Please submit your projects for CDFF 2026 via Film Freeway. We embrace the world.

Welcome to the Culture & Diversity Film Festival

CDFF supports filmmakers from around the world. We believe that when we experience films from a variety of cultures, we can increase our understanding of our shared humanity, and this understanding is a pathway to global peace and harmony. We support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Visit https://sdgs.un.org/goals for a detailed description of each goal. If your project expresses values which support one or more of these goals, then please submit to our festival. We accept a broad range of genres and artistic approaches Fictional films, docs, animation, experimental, new media and music videos are all welcome! We offer online awards in addition to our screening awards, which increases your chances of winning.

We are a traveling festival. We began at the world famous Redwood Cafe in Cotati, CA and then moved to Los Angeles. This year, our theatrical screenings will be either in Los Angels or in San Francisco. Check back for updates! See Film Freeway for more details on submissions. We look forward to hearing from you!