The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) seeks entries for our 2026 Festival (November 12-22, 2026). This year we are PRIORITIZING Films 20 Minutes or less. SFTFF accepts narrative, documentary, experimental, animated films and music videos. All work should be created by transgender/genderqueer people. We prioritize short films, but accept all screening lengths.
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival was founded in 1997 as North America’s first transgender film festival. We exhibit groundbreaking, provocative, outrageous, courageous, moving and innovative works that show the complexity of lives lived on the transgender spectrum.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES:
Regular Deadline: June 4, 2026 ($15)
Late Deadline: June 25, 2026 ($20)
GUIDELINES:
-We will notify you if your work is accepted by July 15, 2026
-Once a film is submitted, it may not be withdrawn for any reason.
-All films will be closed-captioned for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing audiences
-Short films are prioritized (under 20 minutes)
-We do not provide screening fees.
-For questions or more information, contact: sftransfilm@gmail.com.
-Virtual Screenings Notice: All selected films will be part of our virtual festival, which will be available to audiences worldwide for 10 days following our in-person screenings. We do not use geo-restrictions. If you need to opt out of the virtual component due to premiere status or geographic restrictions, please email us at sftffproduction@gmail.com
HOW TO SUBMIT:
-All films must be submitted through FilmFreeway
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
-The 2026 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival will take place November 12-22 at Roxie Theater in San Francisco, CA, USA as well as online via Eventive.
-For venue, program and schedule information, visit SFTFF’s website (www.SFTFF.org) starting October 1, 2026. In the meantime, join our email list to receive updates: sign up at www.SFTFF.org.
PLEASE NOTE: If your film is accepted, SFTFF does not pay screening fees under any circumstances. Rather, as a largely volunteer run festival, we devote our resources to producing the best possible programming for your film and promoting your work as widely as possible.
www.SFTFF.org
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By submitting this form, I hereby allow the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival ("SFTFF") to preview my film/video. By signing this document I pledge that I hold the rights to this film and have the right to distribute this material to the SFTFF. I understand that once submitted my entry cannot be withdrawn. I understand that the SFTFF, although they take every precaution, cannot be held responsible for loss or damage of submission materials. If accepted I expressly grant the SFTFF the royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to exhibit my film or video and to use, reproduce, publish, translate, and exhibit any and all publicity materials related to the film, including but not limited to stills, press releases, bios, and trailers, in whole or in part, without limitation to territory, and/or to include said publicity materials with other works in any form, media, or technology.
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