The Fort Myers Film Festival’s 16th annual festival will be held in the sunny, beautiful SW Florida region at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center May 20-24, 2026 with other venues, restaurants and private parties to be announced including screenings at Alliance for the Arts, IMAG, Calusa Planetarium and Lab Theatre. May 20, 2026: The event will begin with a red carpet opening night and will be cel
ebrated with excitement and style at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center at 7 p.m. Guests will enjoy drinks and treats with an opportunity to meet with the stars of the evening’s film, other filmmakers and event VIPs. Watch last year’s video here https://vimeo.com/552417263. May 21-24, 2026: Then join us for all of the films with official programming at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center and other event centers around town including iMag, Alliance for the Arts, Calusa Nature Planetarium, Lab Theater and more! May 24, 2026: Finish off the weeklong celebration with an awards ceremony. Join all of the local and international filmmakers as we celebrate the winners of the Fort Myers Film Festival. Champagne and dessert will be shared, short award winning films will be played and toasts will be deservedly pronounced and afterparties will commence. The Fort Myers Film Festival’s 16th annual festival will be held in the sunny, beautiful SW Florida region with private parties and dinners at select venues. This ticket will make you ALL ACCESS to ALL of our events VIP and screenings. *Affiliate partners may ask to see VIP for standby seating. The Fort Myers Film Festival is an intelligent independent filmmaker's preferred event to create, unite and showcase the finest artistic cinematic works. The Fort Myers Film Festival is known for world-class swagger and support of local filmmakers. The festival event offers ‘the most vibrant intellectual and edgy crowd to grace Lee County in decades.’ The event has featured hundreds of local filmmakers and is a must attend for cineasts who love indie film and film festivals living in Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties. That’s right, Fort Myers has a film festival now, so come out for the excitement! For more information go to www.fortmyersfilmfestival.com or join www.facebook.com/fortmyersfilmfestival for updates and events. The Fort Myers Film Festival supports Lee County Schools filmmakers, United Way, Raddatz Foundation, SalusCare, Lighthouse of SWFL, ACT, Kimmie’s Recovery Zone, Uncommon Friends, Charity Pros,
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, , FODASA, Family Initiative and Golisano’s Children’s Hospital. Sponsored by and partnered with The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Happenings Magazine, Luminary Hotel, The Banyan, Gulfshore Life Magazine, Riverside Realty Group, Hilfiker Missions LLC, City of Fort Myers, Wild About Popcorn, Aux Delices Cafe, Jordan's, Outlier Brands, Downtown House of Pizza, UNIT A and Marcus Jansen Foundation, Starbucks, Babcock Ranch, Pamela Templeton Unlimited, Captiva Spirits, IMAG, J. Bert Davis, Clarity Certified Public Accountants, Kearns Restaurant Group, Black Tie Tuxedoes, City Tavern, Martin Law Firm and the International Olympic Committee supported Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs. The Fort Myers Film Festival was awarded the prestigious 2015 Chrysalis Award for Cultural Achievement by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau and the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Inc. at their annual Celebration of Business & Tourism Awards Luncheon and Trade Show at the Harborside Event Center in downtown Fort Myers.
