noted, will also play with their respective blocks virtually via the EO FLIX App, there are a selection of films that will only be playing virtually. These are made of films from the filmmakers who indicated they cannot attend the festival in-person or are most likely not to attend in-person, most notably due to ongoing travel concerns, working on other projects, and other restraints. Thus, FilmQuest yet again expanded its lineup this year to account for these factors, while still showcasing many great films from around the world in its competition lineup.

The following films and blocks are available only through FilmQuest’s virtual partner Cine/Lot EO FLIX. Please register and purchase a pass via EO FLIX today in order to access and watch these incredible films that are guaranteed to wow and inspire awe. The films will be available with the rest of the lineup on EO FLIX only from October 22th – November 8th, 2026 with a purchased virtual pass, which gives you one extra week to catch up on all the films you missed!

Virtual Exclusives – Films Screen Virtually (Blocks TBD)
We are adding 20 more short films to the Virtual lineup and will update the blocks the week of September 14th with the additional detail. The below films will be playing as virtual exclusives with those other amazing films, and all are in competition.

Films include: 99 Ghosts, Happy, Homonym, Okay, On Broken Glass, Open Mic, Remembrance of Night Whispers, The Immaculates, The Old Gods, Til Death Do Us Part, In My Blood, Dolly Baby: Rhythym & Flesh, Run From It, The Cloud Herder, and Hole