The Chico Independent Film Festival Season 12

592 E 3RD ST, CHICO, CALIFORNIA 95928, UNITED STATES

FEB 11 - NOV 22, 2026

16 YEARS RUNNING

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Deadlines

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About festival

DCP RequiredCompleted from 2022Premiere World Required

The Chico Independent Film Festival Season 12

Our Independent festival is a federal nonprofit with independent Arts & Media in San Francisco California. We are bridging the gap to Far Northern California independent film and filmmaker resources and event. 12 Seasons! Established 2010. www.chico-indie.com

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Festival Amenities

Hotel HostingHotel DiscountsFilmmaker LoungeGreen RoomCateringSwag BagsFilmmaker EventsAfter PartiesPress EventsIndustry PanelsQ&A SessionsAll Access BadgesComplimentary TicketsProfessional HeadshotsFestival CatalogSocial Media SpotlightVIP Restaurant AccessWelcome DinnerPriority Seating

Accepted Content

Genres:

WesternStudentThrillerWarScience FictionRomance

MusicMusicalMysteryMidnightHorrorFamilyFantasyDocumentaryHistoryDramaCrimeBiographyActionAdventureBollywoodAnimationComedyDigital

Sub-Genres:

Bio PicBlack ComedyBuddy ComedyChildren'sComing of AgeCult

Cyber PunkDanceDarkDetectiveEnvironmentalFaithFantasy-ComedyFantasy-DramaFeministSuspenseStudentSportsSocial ImpactSocial IssuesSilentRomantic ComedyPoetryMockumentaryHuman RightsMartial ArtsPeriod PiecePoliticalPsychological Thriller

Film Types:

NarrativeNon-FictionAnimationExperimentalDocumentary

Categories:

Web SeriesVRTV SeriesShot On FilmShort FilmNew Media

Music VideoMicroshortMicrobudgetMicroFeature FilmEpisodicDocumentaryDigital MicrobudgetDigitalAR

Submission Categories

Submission

Fee is zero to all Submissions in 2026.

Type: Film

Festival Team

Kelly Desmore

Founder/Producer

Vanessa DaSilva

Judge Panel

Contact

Instagram page chico-indie.com youtube.com tiktok.com contact@chico-indie.com sponsorship@chico-indie.cm

592 E 3rd St, Chico, California 95928, United States

Festival Rules

DCP RequiredCompleted from 2022Premiere World RequiredPremiere National PreferredPremiere State Preferred

Film Submissions 2026:

We are Independent only Film submissions, we accept small production teams in liaison with Major Studios but primarily independent films from around the entire world are accepted.