{"id":973,"date":"2023-09-29T23:38:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T23:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/cc\/?page_id=973"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:30:24","slug":"film-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/cc\/things-to-do\/film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-xx-large has-brand-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"back\">Independent <br><span class=\"has-wide-text\">Film Festival<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/comic-con-prod-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/CCI-IFF-Logo-435x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Comic-Con Independent Film Festival Logo\" class=\"wp-image-975 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/CCI-IFF-Logo-435x1024.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/CCI-IFF-Logo-128x300.jpg 128w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/CCI-IFF-Logo-768x1806.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/CCI-IFF-Logo-653x1536.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/CCI-IFF-Logo-871x2048.jpg 871w, https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/CCI-IFF-Logo.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-overline is-style-default has-brand-primary-color has-text-color\">COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2026 CALL FOR ENTRIES<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) is now accepting submissions for its 2026 festival, to be held July 23-26 during Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center. <strong>The deadline for entries is February 1, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judged by a panel of industry luminaries, the CCI-IFF accepts genre-related films in the following categories: Action\/Adventure, Animation, Comics-Oriented, Documentary (Pop Culture\u2013Related), Horror\/Suspense, Humor, and Science Fiction\/Fantasy. Awards will be given out at Comic-Con, with film screenings all four days of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entries will be accepted until February. 1, 2026. All submitted films must be emailed by that date. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/CCI-IFF26-Rules-Entry-WEBv1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download the rules and official entry form<\/a>.<\/strong> Film submissions must include the signed entry form to be eligible for consideration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-large has-brand-primary-color has-text-color\">CCI-IFF 2025 Winners<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best Action\/Adventure Film: <em>El Espiritu<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Animated Film: <em>Flying From War<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Comic-Oriented Film:<em class=\"has-italic-text\"> Kaiju Kid<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Documentary: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Shopping for Superman<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Horror\/Suspense Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Parachutes<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Humor Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Fireflies in the Dusk<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Science Fiction\/Fantasy Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">First Sight<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Judge\u2019s Choice:  <em class=\"has-italic-text\">First Sight<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default with-icon\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#Schedule\">Link to Film Festival Schedule<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-large has-brand-primary-color has-text-color\">CCI-IFF 2024 Winners<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best Action\/Adventure Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">The Man in the Blue Suit<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Comics-Oriented Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">DL Guy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Documentary: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Married to Comics<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Horror\/Suspense Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Universe 25<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Humor Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Hello My Name is Friend-Man<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Science Fiction\/Fantasy Film: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Angelman<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best Animated Film and Judges\u2019 Choice Award: <em class=\"has-italic-text\">Thaba Ye<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Film Festival COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2026 CALL FOR ENTRIES The Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) is now accepting submissions for its 2026 festival, to be held July 23-26 during Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center. 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