WE'RE AN INDEPENDENT FILM REVOLUTION IN WEST TEXAS.

The SAN ANGELO REVOLUTION FILM FESTIVAL was created after the City of San Angelo acquired the Film Friendly Texas designation from the Texas Film Commission. The San Angelo Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), a division of the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, manages the festival along with a committee of leaders from across the city.

The CVB works in collaboration with the creators of the Austin Revolution Film Festival, which has captured the indie film vibe of Austin since 2014. The Austin Revolution festival has gained a great reputation from filmmakers and fans alike, ensuring a high quality event and striving to bring unique and truly independent voices to the Texas Capitol.

The San Angelo Revolution introduces the independent film to a West Texas audience, as well as visitors from across the world. We look forward to a successful festival and to having attendees join us in our oasis in West Texas, off the beaten path.

Unique trophies created by the San Angelo artist community.

A $10,000 grant given to the Concho Creator of the Year

All films must be the original work of the filmmakers and all filmmakers must have the necessary rights.

Films must not have distribution. VOD or your film being readily available to stream may affect your status. Exception: web series will be accepted.

The San Angelo Revolution Film Festival reserves the right to change our programming without notice.

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  • Love this festival. I couldn't attend in person this year, but the team behind this festival is amazing! So grateful to have As the Cookie Crumble screened and nominated this year.

    November 2023
  • Attending SARFF was a real pleasure! My DP and I came to support our short, Confrontation, at the festival and had a great time! We met some incredibly talented filmmakers as well as watched some thought provoking and entertaining shorts. SARFF also spotlights the the city of San Angelo, which offers some great local eats. I would highly recommend the festival to any filmmaker, I can't wait to attend next year!

    October 2023
  • My impression of the San Angelo Revolution Film Festival could have been better. I attended the festival in 2023 after being nominated for "Best in Show," but later discovered that was not entirely true. After talking with other filmmakers at the festival, I found they had not decided on award categories, so everyone was thrown under the Best in Show category as a blanket nomination. Although this left me confused about what awards were being given out, I would have liked to see more transparency on who the judging panel was and what criteria they were looking for.

    This and other minor issues made the festival feel disorganized and lacking in professionalism. This may have been an off-year for the festival runners, or issues were happening behind the scenes; I don't know.
    I am still determining if I will submit to SARFF again in the coming years, but I hope they continue to improve the festival and grow.

    October 2023
  • Andrew Littlefield

    A well run festival with great communication. Highly recommend

    October 2023
  • I can’t recommend SARFF enough! The organizers are passionate about celebrating indie filmmakers, and that passion shows through every aspect of this festival. They were so communicative in their constant updates leading up to and during the fest. The quality of the films screened was fantastic, and each film block curated with the utmost care. There is so much effort into making sure your film is presented in the highest audio and picture quality available. They really do a nice job of facilitating networking opportunities during the event, and I met so many filmmakers that I would love to work with in the future. The city of San Angelo is beautiful and so welcoming of filmmakers, which is great because there is so much to see and do. I had a blast and I will definitely submit again next year!

    October 2023