Hello, it was a long and hot summer. A Mild winter and a lovely start to the spring! We hope everyone is able to continue to stay in touch and take part in what is happening across the globe and how it relates to filmmaking. Art and now film (modern[Read More ..read more

Welcome back! We have posted the Best of… PIFF #16. May 16 – 20, 2023. We want to thank everyone who participated in this years PIFF. Thank you ..read more

Thank you everybody for getting in touch. We are still finalizing schedules, venues, and making some adjustments. Any input is always welcome. We’re really excited to get the schedule posted so should have updates no later than Tuesday. Feel free to keep reaching out with any questions ..read more

Thank you for coming to the festival website. We are currently in beta mode and are tinkering (as quickly as possible) with a few things. We hope to have most ironed out by May 16th. Any feed back in the meantime is encouraged. You can still see festival blogs, schedules,[Read More ..read more

Monday, February 13th was the regular submission deadline. Thank you! We are now past pre-pandemic levels. After 3 years. Wow. It’s encouraging the state of film across the globe. All submissions must have been posted by 12am EST! Thank you for everyone that has inquired and we appreciate your patience[Read More ..read more

Welcome back to the fun filled world of Philadelphia film! We are pleased to announce that we are posting the festival Best of… to Filmfreeway beginning today (October 27th) and will be doing so throughout the weekend. Thank you for the constant contact and input. We know this took some time to get the discussion out of the door but we believe it is worth it and we hope you agree. Check our social handles as well and we’ll continue to keep you in the loop. We are excited to announce. What’s up with the cool PIFF venues to match the unique one-of-a-kind films we curate you ask? We had to look a ..read more

We are excited to be film and technology festing again. We’re bringing you it all ~ Film, Music, Technology, and putting it together for a 6 day romp. We are sure things will go wrong – they already have, but we are certain to bring a global filmmaking class to the city across multiple venues. Venues we often build ourselves or someone else built themselves. Welcome back! We’re excited to be here and start with some of the best comedy selections on the circuit. Tonight, Opening Night, our friend Mike Salvi of Haha! for hire, who will be your host. 7pm doors. Screenings begin at 7:30 and Stand ..read more

We will be back online shortly. Please use SOCIAL MEDIA @Philaindie for timely updates! Sorry for any inconvenience! The Festival 2022 Team @Philaindie Independent Film FestivalOfficial Logo, Philadelphia Independent Film Festival ..read more

Thank you to the #uff and everyone who contacted us over the past 12 months. Congratulations. Please stick with Social Media @Philaindie while we work through our website hack! We will be online soon! ~ Festival Team 2022 ..read more

SCAN ME #PIFF #PIFFfilms Hello PIFF, it was a great weekend for us over here in the #uff. We watched films that had us down dark roads, High Seas, and wooded valleys. We wandered in fictional cities, political turmoil, traveled by foot across time, teleported to meta worlds, and so much more. We have started to post PIFF #15 Official Selections via our @Philaindie Twitter handle. All films to be announced by the April 6th deadline or sooner. Keep the input and questions coming and watch all media handles for updates! Thank you ..read more