The Phoenix Film Festival started in 2001 by 3 local filmmakers as a way to get their films some exposure in their home town. Twenty-four years and thousands of movies later, the Phoenix Film Foundation has grown from a 3-day exhibition  to an 11 day celebration of film with over 250 films, filmmaking seminars, parties and student workshops for over 20,000 attendees all at the Harkins Scottsdale 101.

The Phoenix Film Festival has been n amed one of The 25 Coolest Film Festivals and a Top 50 Worth the Entry Fee by MovieMaker Magazine and has been called the most filmmaker-friendly festival out there. Most recently, we've also earned a spot on MovieMaker's 20 Great Film Festivals for First-Time Moviemakers.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, March 27, 2025

6:00 pm: Opening Night Premiere Event featuring The Ballad of Wallis Island

Friday, March 28, 2025

09:00 am: Shot the Voice of Freedom
09:05 am: The Fish Bowl
09:10 am: College Shorts - Sci-Fi Shorts A
09:15 am: Paris Rendezvous
09:20 am: Jess Plus None
10:50 am: State of Emergency
11:15 am: My Native  america - One to One: John and Yoko - Holy Shoes
11:25 am: African  americans Directed Shorts A
11:45 am: Documentary Shorts B
01:05 pm: Waterdrop
01:10 pm: Live Action Shorts B
01:25 pm: LGBTQIA+ Directed Shorts
01:30 pm: Eric Larue - Anne Everlasting
01:50 pm: Some Kind of Justice
03:10 pm: Home Free
03:15 pm: Sheepdog
03:40 pm: African  americans Directed Shorts B
04:05 pm: The Strange Dark - The Low End Theory
04:25 pm: Experimental Shorts
05:25 pm: The First Man
05:35 pm: After Life Crisis
05:55 pm: LatinX Directed Shorts
06:05 pm: Bound
06:30 pm: Ch ampion
06:40 pm: The Prospect
07:00 pm: Deaf President Now
08:05 pm: Horror Shorts A
08:10 pm: Freaky Tales
08:20 pm: Trifole
08:30 pm: Mesmerized - The Surfer
08:55 pm: IHSFF Showcase
09:20 pm: IHSFF Showcase
10:15 pm: McCurdy Point

Saturday, March 29, 2025
 
09:00 am: AAPI Directed Shorts B - A Sloth Story
09:05 am: Anne Everlasting
09:10 am: Waterdrop - The Prospect
09:15 am: Ch ampion
09:30 am: Sci-Fi Shorts B
11:00 am: Panel
11:10 am: Dark Side of Night
11:15 am: The Silent Planet
11:20 am: The Low End Theory
11:35 am: Shot the Voice of Freedom
11:40 am: The First Man
11:45 am: Native  american Directed Shorts
12:40 pm: AAPI Directed Shorts A
01:20 pm: Arizona Shorts A
01:25 pm: This Is Me
01:30 pm: Stephanie Stevens
01:40 pm: Some Kind of Justice
02:35 pm: Trifole
02:45 pm: Waltzing with Brando
03:00 pm: Panel
03:30 pm: Brothers in Arm - Waltzing with Brando
03:35 pm: Live Action Shorts A
04:10 pm: My Native  america
04:40 pm: Documentary Shorts A
04:50 pm: State of Emergency
05:15 pm: Animated Shorts
05:40 pm: AAPI Directed Shorts A
06:05 pm: Jess Plus None
06:45 pm: LGBTQIA+ Directed Shorts
06:50 pm: Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold
07:00 pm: Platoon Reunion Premiere Event
07:05 pm: Home Free
07:25 pm: Sheepdog
07:50 pm: IHSFF
08:35 pm: The Fabulous Movie Olympics Extravaganza
08:55 pm: Black Theta
09:20 pm: Holy Shoes
10:05 pm: Horror Shorts B - IHSFF Show
10:35 pm: IHSFF Show

