Submissions are now OPEN for the 2025 Phoenix Film Festival.

We're the festival that filmmakers love.  You've worked hard to make your film. Now it's time to share it with a great audience inside a beautiful theater and experience firsthand why MovieMaker Magazine calls us one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World!

 
 
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  • “ The Phoenix Film Festival is pure heaven for any filmmaker! ”
    — Whitney Ransick, Director of "Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery"
  • “ The people of the Phoenix Film Festival seem to instinctively know what filmmakers need. ”
    — Eddie Jemison, Actor in Ocean's 11, 12, 13; Director of "King of Herrings"
  • “ The Phoenix Film Festival raised the bar for what a festival experience should be. ”
    — Juli Jackson, Director of "45 RPM"
  • “ The audiences were smart and engaged, and nearly every screening I attended was packed. The city and community in Phoenix really support their film festival. ”
    — Bay Dariz, Producer of "Welcome to Happiness"
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Phoenix Film Foundation

7000 E. Mayo Blvd., #1059
Phoenix, AZ  85054               480-513-3195

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The Phoenix Film Festival is a program under the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Phoenix Film Foundation, and is a sibling of the Phoenix Film Society, International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, Peoria Film Fest, IFP/Phoenix, Arizona Student Film Festival and Phoenix Critics Circle. The Phoenix Film Foundation is dedicated to promoting diversity and education in the arts, elevating underrepresented voices, and driving the growth of independent film in Arizona. Through film showcases and accessible educational initiatives, we cultivate a vibrant, inclusive cinematic community, utilizing it as a catalyst for personal growth, creative expression, and positive social change.

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