ENTER Grief Fest™: The Grief Film Festival
Films About Love, Loss and Healing Thru the Lens
First Screen Upon Entering Grief Fest Virtual Screening Room:
For The first screen is the home page of Grief Fest and it will provide you with a general description of the festival and a menus of choices on the top of the screen that will include: Blocks, Films, Passes, and How To choices.
NEXT Step: After arriving on this screen upon entering the Grief Fest Virtual Screening room at the Film Festival Plus platform, please select Passes+ to proceed to review the different all-access passes available for purchase for the festival.
Instructions to
Enter the Grief Fest Screening Room at the Film Festival Plus Platform.
Upon clicking to enter the Grief Fest Screening Room, you will then be able to
Purchase Film Festival Tickets
Create your account after purchasing your ticket
Redeem your purchased Film Festival pass code to access your account and purchased pass
Access the Grief Fest Virtual Screening Room on the Virtual Screening Dates of 11/25 - 29/2026 and 12/23/2026 - 1/3/2027 where you will be able to select on-demand the Grief Fest selected films you would like to screen virtually and vote on during the film festival open dates, as shared earlier.
See the announcement of the "2026 Grief Fest Honors" films here and highlighted on the Grief Fest virtual screening room on 12/31/2026 and they will be available to view to all the festival's Virtual All-Access pass-holders until 1/3/2027.
Screen by Screen:
Below you will be taken screen by screen of what you will see upon entering the Grief Fest Virtual Screening Room at Film Festival Plus Platform
SECOND Screen Upon Entering Grief Fest Virtual Screening Room:
On the second screen, under the top menu heading of PASSES+, you will have the opportunity to review all the different festival all-access passes available for purchase.
NEXT Step: After reviewing the different all-access passes available for purchase, click on the pass you would like to purchase, and you will then be taken to the purchasing screen where you will be able to purchase your pass and create your own account where your purchased pass information will be stored for your use during the festival's open screening dates. Please remember that you cannot share your pass code and it will only allow pass holders to use in two of their own devices (ie, cell phones, laptop, etc)
THIRD Screen Upon Entering Grief Fest Virtual Screening Room:
On the third screen after clicking on the pass you would like to purchase, you will then be able to create your own Grief Fest account in the Film Festival Plus platform, and then proceed to enter payment information to purchase your All-access pass. Please make sure to safe your own account log in information so you can access the Grief Fest screenings later. During the festival, if you have lost or misplaced your log in information, and due to the high number of films and Grief Fest festival goers expected- it may take 24 hours to retrieve, so again, please save so you will have easy access to it on the festival dates.
NEXT Step: After creating your account and purchasing your all-access pass, you should get an email confirmation with your purchase
EMAIL confirmation of your festival all-access pass purchase:
Soon after creating your Grief Fest account on the Film Festival Plus platform, you will get an email confirmation (as the screenshot shared on the left) with your pass information.
IMPORTANT / PREVENT PURCHASE CONFIRMATION FROM GOING INTO YOUR SPAM EMAIL FOLDER: The pass purchase confirmation email will be coming from the email address noreply@filmfestivalplus.com - Please make sure that your email will not send your confirmation to your spam folder, and if you do not see your email confirmation within an hour after purchasing your pass, please check your spam folders asap. Thank You.
NEXT Step: After creating your account and purchasing your all-access pass, you should get an email confirmation with your purchase. In the center of your purchase confirmnation email, you will have a box labeled "WATCH FILMS ONLINE", and you can click on the box to take you to the Grief Fest Festival where you will need to log in to watch your selected festival films.
Done.
Easy, simple and all the steps detailed here so you can spend your time enjoying the most innovative and creative films selected for
"Grief Fest - Films About Love, Loss and Healing Thru the Lens"
from around the world throughout what is one of the worst times for people grieving - the holidays:
Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year's
Schedule of Screenings:
In-Person Screening:
November 27, 2026 - All Day Screening and voting. On Site at the Grief Fest Screening Room - Magnolia Meeting Space, Magnolia,Texas for preregistered festival ticket holders only. No onsite ticket sales. TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THIS DATE. Any new in-person screening dates added will be listed here.
Virtual Screenings:
The Grief Fest Virtual Community Screenings are scheduled for what is one of the most difficult times of the year for people grieving the death of loved ones - the holidays.
The Grief Fest virtual community screenings will take place during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays. Specifically, on the dates below, and holders of the "Grief Fest Virtual All Access Pass" will have access to all of these screenings; along with the opportunity to vote for their top film picks in eleven categories.
Thanksgiving - 11/25/2026 - 11/29/2026
Christmas and New Year's Day holidays - 12/24/2026 - 1/3/2027
with the winning films being announced on the main festival website (GriefFest.com) on New Year's eve (December 31) and the winning films will also be highlighted in the Grief Fest Website on the Film Fest Plus platform.
Virtual All-Access Grief Fest Passes (Early bird, Standard & Supporters) are available for purchase thru the Grief Fest Screening Room on the Film Festival Plus platform
Grief Film Fest - Film Awards Announced
All Grief Film Fest Film Awards will be announced and posted on the festival's website along with direct emails going to the winning submissions on:
December 31, 2026
