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. See Film Freeway for more details on submissions. We look forward to receiving your creations!

We are a traveling festival. We began at the world famous Redwood Cafe in Cotati, CA and then moved to Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. This year, we are screening at the historic 4 Star Theater in San Francisco in the heart of the multi-cultural Richmond District. Join us at the festival!

The 4 Star Theater in San Francisco was built in 1912. Located in the Richmond District between Golden Gate Park and the Presidio of San Francisco, it lies in the heart of a vibrant community that offers restaurants, shops, coffee houses, and more! San Francisco's excellent mass transit to takes you to Fisherman's Wharf, Telegraph Hill, the Marina District, and The Embarcadero on the peninsula. Lots to see and do! Join us for CDFF 2026!