The CHRISTIAN FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL, will be held July 31 and August 1st. This event is our live in person event and is held at the CARRIAGE HOUSE CINEMA during the oldest town fair in the USA. A workshop and one-on one mentoring with screenings, awards and worldwide distribution!.

The CHRISTIAN FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL has partnered with the Christian TV Network giving filmmakers the opportunity to have their films screened on major cable Christian networks around the country! DVD's are also included for those filmmakers given a licensing agreement as part of their award.

The CTN licensing is separate from our regular distribution awards with our worldwide distributor. Both the CTN TV Awards and our regular worldwide distributor awards are included..

Two full days of screening features, shorts, documentaries and music videos! Three level of Trophy awards! Gold, Silver and Bronze for those attending.

FILM DISTRIBUTION AWARDS will be made to ALL winners in the CFFF 2026! The CFFF is a content licensing agent for a leading established distribution company with 30 plus years in the business! Have YOUR dream fulfilled!

We hold a VIRTUAL online version as not all official selections can be screened at the live event , BUT the award ceremony will be filmed and posted on our platform and social media!

We are a filmmakers supported event. There are no filmmakers comps. We are completely supported by submissions and filmmakers attending the Live event in August .

NOT ALL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ARE SCREENED LIVE. Those not in the live event will be in the online version on a secured platform. ALL OFFICIAL SELECTIONS are AWARD and DISTRIBUTION qualified.

Awards & Prizes

The CFFF has three levels of awards, GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE Trophies. Award laurels AND a chance for your film to be screened throughout Western New York at various churches and venues. ALL GOLD AWARD WINNERS will receive a worldwide distribution deal and the CTN TV licensing award.

The Q and A's and AWARD CEREMONY of our 2-day summer event will be filmed and posted on our social media platform.

Rules & Terms

Shorts may be submitted from 1 minutes up to 25 minutes. TV and Web series from 25 minutes to an hour, features from 51 minutes to 2 hours. No porn, vulgarity, nudity or profanity will be accepted.

NOTE: WE REQUIRE ALL FILMS TO HAVE A TRAILER ON YOUTUBE. PLEASE SEND US THE LINK. THIS IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF YOUR SUBMISSION TO THE CFFF. PLEASE SEND IT TO US AT CFFF2017@GMAIL.COM

Full Gospel Shorts or Features are films that present Jesus Christ as the only way of salvation and present Biblical references in the film.

Inspirational Shorts and Features are either family oriented, children's films or inspiring films with a moral at its center.

All family oriented shorts, animations, features, documentaries, and music videos may be entered into the CHRISTIAN FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL.

The filmmaker must own all rights to his film and music or have secured them by the festival.

We will accept films made between 2010 to 2026.

WE NOW ACCEPT DIGITAL DOWNLOADS OF YOUR FEATURES AND SHORTS!

Send posters to:
CHRISTIAN FAMILY FILM FESTIVAL
P.O. Box 373
Ellington, NY 14732

It is up to everyone submitting their project to the CFFF to respond to our emails in a timely manner. We work with you but it is your responsibility to keep on top of our notifications and emails.

IF CHOSEN AS AN OFFICIAL SELECTION YOU ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND ASAP WITH A CONFIRMATION OF YOUR SELECTION FOR IT "TO BE OFFICIAL"!

By submitting your film you give us the right to live screen it and screen it on our private secured platform.

Digital Awards and laurels will be presented to filmmakers that do not attend the festival. Actual awards will be presented to filmmakers who attend and support the CFFF 2026 ..

Filmmakers attending the CFFF have priority in the screening schedule. We understand not everyone can attend but expect a core group of our selected films to have the filmmakers attend and support the festival.

Filmmakers and screenplay writers who cannot attend receive a digital award certificate.

Distribution awards are also made to those who cannot attend. An actual award can be created and sent to those not able to attend for the following cost which includes, shipping, handling, and insurance by priority mail. Check our website for more info.
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  • SITS Production

    Christian Family Film Festival has a long history of impacting media for the glory of God. We were humbled and honored to have our short film You Choose selected for the festival.

    August 2025
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  • Peter Iengo

    Fantastic festival, I was apart of the Virtual CFFF. Greatly enjoyed my experience and the festival. They do a really terrific job.

    August 2025
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  • Anne Trenning

    Really grateful for the recognition and affirmation of our film from the CFFF. A lovely endorsement. Thank you for the time and consideration of our film.

    August 2025
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  • Sonya Giddings

    Wonderful film festival. Thank you so much for selecting Ready for Christmas to be screened.

    August 2025
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  • Richard Collins

    The Christian Family Film Festival is the best film festival we have ever been a part of 5 stars all around we highly recommend it to all filmmakers! This is our second entry!!! We attended the 2016 live event at Ellington NY in August 2016 and now the online Winterfest event in February 2025! Both were amazing! Diana Lenska the CFF Director is awesome and her desire to help filmmakers is soooo commendable! Thank you CFFF! We will definitely submit again with all our future projects! God Bless! Rich Collins

    February 2025
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