Utah Film Commission

10/30/2026

What are you watching this Halloween? 🎃🔪👻

Horror movies have filmed in Utah since the 1960s — from classic monster movies to slasher films or psychological thrillers.

Choose your next jump-scare from this list of Utah-made horror films 🔗 https://boxd.it/q0JVw

10/29/2026

Get in the spooky spirit and see the filmed-in-Utah horror classic, CARNIVAL OF SOULS on the big screen this Friday, October 30 at Antelope Island State Park's new theater 👻

Directed by Herk Harvey, "Carnival of Souls" (1962) was one of the first horror movies filmed in Utah featuring the old Saltair Pavilion on the Great Salt Lake and other locations in and around Salt Lake City.

Get tickets at the link below 🔗
https://events.parkspass.app/events/movie-night-carnival-of-souls-mva4p7f3

10/28/2026

Need a Utah backdrop that feels eerie, whimsical, and entirely out of this world? Fantasy Canyon is a stretch of the most bizarre landscape tucked away in the Uinta Basin with jagged sandstone formations that create a labyrinth of melting shapes and petrified ghosts 😱

Visit the link below to discover more Utah filming locations and how to film your next project here 🔗
https://film.utah.gov/locations/

📍Fantasy Canyon feat. Visit Dinosaurland
📷: Clark Goldsberry

10/27/2026

Don't miss the Utah Film Commission's panel at FilmQuest this Thursday, October 29 at 1:15pm at The Speakeasy at The Social Provo.

Learn about the positive effects film production can have on a local community and what happens when a production works with and is embraced by a community. Join Utah Film Commission Production Manager, Derek Mellus for a conversation with local filmmakers Skye Emerson and Annie Quan ("Salt & Honey"), location scout Mark Montoya, and Carbon Corridor Tourism & Film Specialist Tina Grange to hear how to make films across the state.

Get details at the link below 🔗 https://www.filmquestfest.com/2026-schedule/

10/26/2026

Don't miss Nuestra Voz: Local Latine Stories on Wednesday, October 28 in Salt Lake City as part of the Utah Filmmaker Showcase hosted by the Utah Film Center Artist Foundry.

Learn more at the link below ⬇️

The Artist Foundry presents a curated evening of local short films that showcase the breadth of creativity and culture by Latine filmmakers touching upon themes of grief, identity, and cultural resilience. Films featured: Mucho Mucho, Siempre Siempre directed by Samuel TorresMucho Mucho, Siempre Sie...

10/22/2026

The Nocturne SLC Film Society is hosting a mystery screening this Sunday, October 25 at the Murray City Theater.

Learn more about this members-only mystery horror film experience at the link below 🔗
https://nocturneslc.com/

10/21/2026

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Whether you’re local crew, a filmmaker, or just love supporting Utah's film community, our newsletter brings you the latest news from Utah's film industry—new locations, crew resources, upcoming events, and more.

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10/20/2026

I SEE THE DEMON is available now 😱

At her surprise birthday party, an emotionally vulnerable woman experiences unexplainable phenomena that threaten to turn the best night of her life into a never-ending nightmare.

See this new filmed-in-Utah sci-fi psychological horror film directed by Jacob Lees Johnson and starring Alexis Zollicoffer and Noah Kershisnik with Mallory Everton and Jon Heder.

Buy or rent today!
I See The Demon

10/16/2026

Park City has a new film festival featuring 10 films across three days in October, including multiple award winners⁠, filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, and events⁠.

Don't miss the inaugural Park City Film Festival from October 23 - 25 at the Jim Santy Auditorium and Distrikt F in Park City.

Get tickets and see the full schedule at the link below 🔗

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10/15/2026

The 13th Annual FilmQuest kicks off in one week from October 22 - 31. Experience the very best of genre cinema during the 10-day event at the Velour Live Music Gallery in Downtown Provo.

This year's film festival includes the premieres of made-in-Utah films WH***EY THROTTLE, MOTHER & ME, and more. Check out the full lineup at the link below 🔗
https://www.filmquestfest.com/

🎥: Still from "Wh***ey Throttle" (2026)
🎥: Still from "Mother & Me" (2026)