The Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival is dedicated to the Fantasy genre under all its forms: science-fiction, horror, supernatural, etc...

The aim of the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival is to promote (in France and in Europe) films of the fantasy genre, offering them a "quality label" that guarantees a growing impact on general audiences.

The Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival consists of the following three sections: - one international competitive feature fiction films section - one international non-competitive feature fiction films section - one competitive short films section, open to French-speaking countries only

An international Jury composed of celebrities will award the following prizes:

The Grand Prize
The Jury Prize

To be eligible for the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival, films must fulfil the following conditions:

Features are to be either a French or foreign feature films (fiction or non-fiction), produced in 2023 or 2024, of at least 75 minutes.
Film is to have its French premiere in Gérardmer (for our competition section only) and have not been shown in a major European film festival (unless in the context of a film market).
All films must be submitted in DVD or via a streaming link format for the selection.