Sat · Oct 3 · 2026 · Fallbrook, California
A full day of independent film from around the world.
23 films screened in 2025 — features, documentaries, animation and student work from filmmakers across six continents. One ticket covers the entire day, in a 1940s theater on Main Avenue.
One-day pass
$20
Grand prize raffle
A Taylor Swift autographed guitar.
An authentic guitar, signed by Taylor Swift. $25 a ticket, and every dollar goes straight back into putting independent film on the screen at The Historic Mission Theater.
Why it matters
A festival built for filmmakers who don’t have a studio behind them.
The Fallbrook Film Society has run this since 2007 for one reason: to give emerging filmmakers a real theater, a real audience and a real jury.
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Six juried categories
Feature, documentary feature, short, documentary short, student and animation — each with its own award.
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One ticket, the whole day
$20 covers every screening from 10:00 AM to close. No per-block pricing.
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A 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Every pass, sponsorship and raffle ticket goes back into running the festival. EIN 20-5921360.
2025 award winners
Six films took home an award last year.
From the archive
Nineteen years of guests on Main Avenue.
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