[NoHo Arts District, CA] – [NoHo Arts District, CA] – The 16th annual Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition returns on November 18-22, 2026, celebrating horror, sci-fi, and arthouse filmmakers and screenwriters at AMC Burbank Town Center 8 and L.A. Connection Theatre.
“We will be screening the best films from 2026 sent to us from all over the world. We founded Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition in 2010 to encourage and support independent filmmakers who work in the horror, suspense, science fiction, drama, action, adventure, and arthouse genres. The festival screens feature-length, short films, super short films and student shorts. Our films are fun, artistic and innovative. Come celebrate independent films with us!” – Wendy Medrano, Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition Director
The 17th Annual Zed Fest Film Festival Opens November 18, 2026, AMC Burbank Town Center 8 @ 7:30pm
Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition was founded in 2010 to encourage and support independent filmmakers, in the horror, suspense, science fiction, drama, action, adventure, and art house genres. We will be screening the best films from 2026 sent to us from all over the world. Our films are fun, artistic and innovative.
ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT SCREENINGS:
17th Annual Zed Fest Film Festival 2026 Local Filmmakers Shorts Block
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 11:00pm
An annual tradition for the 17th year in a row we will be screening our popular “Local Filmmakers Shorts Block”
featuring films made by filmmakers based in California.
World Premiere Malvolia: Queen Of Screams – Halloween 9
Starring: Jennifer Nangle, Jared Rivet, Kristopher Hamilton, Charles Chudabala
Reyna Meree Velarde, Marc Mora, Mark Schaefer, Marle Schaefer.
Director: Jennifer Nangle, Christopher Sheffield
Producers: Jennifer Nangle, Charles Chudabala, Reyna Meree Velarde
Synopsis: Creator Jennifer Nangle and her crew are filming the Season Nine Halloween Special. When an unlikely visitor on set causes mayhem and death, a 911 call is placed, and the authorities step in to get to the root of the matter. Will it be a happy Halloween after all?
What:
17th Annual ZED FEST FILM FESTIVAL 2026
When:
Wednesday, November 18, Friday, November 20, and Sunday, November 22, 2026
Where:
Location 1: Opening Night
AMC Burbank Town Center 8
201 E Magnolia Blvd #345, Burbank, CA 91501
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
7:30pm -1am
Location 2:
LA Connection Theatre
3435 Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA. 91505
Friday, November 20, 2026 and Awards Night Sunday, November 22, 2026
8:30pm -1:00am
Tickets:
https://www.zedfest.org/zedfestfilmfestival.html
Tickets start at $14
17th Annual Zed Fest Film Festival 2026
VIP ALL Fest and Saturday Night Party PASS +2026 Fest T-shirt, collectible festival poster.
Special Price $70
(Your snacks and sof drinks LA Connection Theater included)
“We Hope To Discover The Cult Movies of the Future…”
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