The Golden State Film Festival is intended to serve as an opportunity for emerging independent filmmakers to showcase their talents. It is a competitive event, with exhibitors and prize winners enjoying fantastic exposure before a large audience of enthusiastic film aficionados and high-level industry decision-makers. Filmmakers from across the United States and around the world are eligible to participate, and short-form as well as feature-length works are being considered for entry.

The Golden State Film Festival is being administered and operated by Jon Gursha and Peter Greene. Mr. Gursha and Mr. Greene are both highly respected film industry professionals, with extensive experience discovering and helping emerging filmmaking talent achieve success at the professional level. Mr. Gursha is serving as the Festival Director, while Mr. Greene is its Program Director.

?Film festivals are one of the best routes for independent filmmakers to reach wider audiences and open up new career opportunities. The Golden State Film Festival offers entrants excellent exposure and the chance to win coveted prizes, and it will also include an opening night gala ball as well as a red-carpet awards ceremony.

Please note that submitting your film for consideration does not guarantee it will be accepted to the festival, or that it will be screened at the festival or win a prize. Programming decisions may change without prior notice, and submission fees are nonrefundable. All Tickets are non refundable.

For further information, or to enter your film, please contact us

Schedule of Events:

Theater 3

10:00 am: Block O  100

The Big Raise 40:00
Bear Brook 13:21
Asian Speak 16:36
El Aleluya 30:00

2:00 pm: Block Q  

The Rich Kid Rules 58:57

4:00 pm: Block R   

The Painter 19:00
One Dream Too Many 1:29:43

6:00pm: Block S

Put The Guns Down 1:50:00

8:00 pm  Block T

I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story 1:38:16

10:00 pm: Block U

Ricky 25:00
Thou Shall Kill 1:26:00

Theater 4

10:00 am: Block V  

The Wishing Wand 3:19
The Soccermen 1:48:00

12:00 pm: Block W

Bola At Buhay-Ball And Life 27:36
Zoomers 1:12:19

2:00 pm: Block X  

De La Cruz 2:08:00

4:15 pm: Block Y

Bad Egg 14:25
Regarding Rose 33:00

6:00 pm: Block Z 62

Settle 4:00
Accomplication 4:00
Buckets 6:40
The Good Twin 7:00
Sisters 7:42
The Fallacy Of You 7:41
Sotto La Rosa 8:28
Buzzkill 8:24
The Invitation 9:17

7:30 pm  Block Aa 100

Leap Of Faith 11:47
Fluffy Homegirls 14:48
Trouble Soother 14:00
Get Your Story Straight 15:47
The Comedy Duo 44:04

9:30 pm: Block Bb

Something Somewhere 14:07
Alzilla 16:22
What Happened To Suzy 1:34:00