The Golden State Film Festival is intended to serve as an opportunity for emerging independent filmmakers to showcase their talents. It is a competitive event, with exhibitors and prize winners enjoying fantastic exposure before a large audience of enthusiastic film aficionados and high-level industry decision-makers. Filmmakers from across the United States and around the world are eligible to participate, and short-form as well as feature-length works are being considered for entry.

The Golden State Film Festival is being administered and operated by Jon Gursha and Peter Greene. Mr. Gursha and Mr. Greene are both highly respected film industry professionals, with extensive experience discovering and helping emerging filmmaking talent achieve success at the professional level. Mr. Gursha is serving as the Festival Director, while Mr. Greene is its Program Director.

?Film festivals are one of the best routes for independent filmmakers to reach wider audiences and open up new career opportunities. The Golden State Film Festival offers entrants excellent exposure and the chance to win coveted prizes, and it will also include an opening night gala ball as well as a red-carpet awards ceremony.

Please note that submitting your film for consideration does not guarantee it will be accepted to the festival, or that it will be screened at the festival or win a prize. Programming decisions may change without prior notice, and submission fees are nonrefundable. All Tickets are non refundable.

For further information, or to enter your film, please contact us

Schedule of Events:

Theater 3

10:00 am: Block Cc

Chasing Redemption 18:09
Racine Grace 1:30:00

12:00 pm: Block Dd

Big White Dog 5:00
Simon Says  1:40:08

2:00 pm: Block Ee 99

The Memories 9:22
Scorpion 9:41
Funny, Isn't It 10:28
Ashes To Ashes 14:44
Wino 23:00
Carny Hallelujah 34:03

4:00 pm: Block Ff  

Peaking! 6:29
Everyone Asked About You 1:28:50

6:00 pm: Block Gg 65

White Knight 3:37
Salsa Love 9:33
Christmas Without You 4:45
Signal From Hell 8:55
amor Manet 8:55
Open House 9:50
Hearteaze 10:00
Takeout 11:36

7:30 pm: Block Hh

Force Drift 1:29:30

9:30 pm: Block Ii  

Day 474, And The Lingerings Thereafter 14:47
Temperamental Tribulations 2024 15:36
Healthy Anarchy 24:58:00

Theater 4

10:00 am: Block Jj

Looking Forward 8:48
The Iceland Cycling Expedition 14:03
Water Ways 20:12

12:00 pm: Block Kk

The Injustice Of Justice 6:52
"A Star Without A Star" 1:28:00

2:00 pm: Block Ll  

Bubbe's Place 17:16
Ebenezer The Traveler 1:42:28

4:00 pm: Block Mm  

Quarantine 14:17
Staycation 1:33

6:00 pm: Block Nn

1933 4:18
Wish 5:17
Crimson Sky 6:00
Ana 0091 7:04
Emily 8:57
Extra 8:51
Night Shift 9:00

7:30 pm: Block Oo  

A Tale Of Earl Gray 12:43
The Exhibit 17:30
The Ninth 17:00
Liminal 17:23
Altar Of Dreams 19:59
Galaxies 24:23

9:30 pm: Block Pp   

Meathook 1:42