Mother Father Sister Brother Frank
Best Narrative Feature Film
2024 WINNING FILMS
Silver Harvest
Best Historical Legacy Film
Límite
Best International Short Film
Between The Mountain and The Sky
Best Documentary Feature Film (TIE)
Enduring Democracy: The Monterey Petition
Best Film on The Monterey Peninsula
The House: 6 Points of Departure
Best Documentary Feature Film (TIE)
The Space Inside
Best Short Film
Black Tar Road
Best Editing in a Feature Film
Torii
Best Short Experimental Film
The Abel Tasman
Best Student Film
CIFFest 2024 REVIEWS:
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I’m so honored the screenplay based on my book One Mad Apple received an Honorable Mention award. The whole film festival experience was a blast and well executed and coordinated. A special shoutout to Lawrence Roeck and Annette Andersen for reviving the Carmel Film Festival.
TOM PRATT
November 2024
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At the heart of the city of Carmel, the Festival took place in October with an impressive variety of films and divergent ages of the filmmakers. I feel honored that my film was selected. The festival offered lots of opportunities to meet and connect with people and filmmakers, as well as a friendly staff always ready to help!
CLEMENCIA MACIAS
October 2024
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This festival was better than expected! Friendly staff and a beautiful venue! A good mix of films. Looking forward to next year's festival.
ROBERT FRANCO
October 2024
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We were honored to receive the award for Best Documentary at the 2024 Carmel International Film Festival and travelled from out of state to attend. The festival was hosted in a charming venue with a friendly staff to match. Q&As were thoughtful and engaging and the Carmel team did a great job of selecting a diverse set of truly interesting films covering a range of topics. Would absolutely recommend submitting and attending!
CASEY ACASTER
October 2024
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This was such a great festival! All of the staff were so welcoming and the everything was well organized and super fun! I highly recommend submitting to this festival!
DANIEL TROIA
October 2024
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Our deepest thanks to the Carmel International Film Festival for selecting our award winning short documentary, Operation Overlord: OSS and the Battle for France.
CHARLES PINCK
October 2024
OCTOBER 2-5, 2025
EARLY BIRD ENTRIES UNTIL JUNE 1!
"Old School" actor Craig Kilborn and Will Roberts from "Oppenheimer" on the stage at CIFFest in 2024
The historic Golden Bough Theatre at the 2024 Carmel International Film Festival
B&W Photo: "DUNE 2" Executive Producer Byron Merritt at a Spring 2024 CIFFest event
Former CBS Late Night Show Host Craig Kilborn with Festival Co-Director Lawrence Roeck
Previous CIFFest Events on our YouTube Channel
Return of the Carmel International Film Festival, Golden Bough Theatre, October 5&6, 2024
Legendary Simpsons Art Director and Editor of MAD Magazine, Bill Morrison
Academy Award-nominated Production Designer Stephen Altman
DUNE II Executive Producer Byron Merritt
"The Crowd" Presentation with Randy Tunnell, Photographer and Creator of "Carmel and Big Sur Painters - Bohemian Legacy"
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“CIFFest creates a wonderful opportunity to meet and interact with leaders in the arts. It's inspiring and it's incredibly informative.”
Annette Andersen - Production Consultant on "Marshall" starring Chadwick Boseman, Exec Assistant to Faye Dunaway, and Director of New Media for "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening.
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