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SUMMARY:San Diego International Film Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:The San Diego International Film Festival runs in October 2026\, presenting the annual showcase of international and American independent cinema that has established SDIFF as the leading film festival in San Diego County and one of the significant regional festivals on the West Coast calendar.\n\nSDIFF screens approximately 80-100 films over its six-day run across multiple downtown San Diego venues — the Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15 as the primary venue\, with additional screenings at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park and event spaces throughout the Gaslamp Quarter. The programming combines international competition entries with American documentary features\, short film programs\, and special presentations of films with local connections.\n\nThe festival's Filmmaker in Focus program brings guest directors and cast for Q&A sessions following screenings — SDIFF's scale creates the access that larger festivals can't provide. Directors who have screened at Venice\, Toronto\, or Sundance bring their films to San Diego audiences weeks later with full Q&A programs.\n\nThe Gaslamp Quarter's concentration of restaurants and bars makes SDIFF a social festival as much as a cinematic one — the evening premiere screenings are followed by parties and gatherings that pull the film community and the broader arts community of San Diego together for the festival week. Individual tickets and festival passes available via the SDIFF website. Gaslamp Trolley Station provides easy Metro access.
LOCATION:Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15\, 701 Fifth Ave\, San Diego\, CA 92101
URL:https://www.falkorevents.com/eventcal/event/5552/details/
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