$15 Tickets

Dark Cinema Film Festival is a horror-based short film festival celebrating all things dark, haunting, and supernatural. Hosted at the historic Ritz Theater in Tooele, Utah, Dark Cinema is a live theatrical screening event that gives filmmakers the opportunity to experience their work with a captivated audience in an immersive, atmospheric setting.

SCHEDULE
4pm- Free Youth Film Showcase (PG)
5pm- Free Filmmaker Lectures (PG)
7pm- Dark Cinema Official Showcase (PG-13)
9pm- Awards Ceremony
10pm- Late Night Collection (R)

The 2025 event welcomed over 250 attendees, filling our historic theater with horror fans and filmmakers for an unforgettable night of storytelling.

In addition to our official film showcase, the event featured filmmaker lectures, a youth category, dark-themed vendors, over $2,500 in cash prizes, food trucks, a live narrator and stage set, filmmaker Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities.