The Central Michigan International Film Festival is designed to broaden the range of films available for public screenings in mid-Michigan and on the Central Michigan University campus. Independent, international, and locally produced films are the focus of the festival. Both shorts and feature length films are exhibited. CMIFF loves to highlight underrepresented filmmakers and first-time filmmakers.

Awards & Prizes

CMIFF recognizes filmmakers with Jury Awards and Audience Awards. At this time, there is no money attached to those awards...just recognition.

Rules & Terms

All rights must be held by the person making the submission and/or documentation must be provided that the copyright holder has permitted the film to be shown at the festival.

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  • Kayla B

    Had the honor of part taking in their film festival for my short film. It was very easy to get the badges for me and my crew and the secondary meetup after was an amazing networking opportunity.

    July 2024
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  • Tatsuaki Mizoi

    Thank you very much for screening my film "The Afterlife Photo" and also for Jury Award-Best International Short Film!

    July 2024
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  • Trevor Anderson

    Great event, and we're happy to have screened at such an amazing festival!

    May 2024
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  • Jason Taylor

    Thanks for accepting our feature, Cast & Crew, for your 2024 festival! I had a great time attending the festival and seeing the movie up on the big screen at the Broadway Theater, as well as some of the other selections, and it was an overall wonderful experience!

    April 2024
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  • Oswmer Louis

    We really enjoyed being a part of this festival and are so glad we were able to fly out & attend in person. The staff was welcoming and we really enjoyed the Q&A sessions as well as getting to network with the other filmmakers. We will be back CMIFF!

    April 2023
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