European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation

About Me

The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation aims to promote European film and filmmaking;
With some 20 festivals represented, on the European continent as well as supporting members in Asia and North-America, and a joint audience of approximately 600.000 spectators, the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) has become one of the most powerful tools to promote the originality and creativity of the European fantasy film industry.
Present in 16 countries, it has developed a tight network of festivals that allows films to reach foreign audiences more easily and offers them a potential visibility among the public, press and professionals that it cannot find in film markets.
With the objective of supporting European fantastic cinema artistically and economically, the EFFFF has created the Golden MÃ©liÃ¨s Competition for Best European Fantastic Film.
This unique competition, open to feature films and short films, is co-organised by all the European members of the Federation. The films selected in this competition are promoted at the major film markets and at each of the festivals.
Federation Members
Affiliated Members
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Films
Espoo CinÃ© International Film Festival
Fanomenon - Leeds International Film Festival
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
CinÃ©nygma Luxembourg International Film Festival
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
Oporto International Film Festival
Sabaudia FantaFestival
Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya
Adherent Members
Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival
FrightFest
International Week of Fantastic Film
NatFilm Festivalen
Utopiales - Festival International de Science-Fiction de Nantes
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival
Riga International Fantasy Film Festival
San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Film Festival
Scienceplusfiction - Festival Internazionale della Fantascienza
Horrorthon Film Festival
Supporting Members
Fantasia International Film Festival
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
ScreamFest Horror Film Festival
Fantastic Fest

My Interests

The aim of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, EFFFF, is to promote European fantastic films to a world audience, as well as its festival members. And by doing so also stimulate the European production climate towards fantastic films. The federation hands out an annual award, the MÃ©liÃ¨s d'Or, for Best European Fantastic Film.

The European Fantastic Film Festivals Fedration is one of the worlds largest network of film festivals, and the only federation for promoting European fantastic films, as well as acknowledging the force of fantastic films from all over the world.

I'd like to meet:

Filmmakers having questions about the federation and its members, film festivals that want to inquire about membership in the federation, and filmmakers that want to submit their films to the festivals within the federation, as well as anybody wanting to discuss film and festivals in general.

My Blog

Melies d’Or Winner 2007

This year's Méliès d'Or competition winners for best European fantastic feature film and short film of 2007 - have now been awarded.The Danish/German anti-pornography film PRINCES won the feature cate...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:20:00 PST

Melies d'Argent No 9

The ninth Méliès d'Argent was awarded at Neuchatel Intl. Fantastic Film Festival.The award went to: Ugly Swans, Konstantin Lopushansky, Russia | 2007It will compete together with the other eight Méliè...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:00:00 PST

7th and 8th Méliès d'Argent selected!

Last week the 7th and 8th Méliès d'Argent, as well as the short film nomination for a Méliès d'Or, were selected at BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF FANTASTIC FILM (BIFFF) and AMSTERDAM FANTASTIC FI...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:47:00 PST

6th Méliès d'Argent awarded at Fantasporto!

The 27th edition of Fantasporto - Oporto Intl. Film Festival came to a close earlier today and the 6th Méliès d'Argent was announced.Méliès d'ArgentRenaissance by Christian Volkman (Fra GB Lux/Fra...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:36:00 PST

Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival Line-up

The Méliès d'Argent Line-up at the 27th Edition of Fantasporto is announced!Which of the following films will win the 6th Méliès d'Argent and go on to the Méliès d'Or Ceremony @ Lund Intl. Fantastic F...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:36:00 PST

Fantasporto 2007 Press Release 1

FANTASPORTOOPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 19th FEBRUARY till 4th MARCH at the RIVOLI TEATRO MUNICIPAL PORTO - PORTUGALIt happens every year. In February, the month of St Valentine and Carniva...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:39:00 PST

Call for entries to new Film Festival!

This is not a European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation festival, but our Myspace site is also about promoting festivals in general, and reaching out to filmmakers.First B-, underground and Trash F...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:03:00 PST

A Quiet Love took home the 2nd Méliès d'Argent!

The 2nd Méliès d'Argent for the 2007 cycle was handed out at an award ceremony at Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden on Saturday the 30th of September. Here is the result...Méliès d'...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:18:00 PST

1st Méliès d'Argent

The first Méliès d'Argent for the 2007 cycle was handed out Septeber 16th at the closing ceremony of FantaFestival, Sabaudia, Italy. And the award went to...HELL'S FEVER (Alessandro Perrella, Italy 20...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:06:00 PST

3rd Méliès d'Argent goes to Princess!

The 3rd Méliès d'Argent was announced Sunday October 15th at the closing ceremony of Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Sitges.And the winner is...PRINCESS (Dir. Anders Morgenthaler, Denma...
Posted by European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:22:00 PST