Sunday, March 30, 2025

09:00 am: LatinX Directed Shorts
09:05 am: African  american Directed Shorts B - The Strange Dark
09:10 am: Holy Shoes
09:15 am: World Cinema Shorts A
09:20 am: My Native  america
11:00 am: Panel
11:05 am: Live Action Shorts A - Waterdrop
11:20 am: Some Kind of Justice
11:25 am: Trifole
11:30 am: World Cinema Shorts B
12:00 pm: 10 FT Down
12:40 pm: The Crucifix: Blood of the Excorcist
01:05 pm: African  american Directed Shorts A
01:10 pm: More than Movies: Cinematography
01:40 pm: State of Emergency - Jess Plus None
01:55 pm: The Prospect
02:25 pm: Arizona Shorts B
03:00 pm: Panel - Stephanie Stevens
03:10 pm: Anne Everlasting
03:55 pm: The First Man
04:05 pm: The Low End Theory - Native  american Directed Shorts
04:35 pm: AAPI Directed Shorts B
04:40 pm: One Big Happy F amily
05:05 pm: Bound
05:45 pm: Live Action Shorts C
06:25 pm: Sheepdog
06:30 pm:  among Neighbors
06:40 pm: Adventure Tom
06:50 pm: Home Free
07:00 pm: The Friend
07:30 pm: Shot the Voice of Freedom
07:35 pm: IHSFF Show

Monday, March 31, 2025

10:00 am: Under the Volcano
10:05 am:  among Neighbors
12:00 pm: LatinX Directed Shorts
12:15 pm: The Art of the Trailer
02:10 pm: World Cinema Shorts B
02:25 pm: Heightened Scrutiny
04:20 pm: World Cinema Shorts A
04:25 pm: Dark Side of Night
04:30 pm: Can I Get A Witness
06:40 pm: The Paper Bag Plan
06:45 pm: IHSFF Show
06:55 pm: Arizona Shorts A
07:00 pm: The St amp Thief
08:50 pm: Experimental Shorts
09:00 pm: IHSFF Show

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

10:00 am: After Life Crisis
10:05 am: Third Act
12:10 pm: AAPI Directed Shorts A
12:20 pm: Happyend
02:15 pm: Sw amp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
02:50 pm: Native  american Directed Shorts
04:20 pm: Adventure Tom - Free Leonard Peltier
05:20 pm: AAPI Directed Shorts B
06:45 pm: IHSFF Show
06:55 pm: Arizona Shorts B
07:00 pm: On Swift Horses
07:15 pm: To a Land Unknown
09:00 pm: IHSFF Show
09:25 pm: The Kingdom

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

10:00 am: Under the Volcano
10:05 am: Paris Rendezvous
12:05 pm: African  american Directed Shorts B
12:20 pm: The Kingdom
02:00 pm: Free Leonard Peltier
02:45 pm: African  american Directed Shorts A
04:20 pm: Third Act
04:35 pm: 10FT Down
04:40 pm: The Teacher
06:45 pm: IHSFF Show
07:00 pm: Speak.
07:05 pm: LGBTQIA+ Directed Shorts
07:10 pm: Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold.
09:00 pm: IHSFF Show
09:15 pm: Heightened Scrutiny

Thursday, April 3, 2025

10:00 am: Bound
10:05 am: Documentary Shorts A
12:10 pm: The Teacher
12:20 pm: My Sweet Land
02:25 pm: The Waiting G ame
02:40 pm: To a Land Unknown
04:25 pm: Diane Warren: Relentless
04:35 pm: Documentary Shorts B
04:55 pm: The Paper Bag Plan
06:40 pm: Eric Larue
06:45 pm: IHSFF Show
07:00 pm: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
07:10 pm: Sw amp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
09:00 pm: IHSFF Show
09:15 pm: Can I Get A Witness?

