The North Park Film Festival is a deep underground screening series that shares local and international cinema and music videos across a variety of genres in North Park area of San Diego, CA.

All genres are encouraged to submit! We seek to give a voice to small, underseen and unseen filmmakers, from local to international. Like our previous screenings, we intend to keep our programs free admission.

NPFF 2023 comprised two programs. The first took place at the Blind Lady Alehouse and featured music videos, animation, and experimental shorts. We followed this up with more intimate night of longer-form works, drama / dramedy, documentary and filmmaker Q&A sessions held at North Park Media in downtown San Diego and sponsored by Bottlecraft SD.

For 2024 we are aiming even bigger, and look to expand to additional nights and themes. Thanks to everyone who helps make this possible, and we'll see you again soon!

Awards & Prizes

The NPFF Golden Ghost awards (names subject to change):
Dramatic Ghost - Best drama / documentary / narrative
Strange Ghost - Best animation / experimental
Musical Ghost - Best music video

Rules & Terms

General Submissions Rules for the North Park Film Festival.

The North Park Film Festival accepts no responsibility for loss or damage of entries to or from North Park Film Festival.

Rules & Regulations

1. Film entrants must provide a FilmFreeway online screener.
2. Entry forms and payments will not be processed without accompanying preview copies in one of the accepted formats for film applicants.
3. All entries must be in English or - Subtitled, Dubbed in English, unless special arrangements have been made with the festival.
4. All films selected for screening at the festival grant North Park Film Festival the right to use stills and excerpts of up to two minutes for promotional purposes. Trailers will be provided by the applicant if requested.
5. Festival is not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged entries.
6. Exceptions to the festival regulations must be authorized by one of the festival directors.
7. Multiple entries are permissible, but each entry must be accompanied by a separate entry and fee.
8. Submissions will not be returned
9. All fees are nonrefundable.
10. Submitting to the festival for consideration is not a guarantee of being programmed.