FilmQuest, one of many largest style festivals on the planet and considered one of MovieMaker Journal’s “25 Coolest Movie Festivals within the World” in 2024, begins its eleventh season, in Downtown Provo this week and runs ten full days from October twenty fourth – November 2nd.
The competition is headlined with tasks from and that includes Ed Harris, Joel McHale, Felicia Day, Doug Jones, Barbara Crampton, Tony Todd, Tobin Bell, Patricia Heaton, Cristo Fernández, Donal Logue, Peter Stormare, Katie Parker, Danny Trejo, and extra all through the over 300 movies showcased at FilmQuest this season, which incorporates characteristic movies and brief movies from 30 nations showcasing the trade’s hottest and finest up-and-coming style filmmaking expertise.
“Every year, within the coronary heart of Utah, FilmQuest continues to defy expectations and switch heads all through the movie trade because it has firmly established itself as one of many world’s nice style movie festivals” stated Competition Founder & Director Jonathan Martin.
“The competition has change into a landmark occasion centered in some of the unlikely of locations, and it shouldn’t be missed by anybody who loves cinema or has aspirations of a profession within the movie trade.
“You merely aren’t going to make higher connections than you’ll on the competition to advance your alternatives and understand your goals.
“For individuals who haven’t skilled the competition, there’s by no means a greater time to return and see for your self what all of the fuss is about and to search out out why the style movie trade has stood up and brought discover.”
Among the many many highlights from a program wealthy with feminine filmmakers consists of the World Premiere of the extremely anticipated characteristic debut from Joanna Tsanis The Killgrin, the sci-fi comedy from Stimson Snead Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox, Angela Gulner’s supernatural thriller The Beldham, the epic animated characteristic movie animated fully by one particular person, The Worlds Divide, the cosmic horror movie The Dæmon, Racheal Cain’s mind-bending sci-fi expertise Somnium, and the Tony Todd and Tobin Bell starring alien invasion movie The Bunker.
Labs and Workshops from distributors, podcasters, and established trade veterans, together with a lab from Kathryn Lyn, a Hugo Award nominated author and Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds author and producer.
The complete listing of Official Choices, movie data, and schedule for the competition is accessible at www.filmquestfest.com. Tickets and passes are additionally obtainable now by way of the web site. A digital presentation of the competition can be obtainable by way of the eoFLIX app (www.entertainmentoxygen.com) and tickets and passes can be found for the digital screenings on the app and runs by way of November eleventh.
The occasion will conclude with an audiovisual awards present on November 2nd with the presentation of the coveted Cthulhu Trophy to winners in characteristic movie, brief movie, scholar movie, animation, and music video classes.
An everyday on the MovieMaker Journal “Prime 50 Festivals Definitely worth the Entry Charge” listing, the competition web site states “FilmQuest helps lay a basis for brand spanking new and upcoming filmmakers, furthers the careers of extra established professionals, conjures up its patrons, and engages its neighborhood with yearly occasions that present additional alternatives and connections for its alumni and incoming filmmakers.”
For tickets and extra details about the 2024 FilmQuest, go to www.filmquestfest.com. For press inquiries and curiosity in overlaying the competition, both in-person or remotely, contact Jonathan Martin at jmartin@filmquestfest.com.
