MOUNTAINFILM in Telluride, now 27 years old, was founded by a handful of dirtbag climbers with a desire to capture their passion on film and share it with the community.

Each Labor Day weekend, the tiny mountain village of Telluride, Colorado triples in size. Swells of passionate film enthusiasts flood the town for four days of total cinematic immersion, embarking on a viewing odyssey, blissfully spending entire days in flickering dark rooms.

The Sedona International Film Festival & Workshop is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the best in independent filmmaking from around the world to Sedona.

The RiverRun International Film Festival is one of the premier film festivals in the Southeastern United States. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, home of the nation's first arts council, the festival showcases a rich blend of works by independent, international and student filmmakers.

North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival The North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival[sm] is celebrating its 10th Annual Film Festival.

About The Eerie Horror Film Festival Overlooked, underrated, and often misunderstood, independent horror movies have been virtually ignored and shunned by the mainstream film industry since it began more than a century ago.

CineVegas has come a long way from its humble, grassroots beginnings to the vibrant, fun-filled event that will take place June 10 – 18th.

For twenty-five years, UNC Greensboro has celebrated the arts of visual imaging in the form of a festival or exhibition of student and/or independent works. The Carolina Film and Video Festival, now widely recognized as one of the major regional showcases of independent and student creative film and video, inherits and continues this tradition.

THE BOULDER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD ANNUALLY ON President's Day Weekend in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Annual Black Diaspora Film Festival- is an integral part of the program tradition at the Hayti Heritage Center. The festival’s mission is to celebrate African American cinema and the African cultural Diaspora, by highlighting established and emerging filmmakers and films showcasing the contributions and uniqueness of the Black artistic tradition in film.

The Atlanta Film Festival is produced annually by IMAGE Film & Video Center, the Southeast’s premiere media arts center.

The Difference Between the Festivals: While the Telluride Film Festival is the best of its kind in the world, it is *not* an independent film festival.