Destiny City Film Festival

The Destiny City Film Festival is a homegrown, true-Tacoma community event, inspired by our city’s nickname – The City of Destiny – and is built to showcase the best independent films from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. DCFF was voted the Best Festival for South Sound Magazine's 2021 Best Of issue! Filmmakers and screenwriters make film festivals possible. This is why our first loyalty is to you and the invaluable artistic talents you provide to film culture. This festival is organized by people who believe at the heart of every great movie is a great story - one that is destined to invigorate an audience through the art form of film. DCFF credits the ingenuity of independent filmmakers for continuing the tradition of compelling storytelling through motion pictures in the digital age, whether told in the documentary, animated, experimental or narrative form. It is our passion to provide screens for the finest of these independent films and strengthen the local film community by building an engaged audience. Join us in February 2022 for the 9th Annual Destiny City Film Festival - an unmissable affair of expertly-curated film programming, engaging filmmaker discussions and community-oriented events. “Our documentary ‘The River’ was part of the 2021 Destiny Film Festival and we had a really great experience being part of the event… We’ll definitely submit to DCFF again and would recommend it highly to filmmakers! Truly great experience all around.” — Heather Pilder Olson (Producer, Director) “[We] had a wonderful time screening our film to a packed house as well as visiting with fellow filmmakers and enjoying the beautiful Pacific Northwest! The festival Staff was incredibly helpful and kind- this festival is not to be missed!” — D.J. Haye (Writer, Director, Editor, Producer)