Welcome to the Snohomish Film Festival! This is the premier film festival for filmmakers in the Pacific Northwest. We feature short films from local cast, crew, and locations. We are expanding this year to include short films from across the U.S., Canada, and other countries.

Our annual live event is a hub for networking and collaboration. Our goal is to build a forum for independent filmmakers to meet in person, talk about their craft, and possibly find their next project through the connections they make here. We encourage ALL film lovers to join in this celebration of indie films.

We are excited to be partnering with Shoreline Community College this year! The use of facilities, fostering students, and promoting the film program at the school is our 2023 focus. We will screen all chosen films at the main theatre on September 9th, 2023. Awards ceremony will follow the last film of the night.

16101 Greenwood Ave N Main Auditorium, Shoreline, WA 98133

Let’s all go to the movies!

Check out our promo video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rvsibroviv64399/sffInterviews.mov?dl=0

Awards & Trophies given out for the following categories (note: we must receive at least 3 submissions in the given category to qualify for an award):

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Comedy
Best Documentary
Best Drama
Best Horror
Best Music Video
Best Sci-Fi
Best Trailer

* Anyone is allowed to submit.
* All film genre's accepted.
* Shorts only
* Guaranteed written feedback on your project!

Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Devin Hermanson

    The organizers did a great job and put on a really fun event. I enjoyed the chance to meet other filmmakers of some really strong films and hope to attend again and again.

    October 2023
  • What a wonderful festival! Communication was great, event was fun and well organized! Networking with other PNW filmmakers was a bonus. We truly appreciate being an Official Selection of your festival, and the honor of winning Best Score for our film The System!

    September 2023
  • Russell Emanuel

    Great festival that treated us well! Thank you so much!

    September 2023
  • We had a great time! Strongly recommend submitting your short film projects here. Thank you Rick Medved and Fest. crew for putting on a great show and our film Manly Men of the Mountains came home with a win for Best Comedy!

    September 2022
  • Great local film festival with a personal touch. I was happy my team won best editing for my short film, Color of the Sky.

    It was nice that the festival also provided written feedback for all films submitted. Hope to be back again soon!

    September 2022