Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

Celebrating its 36th annual festival in 2021, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) presents American indies and studio films, international films, student films, special tributes, seminars and introduces filmmakers to South Florida audiences. The festival runs November 5 – 21, 2021, and screens 200 films in Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, St Augustine, and The Bahamas. Considered one of the most important regional film festivals in the U.S., the Festival's commitment to first-time filmmakers and innovative programming make it the perfect test market for your film. If you are entering a STUDENT film, please include the name of your school. Once you are accepted, we will need an MP4 file of your film, plus a YouTube trailer. FLIFF retains the right to program all accepted entries, into FLIFF's Saint Augustine Film Festival which follows FLIFF's November dates, in January. Okay…enough of that…the important reasons you should enter your film: a) With our two year-round arthouses Savor Cinema in Fort Lauderdale and Cinema Paradiso – Hollywood, we often book festival films that have played in FLIFF for commercial runs following the fest. Furthermore, we will introduce you either in person or virtually to the programmers in Key West, Miami, Miami Beach, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville, St Augustine, Tallahassee, Tampa, and St Petersburg. We will assist you in devising a Florida release schedule following your festival schedule. b) FLIFF is FUN! We have a great variety of parties, receptions and galas…and as a filmmaker in the fest, you will have access to all, including: The Opening Night Party (held at Seminole Hard Rock Casino; The Brunch Cruise aboard the 250 passenger luxury yacht, The Sun Dream; The Centerpiece Party held at the Sunrise Civic Arena; a Gala screening at The AutoNation IMAX; The Veteran’s Day Cookout; The Wrap Party at Bailey Hall; plus nightly/daily receptions held in the Savor Cinema Courtyard. Venues Savor Cinema – Lauderdale Built as a church in 1926, CPL is one of the coolest theatres in South Florida. Capacity is just under 250 is blue velvet stadium seats (that cost us a bundle at the Cannes Film Festival). We project DCP, HDCam, 35mm, BluRay, DVD and computer files. The CPL Courtyard is a canopied patio with three separate tents that can do receptions for 25 – 50 – 100 – 200 depending on the size of your event. Press interviews can also be held in the back tent or inside in the Green Room. CPL has a free parking garage…and of great interest, it also has a Full Bar. The cinema is just across the river, a five minute walk, from trendy Las Olas Boulevard where out Host Hotel, The Riverside, is located. Cinema Paradiso – Hollywood A storefront building built in the 50’s, CPH was renovated and retrofitted as an arthouse cinema in 2013. It is located in the heart of the Arts & Entertainment District of Downtown Hollywood and surrounded by eighty-seven different restaurants representing forty-three countries. The intimate CPH seats 82 people and projects DCP, BluRay, DVD or computer files. There is free parking right on the street and CPH serves Beer & Wine. Our Hollywood Host Hotel is The Diplomat (Florida’s largest and grandest hotel) located on Hollywood Beach. A one dollar trolley ride takes ten minutes. Bailey Hall on the Broward College Campus Opening Night takes place in the 1200 seat Bailey Hall in Davie, FL, a 20 minute drive from downtown Fort Lauderdale. Bailey Hall projects 4K DCP as well as HDCam, BluRay or DVD. Sunrise Civic Center The theatre is located in a beautiful complex with an Art Gallery, Banquet