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Film Festivals USA

A working filmmaker is addicted to their dream, immersed in their passion to tell their story the best it can be told. They spend most of their time on set, in dark editing suites, in writing and production meetings, and in a swirl of madness thinking of frames, shots, lighting, dialogue and cut points.

There is, however, one brief reprieve for these lost souls: the time when they share their most recent film with the world. They are finally given a moment to come up for air, to interact with other humans, to meet new people. And this, my actor friends, is when we meet them.

The list

The festivals

The more prominent independent film festivals in the USA, in calendar order. Dates move a little each year, so check the festival site before you book anything.

Know one we should add, or one that has changed? Reply to any SAS email and tell us.