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List of film festivals and festival sections dedicated to fantastic, fantasy, horror, sci-fi and cult genre films.[1][2][3][4][5]
Sitges Film Festival in Spain, Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada, and Fantastic Fest in the United States are generally considered to be the three largest and most prestigious festivals for fantastic and horror films. Other important genre festivals include Beyond Fest, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantaspoa, Fantasporto, FilmQuest, FrightFest, MOTELX, Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival, Nightmares Film Festival, Overlook Film Festival, Screamfest, Telluride Horror Show and Toronto After Dark.[1][4][3][5]
Some general film festivals also have sections for genre films, the most prestigious ones being Midnight Madness at TIFF, Midnight sidebars at Sundance Film Festival, Midnighter at SXSW, Escape from Tribeca at Tribeca Festival and Midnight Screenings at Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
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Est.
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City
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Country
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| A Night of Horror International Film Festival
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2007
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Eau Claire, Wisconsin (previously Sydney)
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United States (previously Australia)
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| Abertoir Horror Festival
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United Kingdom
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| After Hours section at Cleveland International Film Festival
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Cleveland, Ohio
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United States
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| Beyond Fest
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Los Angeles
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United States
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| BizarroLand Film Festival
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|
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United States
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| Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival
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Canada
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| Boston Science Fiction Film Festival
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Boston
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United States
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| Boston Underground Film Festival
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Boston, Massachusetts
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United States
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| Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
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New York City
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United States
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| Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
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Brussels
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Belgium
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| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
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Bucheon
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South Korea
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| Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre
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Buenos Aires
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Argentina
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| Calgary Underground Film Festival
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Calgary
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Canada
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| Chattanooga Film Fest
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
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United States
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| Cine-Excess
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|
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United Kingdom
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| Dark Matters section at Austin Film Festival
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Austin, Texas
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United States
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| Dracula Film Festival [2]
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Brașov
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Romania
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| Eerie Horror Fest [7]
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Erie, Pennsylvania
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United States
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| Escape from Tribeca section at Tribeca Festival
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New York City
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United States
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| Fancine
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Malaga
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Spain
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| Fanomenon section at Leeds International Film Festival
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Leeds
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United Kingdom
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| Fantafestival
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Rome
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Italy
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| Fantasia International Film Festival
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Montreal
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Canada
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| Fantaspoa
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2005
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Porto Alegre
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Brazil
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| Fantasporto
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1981
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Porto
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Portugal
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| Fantastic Fest
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Austin, Texas
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United States
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| Fantasy Filmfest
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Germany
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| Feratum [1]
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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| FilmQuest
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2013
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Provo, Utah
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United States
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| Freak Me Out section at Sydney Film Festival
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Sydney
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Australia
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| FrightFest
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London, Glasgow
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United Kingdom
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| Full Moon section at Transilvania International Film Festival
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Cluj-Napoca
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Romania
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| GenreBlast
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Winchester, Virginia
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United States
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| Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival
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Gerardmer
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France
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| Graveyard Shift section at Nashville Film Festival
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Nashville
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United States
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| Grimmfest
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Manchester
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United Kingdom
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| Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival
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Ljutomer
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Slovenia
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| Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
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Haapsalu
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Estonia
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| Imagine Film Festival
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Amsterdam
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Netherlands
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| International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
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United States
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| It's Alive! Horror Film Festival
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Sofia
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Bulgaria
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| Late Night Showcase at Denver Film Festival
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Denver, Colorado
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United States
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| Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
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Sweden
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| Macabro [1][4]
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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| Midnight sections at Sundance Film Festival
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Park City, Utah
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United States
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| Midnighter and Midnight Shorts sections at South by Southwest (SXSW)
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Austin, Texas
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United States
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| WTF: Wild, Terrifying, Fantastic! section at Seattle International Film Festival
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Seattle
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United States
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| Midnight Heat section at Hong Kong International Film Festival
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Honk Kong
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Hong Kong
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| Midnight Madness section at Edinburgh International Film Festival
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Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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| Midnight Madness and Strange Cuts sections at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
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Toronto
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Canada
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| Midnight Passion section at Busan International Film Festival
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Busan
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South Korea
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| Midnight Screenings at Cannes Film Festival
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Cannes
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France
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| Midnight Screenings at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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Karlovy Vary
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Czechia
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| Mile High Horror Film Festival
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|
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United States
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| Molins Horror Film Festival
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Molins de Rei
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Spain
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| Monster Fest
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Melbourne
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Australia
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| Morbido Fest
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Mexico
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| MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
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Lisbon
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Portugal
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| Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
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Neuchatel
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Switzerland
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| Nevermore Film Festival
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Durham, North Carolina
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United States
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| New York City Horror Film Festival
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New York City
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United States
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| Night Shift section at Melbourne International Film Festival
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Melbourne
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Australia
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| Night Visions
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Helsinki
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Finland
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| Nightmares Film Festival
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Columbus, Ohio
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United States
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| Offscreen Film Festival
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Belgium
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| Overlook Film Festival
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United States
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| Panic Fest [4]
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North Kansas City, Missouri
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United States
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| Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
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Paris
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France
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| Popcorn Frights [4]
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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United States
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| Ramaskrik [3]
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Norway
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| Rebels With a Cause and Midnight Shivers sections at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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Tallinn
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Estonia
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| Renegade Film Festival
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|
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United States
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| Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
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Saskatoon
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Canada
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| Sci-Fi-London
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London
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United Kingdom
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| Screamfest
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Los Angeles
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United States
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| Sitges Film Festival
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Sitges
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Spain
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| South African Horrorfest
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South Africa
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| Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
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Strasbourg
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France
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| Telluride Horror Show
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Telluride, Colorado
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United States
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| Toronto After Dark
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Toronto
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Canada
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| Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
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Trieste
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Italy
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| TromaDance
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New York City
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United States
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| Twilight Zone section at Stockholm International Film Festival
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Stockholm
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Sweden
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| Unnamed Footage Festival [1]
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San Francisco
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United States
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| Vortex sidebar at Rhode Island International Film Festival
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United States
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| Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
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Japan
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