Hall, Breezeway (used for the Centerpiece Party). The Center is surrounded by fountains, reflecting pools and its own surface level free parking. The 300 seat theatre projects HDCam, BluRay, DVD or computer files. The theatre has dressing rooms, and a green room. Hard Rock Live The arena hosted our 2015 and 2016 Opening Night in their venue that can accommodate 5500 people and projects anything you want. Hard Rock Live has Full Bar, free parking and a variety of restaurants right outside the doors. Oh yeah, a casino too! Past Guests Over our three decades we have honored and/or featured a vast variety of industry leaders, including: Ben Affleck Shoreh Aghdashloo Karen Allen Jason Alexander Claude Akins Christina Applegate David Arquette Ed Asner Armand Assante Lord Richard Attenborough Carroll Baker Daniel Baldwin Stephen Baldwin Fairuza Balk Steven Bauer Jennifer Beals Maria Bello Jonathan Bird Jaqueline Bisset Karen Black Shane Black Claire Bloom Peter Bogdanovich Michael Bolton Ernest Borgnine Beau Bridges Matthew Broderick Betty Buckley Cara Buono Edward Burns James Caan Michael Caine Irene Cara Nestor Carbonnell Leslie Caron Joelle Carter Veronica Cartwright Seymour Cassel Kim Cattrall Lumi Cavazos Richard Chamberlain Charles Champlin Candy Clark Rory Cochran Ethan Cohen Jason Connery Roger Corman Bryan Cranston Michael Crichton Jon Cryer Maria Grazia Cucinotta Tony Curtis Henry Czerny Arlene Dahl Stephen Daldry Tim Daly Matt Damon Keith David Beverly D'Angelo Dana Delany Artus de Penguerin Joyce DeWitt Fred Dryer Keir Dullea Charles Durning Eliza Dushku Giancarlo Esposito Robert Evans Shaun Evans Peter Falk Dennis Farina Robert Forster David Frankel John Frankenheimer Connie Francis Laura Frazier Bob Gale Vittorio Gassman Ben Gazzara Alexie Gilmore Adam Goldberg Bobcat Goldwaite Rob Goodman Elliott Gould Graham Greene Ioan Gruffudd Steve Guttenberg Lukas Haas George Hamilton Ed Harris Guy Harvey Dennis Haysbert Audrey Hepburn George Hickenlooper Arthur Hiller Gregory Hines Celeste Holm Ernie Hudson Finola Hughes Tab Hunter Anne Jackson Joshua Jackson Victoria Jackson Thomas Jane Norman Jewison Van Johnson Aphrodite Jones Davy Jones Ashley Judd Howard Keel David Keith Irvin Kershner Ben Kingsley Barbara Koppel Jon Landau Piper Laurie Marc Lawrence Spike Kee Jerry Lewis Christopher Lloyd Jane Lynch Bailee Madison Ann-Margret Lee Majors Mary Stuart Masterson Paul Mazursky Andrew McCarthy Kevin McCarthy Christopher McDonald Darren McGavin Jack McGee Kelly McGillis Penelope Ann Miller Edgar Mitchell Michelle Monaghan Michael Moore Roger Moore Rob Morrow Stephen Moyer The Munchkins Michael Murphy Leslie Nielsen Nick Nolte Donald O’Connor Edward James Olmos Patrick O’Neal Joe Pantaliano Michael Pare Adrian Pasdar Estelle Parsons Arthur Penn Jo Ann Pflug Michelle Phillips Christopher Plummer Bill Plympton Benoit Poelvoorde Pamela Poitier Edward Pressman Vincent Price John Randolph John Ratzenberger Lynn Redgrave Tim Reid Jeremy Renner Burt Reynolds Alan Rickman Doris Roberts Eric Roberts Alexandre Rockwell Leonard Rosenman Gary Ross Tim Roth Gena Rowlands Saul Rubinek Ingrid Rubio Jane Russell Mark Rydell Eva Marie Saint Mia Sara John Sayles Johnathon Schaech John Schlesinger Paul Schultze Martin Scorsese John Shea Talia Shire Kin Shriner Wil Shriner Elisabeth Shue George Sidney Jonathan Silverman Gary Sinise Tom Sizemore Paul Sorvino Kevin Spacey Alana Stewart Mel Stuart D.B. Sweeney Loretta Swit Noah Taylor Marlo Thomas Lea Thompson Mario Tosi Frank Vincent Eli Wallach J.T. Walsh John Waters Lina Wertmueller Fred Willard Paul Williams Treat Williams Robert Wise John Woo Chuck Workman Robert Wuhl Ian Zeiring We hope to add your name to this list!