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✨ShortsFest starts this Friday!✨ 🍿Grab the

✨ShortsFest starts this Friday!✨

🍿Grab the popcorn, put your feet up and settle in for a weekend of film.

Don't Miss 70 Films from these curated categories:
•Animation
•Sundance and SXSWSelects
•Top International & U.S. shorts
•LGBTQIA+
•The One Club for Creativity Branded Entertainment and Film/TV track winners
•and many more!

Plus Q&As with the filmmakers!

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Explore International Perspectives of the LGBTQIA+

Explore International Perspectives of the LGBTQIA+ community 
We are excited to show a collection of shorts that invite you in for a look at the lives and experiences of the LGBTQIA+. These curated films are sure to leave a lasting impression. They will empower, educate and inspire.

SHORTSFEST IS ONE WEEK AWAY!!
3 days 🔸 On-Demand Viewing🔸 Passes start at $29!

Watch these curated selections of films, along with Q&As with their filmmakers.

Browse the complete film line-up and buy your pass today!
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ShortsFest Features the Best Short Films from Sund

ShortsFest Features the Best Short Films from Sundance and SXSW🎬

We’ll be showing films that were all winners or nominated for top recognition in these two distinguished Film Festivals.

Three Days of 70 Short Films and Q&As with Filmmakers
✨On Demand Viewing ✨

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Our May Film Channel kicks off ShortsFest with a t

Our May Film Channel kicks off ShortsFest with a trilogy you don't want it miss!

Indulge in some wickedly dark comedy shorts with the trilogy of SPIDER, BEAR, SHARK that follows Jack, who pranks his way through his attempts at relationships. It masterfully combines the playfulness of the horror genre with the warmth of comedy and will take you on the rounds and deliver a great dark comedy punch.

✨Join us online! ✨
Noon: May 18 (Wed.) — Noon: April 20 (Fri.)

📣Enjoy the film and be sure to wait til after the credits to hear the latest edition of Channel Chat with Tonya Mantooth and writer, director and actor Nash Edgerton

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How many types of animation can you name? From t

How many types of animation can you name? From traditional hand illustrated animation, to 2D/3D, stop motion and more! 
Animated films use a broad range of visual techniques to tell their stories and ShortsFest Brings You Animated Shorts from Around the World!

Join us May 20-22 for the 2nd Annual San Diego Intl ShortsFest.
Celebrating the art of cinematic storytelling with films less than 30 minutes in length!

70 FILMS | 13 CATEGORIES | 3 DAYS | ON-DEMAND
✨PASSES ON SALE starting at $29!!✨
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✨We are so excited to announce the 2022 ShortsFe

✨We are so excited to announce the 2022 ShortsFest Line-up! ✨   ShortsFest celebrates the art of cinematic storytelling with 70 films less than 30 minutes in length and Filmmaker Q&As – all On Demand.   Explore the many categories, from thought-provoking to laugh-out-loud funny including: 🔸Sundance & SXSW Selects 🔸U.S. & International 🔸Animation 🔸LGBTQIA+ 🔸Comedy 🔸Student •🔸Local San Diego •🔸Artistic Director Picks   • 3 DAYS  • MAY 20-22  • FRIDAY—SUNDAY • ON-DEMAND
 Passes starting at $29. Grab yours today! Link in bio⬆️    #sandiego #sandiegofilm #internationalfilm #film #filmfestival #filmfreeway #international #internationalcinema #cinema #shortfilm #sandiegofood #sandiegoliving #sandiegolife #socal #filmmaking #festival #independentfilmmaker #indiefilm #sandiegoevents #moviescenes #movienight #movies #filmcommunity #shortsfest #shortfilms #filmfest

Spring is in full bloom and our April screening mi

Spring is in full bloom and our April screening mixes mystery and romance.

A Beautiful Curse is a Danish film that takes place on an island affected by an unexplainable sleep phenomenon and is closed off from the mainland. This film is sure to be a conversation starter.

✨Join us online! ✨
Noon: April 20 (Wed.) — Noon: April 22 (Fri.)

📣Enjoy the film and be sure to wait til after the credits to hear the latest edition of Channel Chat with Tonya Mantooth and lead actor Mark Strepan.

Buy your pass today ⬇️
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The deadline for the Festival's film submission is

The deadline for the Festival's film submission is today, Friday, April 8th!

Your voice is more important than ever…✨Submit today✨
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Our festival, Oct.19-23, 2022, will feature 5 days of films, networking and panels that represent the very best in cinematic storytelling!

Late deadline June 10th

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Tonya was spot on with her Oscar picks! . . . . .

Tonya was spot on with her Oscar picks!
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A special shout out to two Oscar winners from the

A special shout out to two Oscar winners from the 2021 San Diego International Film Festival premieres!

✨Sir Kenneth Branagh | Best Original Screenplay | BELFAST
✨Jane Campion | Best Director | POWER OF THE DOG

Mark your calendar for October 19-23 to see this years Festival premiers!
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The 94th Academy Awards is this Sunday and we have

The 94th Academy Awards is this Sunday and we have our fingers crossed for our favorites!

Watch Tonya Mantooth (CEO/Artistic Director) and Scott Mantz (Film Critic, KTLA,) discuss awards season, awards shows and predictions for this year's Oscars! ⬇️

📽️https://vimeo.com/691982305

Last October, the San Diego International Film Festival celebrated its 20th Anniversary with more than 100 features, documentaries and short films including these 8 studio and independent films garnering 28 Oscar nominations, 16 Golden Globe nominations and 4 Golden Globe wins.

Don't miss the 94th Academy Awards live on ABC this Sunday, March 27th
8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific

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So good to see everyone who came and watched the F

So good to see everyone who came and watched the Festival’s Encore Screening of Belfast last week.

✨It was a great evening of Fun, Film and Friends!✨

View the photo gallery online⬇️
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