CCIFF is a sponsored Non-Profit!
Our next event will be held at Regal theatre in Camarillo, offering an incredible opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their work on the big screen—don’t miss out!

This is an IMDb Qualifying Festival
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0073314/2024/1

Come join the 6th installment of the Central Coast International Film Festival taking place on Sunday 10th of October 2026, in beautiful Ventura County, California.
We welcome all filmmakers to submit their content as we are accepting all running times, from shorts to feature-length movies, in all genres. Please join our like-minded creative community and submit no later than August 16th, 2026.

CCIFF will be recognizing excellence with awards for the Best Indie, Best Directors, Best Ensemble and more! Plus, every entrant will have the opportunity to discuss distribution with veteran film distribution executives and their companies, Gate 23 Entertainment and Counterspell Distribution.

A team of industry experts and academics from the Ventura County area judges submissions based on a high standard of merit.
Award-winning projects are publicly screened in Ventura County, and the audience can attend special Q&A sessions with the cast and crew.

Awards & Prizes

Each entry is evaluated by at least three judges on a performance scale, considering its quality and creativity. The entries with the highest ratings are nominated for the awards in their respective categories, from which the winners are selected.

Rules & Terms

Short movies should have a maximum length of 60 minutes.
Full length should have a minimum length of 83 minutes.

The films must include English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English).

By submitting the film, the submitter agrees that:
1. CCIFF can use trailer/teaser/film poster/stills or BTS excerpt for promotional purpose (but do not release, under any form or circumstances, the full film)
2. Entry fees are non-refundable.
3. The submitter owns all the rights to the film.
4. The information about the entries can be disclosed to CCIFF associate film festivals.
5. Submission cannot be withdrawn after the announcement of the official selection.

For the public events, submitter must provide CCIFF full HD or 4K mov or mp4 digital file.

The projects that do not follow the rules & terms above can be automatically disqualified at the sole discretion of CCIFF.

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  • Matt Tornero

    We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Central Coast International Film Festival! Our film, Across the Aisle screened and won the award for Best Production Design! We are so grateful to the festival for the recognition, and we’re very excited to seeing the festival continue its growth. The venue was excellent, the selection of films was of great quality, filmmakers were very excited to attend and had great Q&A’s, we can’t wait to see how the festival expands in the future!

    November 2025
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  • Latrice Curry (Quintana)

    Thank you for such an amazing festival for filmmakers. Much love and many more to come!

    October 2025
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  • Mitra Mazumder

    Thank you very much for selecting my film as a semi-finalist

    October 2025
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  • Arthur Ericsson

    It is great that Camarillo is representing this region for new filmmakers. And I loved that they built in time for each team to share their story and answer questions. The two hour blocks makes it easy to sit through an entire grouping and then have a break. Thanks for selecting Malorum for Best Student Short Film! Arthur

    October 2025
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  • Ken Stewart

    It's been an exclusively online experience for me...but I am honored to have been

    October 2025
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