Tucson Film Festival

11/07/2025

Filmmaker Flashback Friday! From 2018, here's a great interview on KXCI Community Radio with director Brendan Taylor and actor/producer Brandon Mindel of the film "Videotronynxz" about a fictional synth pop band, that featured music/score from Daniel Sparrow whose short film "One Good Thing" premiered at this years' festival in the Tucson Film Festival 2025 Narrative Shorts Program 2! Thanks to Bridgitte Thum for the fun conversation + supporting the festival!

https://kxci.org/podcast/kxci-conversations-videotronyxz-filmmakers-talk-with-bridgitte-thum/

11/05/2025

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s festival! Our deep appreciation to our partners, sponsors, and dedicated staff whose hard work made it all possible. Most of all, our gratitude goes out to the incredible filmmakers and the vibrant film community who helped make our 21st one to remember!

10/31/2025

One of the best parts of the film festival is the post-show Q&As with filmmakers, actors, producers, DPs, and more! Grateful to everyone who participated. Here’s a few highlights from this season! Thanks!
📸 Robert Scott Photography

10/27/2025

Here’s some photos from our Documentary Shorts program! Thanks to all our documentary filmmakers Adam J. Benavidas (Harmony on Pointe) Clinton Willis (Facing Tides) and film subjects Mike Miller (Get Your Gravel On) and Rick Wamer (Facing Tides) for coming down to the festival, networking and sharing some laughs at the Q&A! Here’s to continued success with your films!

UA School of Theatre, Film & Television Film Tucson
📸 Robert Scott Photography

10/24/2025

Excellent article/interview with “I’ve Seen All I Need To See” writer director Zeshaan Younas! Thanks to the Explorer/Tucson Local Media and Jack Miessner for the festival coverage!

https://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/explorernews/features/tucson-set-film-makes-local-debut/article_d20707dc-56c6-40d1-aaad-0bdd64467b98.html

Desert Times Film Tucson

10/24/2025

A shout out to our narrative shorts filmmakers who attended this season and brought great energy to the festival! We can’t wait to see what’s next from Margaret Miller (Randy as Himself), and our two dynamic duos David J. Aberle + Steven Saldana (Saving Clementine) and David Salvi + Chris Sattel (Project Eden). It was exciting to complete the filmmaking process with Ben Taman (Seeing Each Other, Seeing Things) and McKenna Murphy (Sage Hen) for their world premieres! Thanks to all the cast, crew, friends + family for being there and supporting the festival!

10/23/2025

Festival coordinator Willie Cross was featured on an episode of Tucson Voices the week before the festival! Thanks to KXCI Community Radio for continued support since the early days when it was called the Tucson Film & Music Festival or TFMF!
Take a listen https://kxci.org/podcast/tucson-film-festival-2025/
Tune in to 91.3 KXCI - Tucson community radio!

10/21/2025

We had a fantastic time hosting our feature filmmakers this year! Thanks to Sue Carpenter for "40 Watts From Nowhere", “Burt” writer/director Joe Burke , and Zeshaan Younas + his "I've Seen All I Need To See" crew for all being a part of the 21st season, premiering your films in Tucson and doing some captivating Q&As! Thank you + cheers to continued success with your films!

Film Tucson The Screening Room Downtown Tucson

10/18/2025

Thank you to our new sponsor The Kennedy Hotel for coming on board and for your support of the film festival this season! The Kennedy is Tucson’s newest boutique hotel with onsite amenities including free breakfast, a year round heated/chilled pool, arcade games, and pet friendly with a fully fenced dog park! Book now for your next trip to Tucson!

10/14/2025

Thank you AZPM for including the Tucson Film Festival in the News Daily Program this week!

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10/13/2025

TODAY we honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Thanks to Sky Hopinka, Daniel Welynn and David J. Aberle for sharing their films with us this season and being apart of the !

10/12/2025

🎥 TODAY! Here’s the lineup for Day 4! Come on down to the The Screening Room - get tickets in advance or at the door for $10!

12:30PM ✨ Narrative Shorts Program #3 (Q&A)
3:00PM 🎬 Documentary Spotlight: “Powwow People” Directed by Sky Hopinka!
5:30PM 🎞️ “Omaha” Closing Night Film Directed by Cole Webley

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