The Santa Clarita International Film Festival

Welcome to the Santa Clarita International Film Festival (SCIFF). We are looking forward to receiving and viewing your films! SCIFF will launch opening night on December 9, 2021 at the Laemmle in Newhall, CA with the main program running December 10 - 12, 2021 at the Regal Edwards theater in the Valencia Town Center. Note that both theaters screen using DCP so all selected films will be viewed on the "big screen". SCIFF is where the independent voice can truly be heard. It is the goal of SCIFF to showcase quality INDEPENDENT projects regardless of budget or attached actors. As we say, "We start with a story..." The Santa Clarita International Film Festival (SCIFF) is a non-profit organization committed to empowering the Santa Clarita Valley using film as the primary medium to showcase the entire artistic community. We are about connection, community, creativity, and content. Santa Clarita, often called the “Hollywood North”, is a thriving community of artists and creators. It is no surprise that Santa Clarita is a critical part of the film making community with 65% of its residents working in the industry. Additionally, the city has the most filming locations and studios in Los Angeles county along with over 250 recent big budget, studio projects being shot there (not counting independents). Due to its extreme creative community, Santa Clarita has always been home to many different events supporting all facets of the arts. SCIFF may be debuting in 2021, but the Santa Clarita arts community has been evolving for years. The film festival is the first singular event of its kind that hopes to bring together all types of artistic mediums into one remarkable affair. 2021 SCIFF Programming Strands Include: * Feature Narrative (Drama & Comedy) * Feature Narrative (Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi) * Feature Documentary * Short Narrative (Drama & Comedy) * Short Narrative (Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi) * Short Documentary * Foreign Feature * Foreign Short * Animation Feature * Animation Short * Faith Based / Spiritual Feature * Faith Based / Spiritual Short * Student Feature * Student Short * Music Videos * Micro Shorts * Pitch Trailers & Sizzle Reels In addition to the categories above, SCIFF will also be simultaneously running a virtual program for all filmmakers who are unable to be at the festival in person.