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 Qq

After Taste 16:38
George M. Cohan Tonight 1:40:00

12:00 pm  Block Rr   108

The Last Day 24:00
Satan 27:59
Fallen Star 57:38

2:00 pm: Block Ss

Collision Of Chaos 17:37
You Are Special 17:38
Clancy Sigal: Hollywood Blacklist To "A" List 1:22:41

4:00 pm: Block Tt

Encore 12:58
Homeless Street Artist 31:53
Anna May Wong First american Chinese Movie Star 1:04:00

6:00 pm: Block Uu

The Raven 4:09:00
The Bag 5:00
Frothin At The Boo Tay 5:00
With Your Life 6:27
The Wandering Glider 10:35
Staunch Moderates Experience 39:44:00

7:30 pm  Block Vv 85

Chris Qonnor The Hero 12:00
I am Cain 13:19
Traitor 13:37:00
A Motherly Harmony 14:01
Natural Selections 15:26
Back To The 8 Count 17:18

Theater 4

10:00 am: Block Xx

Sky Sky 3:13
Until The Last Minute 3:33
Ursid 7:55
The Storm 1:42:09

12:00 pm  Block Yy

Spring Came 6:24
In Your Blood: Hoki Naiden 1:49:35

2:00 pm: Block Zz   115

Viaticum 14:10
Tap Talk 15:42
Bullet Wipe 21:00
M23-Cargo-Mechanical 22:57
12 And More Omissions 43:20:00

4:00 pm Block Aaa 109

Periphery 10:47
Unmade 10:47
Closer To The Line 17:55
N.Ot W.Ithout A.Lonzo 1:12:06

6:00 pm: Block Bbb

Glidin' 3:33
My Face 4:23
Kurta Pants 5:05
Hitman Ex 6:39
The World Without Color 9:55
On The Run 12:14

7:30 pm  Block Ccc

Dark Feathers 1:33:00

9:30 pm: Block Ddd 124

Dinner 14:59
Losing Faith 19:23
To Grieve Or Not To Grieve 21:35
Muybridge: A Life In Motion Pictures 23:57
February (Or; Si Nos Dejan) 47:50:00