We are pleased to announce that the Golden State Film Festival will hold its 10th edition on February 25th thru March 5th, 2027 in Hollywood, California at the world-famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres.

Screen your film at the world-famous TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood and enjoy our red-carpet events with professional photographer. 

The Golden State Film Festival we take pride in creating a fun relaxed and exciting festival for independent films located in Hollywood, California screening at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres.

The Festival will feature an opening night panel and party event gala, special events throughout the festival and an awards ceremony at the conclusion of the event.

All Dates are subject to change until official announcement soon!

The festival is programmed and organized by an experienced team of festival organizers located in Hollywood, California. The Golden State Film Festival is designed to be a contending platform for independent filmmakers to promote independent films in California The "Golden State". The festival caters to independent filmmakers of shorts and feature projects looking to promote to distributors and film aficionados in the Los Angeles area and California.

Screenings at TCL Chinese 6 theatres Feb 26 - March 4th, 2027

Awards & Prizes

Awards and Prizes TBA

Rules & Terms

Submitting your film does not guarantee festival acceptance or screening. Acceptance into the festival does not guarantee award or prize. Submission fee's are nonrefundable. Golden State Film Festival reserves the right to change programming without notice.

Golden State Film Festival and or vendors, employees contractors or anyone related to the film festival is not responsible for travel related losses, travel costs or any costs associated with attending the festival or any costs or expenses related to changes in programing including change in venue and dates and times.

All Tickets are Non-Refundable.

1 festival badge per filmmaker or person, regardless of how many projects submitted or accepted and not more than 1 badge per filmmaker. All other attendees must have a ticket to be admitted entrance.

467 Reviews
Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Sree Hari Varma Sagi

    Submitting Signal to Golden State Film Festival was one of the best decisions we made during our run. The selection process felt genuinely curated, and being part of this lineup meant a lot to our team. The communication was warm and clear throughout. For a film we made on an iPhone with a small crew, getting selected here was a real validation. Highly recommend to any filmmaker looking for a festival that actually cares about the work.

    June 2026
    Helpful
  • Victoria Bugbee

    Thrilled that my first feature "Out of State-A Gothic Romance" won Best Production Design at Golden State Film Festival. Hands down it was a great experience. Peter Greene was so supportive and the films were shown in TCL Chinese Theater. So see our film on a huge screen with incredible sound that I got to QC before the showing was a huge plus. There was always a happy hour and I met so many wonderful indie filmmakers. The festival arranged special rates with the Loews Hotel for the filmmakers and it was a 5 minute walk through a beautiful safe mall to the theater. They arranged for a company to make banners (that was a cost the filmmaker incurred) but the end result was fantastic. So can't say enough but THANK YOU! Victoria Bugbee Co-Writer, Director, Producer

    June 2026
    Helpful
  • Ernie Charles

    Well done. Lots of fun to at Chinese Theatres and communicate with fellow filmmakers. Jon and Peter do a great job of organizing and running the festival. Thank you!

    June 2026
    Helpful
  • keith chen

    The Delayed team is truly grateful to have been part of the festival. Thank you, Peter, for the opportunity.

    April 2026
    Helpful
  • Robert Mollohan

    Wonderful festival in the center of Los Angeles on Hollywood Blvd. at the iconic Chinese Theater.

    April 2026
    Helpful