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San Diego International Film Festival

San Diego International Film Festival

October 15-19, 2025

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⭐️ Check out what people are saying. Read our reviews! ⭐️

The San Diego Film Festival was the best film festival I’ve ever been to, hands down. Great events, inspiring people, fun films and a fantastic filmmaker lounge. 

Christopher Hill Eaton, Film Director “Driftwood” @mysterytin

Had an amazing 2 days (wish it was longer) at SDIFF! One thing that truly stuck out to me was the absolute commitment to the highest quality screening environment possible. We’ve had some issues in past festivals where sound levels are super low across the board for every film in our shorts block. At SDIFF the tech crew was extremely communicative with my editor and the results were the punchiest sounding, slickest looking screening we’ve had to date. Amazing fest top to bottom! Myself and the entire A WEDDING DAY team thank you for everything!!!

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The San Diego Film Foundation is a 501c.3 non-profit arts and education organization that provides a year-round global narrative through film screenings, as well as a world-renowned annual Film Festival each October. 

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