PIFFF, the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival: dates and program for the 2023 edition

Alongside theÉtrange Festival and the Gerardmer Festival, the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival(PIFFF) is also a major event in the fantasy genre. This festival returns to Paris, at the Max Linder Panorama, for its 12th edition from December 6 to 12, 2023.

The PIFFF always features an opening night (with the French premiere of Dream Scenario, starring Nicolas Cage), a closing night (with There's something in the barn), a feature film competition and a short film competition, as well as guests. And yes, the directors behind each film will be on hand to chat with the public after each screening.

Films in competition

• Vermines
• En Boucle
• Halfway Home
• Last Straw
• Late night with the Devil
• Moon Garden
• Stop Motion
• Humanist vampire seeks willing suicide victim
• The Sacrifice Game
• Zanox

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The complete PIFFF 2023 program is available online.

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