Fantastic Pitches

Fantastic Pitches is a feature pitch competition run by Fantastic Fest with the independent studio Chroma, launched for the festival's 20th anniversary. Filmmakers apply through FilmFreeway with a script, storyboards, cast and crew, budget, locations, timeline and a proof-of-concept video; finalists pitch in person during Fantastic Fest at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin and get mentorship from industry experts, including union representatives. The winning pitch receives $100,000 to make a micro-budget genre feature within a year, and the finished film premieres at the next Fantastic Fest. The most recent posted cycle opened February 10, with deadlines of April 17 and May 22 and pitches during the September 17–24, 2026 festival. A 2027 cycle had not been posted as of October 18, 2026.

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