Friday, April 4, 2025

09:00 am: Documentary Shorts B
09:10 am: Takin' Care of Business
09:15 am: The Crucifix: Blood of the Exorcist
09:20 am: World Cinema Shorts A
09:25 am: Colleyville
09:30 am: Sci-Fi Shorts A
11:05 am: Documentary Shorts A
11:10 am: Mesmerized
11:20 am: McCurdy Point
11:25 am: Beyond the Gaze: Jule C ampbell's Swimsuit Issue
11:35 am: An Autumn Summer
11:45 am: Live Action Shorts C
01:15 pm: The Strange Dark
01:20 pm: Join the Club
01:25 pm: Happyend
01:55 pm: The Country They Call Life - Segal
02:00 pm: Horror Shorts A
02:30 pm: College Shorts
03:20 pm: The Cigarette Surfboard
03:30 pm: The Waiting G ame
04:00 pm: The Silent Planet
04:10 pm: Love, Danielle
04:15 pm: Adventure Tom
04:30 pm: Burt
04:40 pm: Live Action Shorts B
05:35 pm: And Through The Portal We Go
05:45 pm: Desert Angel
06:10 pm: The Ladder
06:30 pm: Seance
06:35 pm: More Than Movies: Comedy On and Off Screen
06:50 pm: I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
07:00 pm: Holland
07:40 pm: Horror Shorts B
08:10 pm: IHSFF Show
08:35 pm: IHSFF Show
08:45 pm: Sci-Fi Shorts B
08:55 pm: Black Theta
09:25 pm: IHSFF Show - Animated Shorts

Saturday, April 5, 2025
 
09:00 am: The Country They Call Life
09:05 am: Desert Angel
09:10 am: Black Theta - Beyond the Gaze: Jule C ampbell's Swimsuit Issue
09:15 am: Sci-Fi Shorts B
09:30 am: The Waiting G ame
09:45 am: Arizona Student Film Festival
11:15 am: Live Action Shorts C
11:25 am: The Strange Dark
11:30 am: Panel - Horror Shorts B
11:40 am: And Through The Portal We Go
11:45 am: Diane Warren: Relentless
12:15 pm: The Legend of Ochi
01:05 pm: Dark Side of Night
01:25 pm: More Than Movies: How I Made It - The Cigarette Surfboard
01:35 pm: Animated Shorts
01:45 pm: Burt
01:55 pm: Takin' Care of Business
02:35 pm: Arizona Shorts A
03:20 pm: The Ladder
03:30 pm: Panel
03:35 pm: Colleyville
03:45 pm: Seance - World Cinema Shorts B
03:55 pm: The Art of the Trailer
04:45 pm: Arizona Shorts B
05:10 pm: The Silent Planet
05:35 pm: Love, Danielle
05:50 pm: Experimental Shorts
05:55 pm: An Autumn Summer - Segal
06:15 pm: GenXX Shorts Showcase
07:00 pm: Sneaks
07:25 pm: More Than Movies: Movie Mayhem
07:35 pm: Live Action Shorts B
08:05 pm: Join the Club
08:30 pm: IHSFF Show
08:35 pm: Horror Shorts A
09:25 pm: IHSFF Show
09:35 pm: College Shorts
09:40 pm: IHSFF Show

Sunday, April 6, 2025
 
09:00 am: Sci-Fi Shorts A
09:05 am: Life Inside Out
09:10 am: 10FT Down
09:15 am: And Through The Portal We Go
09:20 am: Segal
09:30 am: Burt
11:10 am: Mesmerized
11:20 am: The Ladder
11:30 am: Panel - The Cigarette Surfboard
11:35 am: Live Action Shorts A
11:55 am: Love, Danielle
01:20 pm: McCurdy Point
01:30 pm: More Than A Movie: Building a Fanchise
01:40 pm: GenXX Shorts Showcase
01:50 pm: Colleyville
01:55 pm: Seance
02:00 pm: An Autumn Summer
03:15 pm: The Crucifix: Blood of the Exorcist
03:30 pm: Panel
03:55 pm: Beyond the Gaze: Jule C ampbell's Swimsuit Issue
04:00 pm: One to One: John and Yoko
04:05 pm: The Strange Dark
04:20 pm: The Country They Call Life
05:00 pm: The House That Jack Built
05:25 pm: IHSFF Showcase
07:15 pm: Closing Night Premiere Event: The Wedding Banquet

Date:
March 27 - April 6, 2025

Location:
Harkins Theatres Scottsdale,
101 14, 7000 E Mayo Blvd,
Phoenix, AZ 85054

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