Provo, Utah-based FilmQuest , already one of the buzziest genre film festivals, has the unique opportunity to step up with an even bigger footprint in the state when its industry big brother, Park City-based Sundance, heads to Colorado after its 2026 edition.

“The city of Provo is fully going to back us moving forward to becoming the premier festival in the state, and possibly the region,” FilmQuest founder and festival director Jonathan Martin says. “We’ve got some friends in the legislature that we’ve cultivated over the years that we’re going to be talking to and establishing that voice and community here.”

FilmQuest, specializing in fantasy, horror, sci-fi and beyond, launched in 2014 when Martin, a filmmaker himself, envisioned a festival that felt truly independent.

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