Cambria Film Festival

Cambria Film Festival Independent Film Festival located in the beautiful Central Coast of California

Showcasing classic and new romance and romantic comedies (including feature films and shorts) in an intimate film festival set in a small seaside village

Filmmakers! Our 2027 CFF Submissions open NEXT WEEK on 3/30! Get ready to submit your films and take advantage of the lo...
03/25/2026

Filmmakers! Our 2027 CFF Submissions open NEXT WEEK on 3/30! Get ready to submit your films and take advantage of the lowest submission price of the season! Act soon - the earlybird deadline is 4/30!

Also, even MORE photos have been added to our festival gallery. Be sure to download your favorites - even more will be added soon, so keep an eye out!

Can you believe it's been TWO WEEKS since the 2026 CFF? Take a look back at some of the fun moments from this year's fes...
02/21/2026

Can you believe it's been TWO WEEKS since the 2026 CFF? Take a look back at some of the fun moments from this year's fest, including laughs and smiles from our visiting filmmakers, attendees and sponsors!

Stay tuned for more pics, as well as our interactive gallery to download and keep your favorite moments forever!

You voted, and now it's time to announce the winners of our 2026 AUDIENCE AWARDS! Also, we are revealing the runners-up ...
02/09/2026

You voted, and now it's time to announce the winners of our 2026 AUDIENCE AWARDS! Also, we are revealing the runners-up in each category to showcase the amazing films our audience loved!

FEATURE - NARRATIVE: 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐘 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 (𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘜𝘱: 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘵, 𝘖𝘥𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘈 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦)
FEATURE - DOCUMENTARY: 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐀𝐋𝐎 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐍
SHORT - NARRATIVE: 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐀𝐑𝐃 (𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘜𝘱: 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘥?, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭)
SHORT - DOCUMENTARY: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐍 (𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘜𝘱: 𝘏𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 & 𝘙𝘶𝘯, 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥)
SHORT - STUDENT: 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄 (𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘜𝘱: 𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 (𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮))
ANIMATION: 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐌 (𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘜𝘱: 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺, 𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘤, 𝘑𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 & 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘰, 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦)
LATE NITE: 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐀 (𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘜𝘱: 𝘈𝘚𝘔𝘙, 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘛𝘦𝘢 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘓𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘴)
FAMILY: 𝐏𝐎𝐖! (𝘙𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘜𝘱: 𝘋𝘰𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘑𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 & 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘰)

Drumroll please... ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 JUDGES' AWARDS (Audience Awards announced in a separate post)!BEST FEATURE - NARR...
02/09/2026

Drumroll please... ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 JUDGES' AWARDS (Audience Awards announced in a separate post)!

BEST FEATURE - NARRATIVE: BROTHER VERSES BROTHER
BEST SHORT - NARRATIVE: THE SENTRY
BEST FEATURE - DOCUMENTARY: BABY DOE
BEST SHORT - DOCUMENTARY: MONSTER SLAYER
BEST SHORT - STUDENT: A WOMAN IS MANY THINGS (JUST FINE ISN'T ONE OF THEM)
BEST ANIMATION: HELP ME TOM
BEST STUDENT ANIMATION: STAY
BEST LATE NITE: REVENANT
BEST FAMILY FILM: POW!
DIRECTOR'S AWARD: SYNTHESIZE ME
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD: BURT
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: BEAUTIFULLY UGLY
NANCY GREEN FOUNDER'S AWARD: WHISPER MY NAME

Today we send off the 9th Annual Cambria Film Festival with our final screenings! Catch some award-winning films before ...
02/08/2026

Today we send off the 9th Annual Cambria Film Festival with our final screenings! Catch some award-winning films before our doors close, and this is also your last chance to watch FAMILY FILMS for free in the CCAT at noon!

Tonight is the big night! Enjoy even more short and feature films including an exclusive US premiere of AMAZEZE in the "...
02/07/2026

Tonight is the big night! Enjoy even more short and feature films including an exclusive US premiere of AMAZEZE in the "Rollercoaster of Life" block, bring the family to the FREE Family Films block, and get ready to see who takes home the 2026 prizes at our 9th annual awards ceremony!

Happy Friday! Enjoy more incredible films, events, a new Film Talk, and our BRAND NEW Family Films block which is FREE f...
02/06/2026

Happy Friday! Enjoy more incredible films, events, a new Film Talk, and our BRAND NEW Family Films block which is FREE for the community! Bring the kids and enjoy a block of 10 family-friendly short films suitable for all ages!

Craving something a bit more thrilling? After our doors usually close, make your way to the CCAT for LATE NITE CINEMA, a curation of the most thrilling, chilling, and exciting independent short films CFF has to offer! (Warning: contains intense themes and frightening imagery)

It's our first full day of the festival! Immerse yourself in feature and short films from all over the world, enjoy our ...
02/05/2026

It's our first full day of the festival! Immerse yourself in feature and short films from all over the world, enjoy our first installment of the brand new Film Talks over a boxed lunch (order by 10am in the box office!), and be a part of CFF history as we screen our first ever Feature Film selection from Iran tonight at our special event!

It's here! The 9th Annual Cambria Film Festival is kicking off with our Opening Night Reception and Screening! Enjoy del...
02/04/2026

It's here! The 9th Annual Cambria Film Festival is kicking off with our Opening Night Reception and Screening! Enjoy delicious food and wine from The Singing Kitchen, Hearst Ranch Winery, and Cutruzzola Vineyards before immersing yourself in the world of film music with our event films BEHIND THE SCORE and IN THE TRACKS OF: LALO SCHIFRIN!

The festival box office opens at 5pm, so be sure to arrive and pick up your passes/tickets before the event starts!

We can't wait to celebrate 9 years of Cinema by the Sea with you 🎬🌊

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1350 Main Street
Cambria, CA
93428

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