Fantastic Fest
Austin, Texas · United States
September 17 â 24, 2026
Festival Score
0
đ Regular Deadline
2026-04-17
đ° Entry Fee
$50.0
đ Categories Accepted
Short_Film Featuređī¸ Genres
Comedy Fantasy Horror Sci_Fi Thrillerđ Festival Details
The largest genre film festival in the US. Champions thought-provoking and challenging cinema â horror, sci-fi, fantasy. Founded 2005.
âšī¸ More Info
| Founded | 2005 |
| Acceptance Rate | 0% |
| Awards Given | Yes |
| Submit Via | Filmfreeway |
| Submit Now | filmfreeway.com/FantasticFest |
| Past Films | 60 entries |
| Last Updated | Aug 08, 2026 |
đĻ Raw API Response
{
"id": 5,
"name": "Fantastic Fest",
"city": "Austin",
"state": "Texas",
"country": "United States",
"categories": [
"short_film",
"feature"
],
"genres": [
"comedy",
"fantasy",
"horror",
"sci_fi",
"thriller"
],
"regular_fee": 50.0,
"deadline_regular": "2026-04-17",
"event_dates": "September 17 \u2013 24, 2026",
"composite_score": 0.0,
"submission_platforms": [
"filmfreeway"
],
"acceptance_rate": 0.07,
"accepts_awards": true,
"website": "https://filmfreeway.com/FantasticFest",
"submission_url": "https://filmfreeway.com/FantasticFest",
"description": "The largest genre film festival in the US. Champions thought-provoking and challenging cinema \u2014 horror, sci-fi, fantasy. Founded 2005."
}
đ§ Try it yourself
Copy one of these code snippets and replace YOUR_API_KEY to get live data.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://festivalapi.com/v1/festivals/5/" 2>/dev/null | jq .
from festivalapi import FestivalAPI
client = FestivalAPI(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
festival = client.get_festival(5)
print(festival)
const response = await fetch(
"https://festivalapi.com/v1/festivals/5/",
{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
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