Fungi Film Festival

Fungi Film Festival The Fungi Film Fest is the world’s only film festival dedicated to the beauty, weirdness, and human influences of mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi.

We welcome all films that feature fungi in some way.

06/13/2026

2022 FFF Spotlight: Pharmakon by Jean-Martin Gagnon ()

Expertly scripted, acted, shot, and edited, this short narrative from Canada tells the tale of a group of friends gathered for a weekend of snow, drugs, and a tradition of abandoning oneself, to marvel, and to trust the unknown.

We love such well-crafted films inspired by fungi, but such a caliber is not required to submit the FFF! We welcome all films that relate to fungi in some way. So, send yours in! We're accepting pieces until August 31.





06/12/2026

2023 FFF Spotlight: La Longue Pluie by Cassandre Léonard (.le)

In this haunting animation from France, a continual rain falls on the jungle of mold in which Mérove has crashed. In search of a shelter, waterspouts and increasingly intrusive mushrooms will put the endurance of the astronaut to the test.

We love experimental animations such as this one, and, well, any film that features fungi. Got one of your own in the works? Send it in! We're accepting films until August 31 and there's no fee to enter!

We can't wait to see what you make!





06/01/2026

2021 FFF Spotlight: Life as a Lobster by Emma Rose Browne ()

In this coming-of-age mycological adventure, a mushroom, amidst an existential identity crisis shares her love of her forest home and her dreams of joining her sea-faring family.

Absurdist experimental fungi films? Yes, please! Got one in the works? Send it in! The submission window for this year's FFF is open until August 31!





05/31/2026

2021 FFF Spotlight: The Boat

David Robinson and Bryan Michael Mills’ () stop motion film The Boat is a moving, meandering voyage of a mushroom vessel navigating a tumultuous sea of fungi, whilst searching for her lost sister ship. Straight forward in concept, yet beautifully and mesmerizingly executed, this piece was one of the many highlights of the 2021 Fungi Film Fest.

Alas, like all the films of past FFFs, this film won’t be back this year as we must make space for the next batch of great work. In its place, though, we hope to see your creative film! With no fee to enter and no limits on length or style, all are encouraged to submit a film this year! We’re accepting submissions until August 31 and can’t wait to see what you make!





05/30/2026

2020 FFF Spotlight: Cycle by Santiago Salas

This short piece was not only the director's first film but it was also created while he was in high school! It tells the tale of a man lost in the woods who, while starving, runs across some suspicious looking mushrooms. He knows there is risk of poison but his hunger gets the best of him, and he goes on a peculiar trip.

Alas, like all the films of past FFFs, this piece won’t be back this year as we must make space for the next batch of great work. In its place, though, we hope to see your creative film!

With no fee to enter and no limits on length or style, all are encouraged to submit a film this year! Just be sure to get it in by August 31.





05/29/2026

2020 FFF Spotlight: The Mushroom Huntress by Jim Picariello ()

A beautifully shot, edited, and acted narrative, this film tells the mythical tale of a small girl's discovery of her family's secret connection to the realm of the little mushroom people.

Got a sotry about fungi to tell? Make your own film this summer and submit it to the FFF by August 31! There's no fee to enter and no limit on submission length!





05/28/2026

2022 FFF Spotlight: Shroommates by Rosie Windsor ()

This tiny snippet gives a hint at the glory that is this wonderfully crafted and knee-slapping short animation. Just what happens when a couple of stump-dwelling friends spend the night on a trip off some magical humans? Well, it gets.. wild.. and weird!

Alas, this film won’t be back at the Fest this year as we must make space for the next batch of great works. So, submit your piece! We are accepting submissions until August 31.

We can’t wait to see what you make!





05/27/2026

2021 FFF Spotlight: Mushroom Biomusic by The Octopus Project ()

Using biodata gleaned from a crop of vibrant yellow oyster mushrooms, specular synth sounds and sparkling sights are generated, creating an memserizing display of human-fungal dynamism.

While this experiental film won't be back this year as we make space for a new round of FFF films, we welcome you to try out your own approach to showcasing the infinite allure of fungi through film!

This year's submisison window is open until August 31 – with no fee to enter and no limit on submittion length. What kind of film are you thinking to make? Let us know in the comments!





05/26/2026

2023 FFF Spotlight: Language Unknown by Janelle VanderKelen (.vanderkelen)

In this hypnotic, comedic, and experienmental short from the US, we watch the communication systems of plants and mushrooms meander through our field of view in a lo-fi, Lynchian crawl that only leaves you wanting more.

Original twists on mushroom representations like this piece are the cornerstone of the FFF – we love our wild ones, it's true. But we also welcome more trad flicks at the Fest! We love it all, realy.

Working on a fungi film for this year's FFF? We can't wait to see it! Just be sure to get it in by August 31!





05/25/2026

2020 FFF Spotlight: The Dreaman “I” by Juris Pikelis

In this short experimental animation from Latvia, a dreamer has mystical experience which reveals the truth of his own being: at the core he is no other than the universal Self, the "I", the infinite fractal, the beautiful unknowable mystery.

It's a vibe for sure.

Do you have a creative twist on a mushroom insight you want to share? We're currently accepting all submissions for all films related to fungi, with no fee to enter and no limit on length. Just be sure to get it in by August 31!





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