Festival Guidebook 2026
SIMIFF At A Glance
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Saturday 12th
AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
- 3PM-6PM Red Carpet (meet outside Ulta for Limo Ride To The Red Carpet)
- 6:15-7:30PM Opening Ceremony & Nominee Recognition
- 8PM Music Video Volumes I & II in Theaters 4 & 5 Respectively
(Open To The Public)
DAY 2
Sunday 13th
AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
- 3PM-5PM Youth Film Fest Theater 4
- 3PM-5PM Music Video Volume III Theater 5
- 6:30PM Music Video & Youth Awards Show Theater 6
(Open To The Public)
DAY 3
Monday 14th
AT SIMI VIBE
- 6PM-7:30PM Writer’s Workshop
- 7:30PM-9PM Stunts: Action, Camera and Editing Workshop
(All Access Pass Holders Only)
DAY 4
Tuesday 15th
AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
- 6PM FEATURE FILM
Simi Made Film
Everything You See Is For Sale
Theater 4 - 6:15PM Shorts Block:
Love Lost & Found
Theater 5 - 9PM FEATURE FILM
Wilma, Wu and A Stripper Named Lorraine
Theater 4 - 9PM Feature Film
My Movie Starring Paul Dano
Theater 5
(Open To The Public)
DAY 5
Wednesday 16th
AT HOUSE OF THE BOOK
AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
- 6PM Pre-Concert Reception
- 7:30PM Film Music Concert with the Simi Valley Symphony Orchestra
(Open To The Public – Pre-purchase Of Tickets Recommended as ID will need to be shown at the campus gate)
DAY 6
Thursday 17th
AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
- 6PM Short Films:
Action Apocalypse
Theater 4 - 6:30PM Docu-Feature & Short
Ventura County Made
The Buzz In Ben
The UFO
Theater 5 - 8:45PM Short Films:
Murder & Mayhem
Theater 4 - 9:15PM Feature Film:
Rebecca Gold
Theater 5
(Open To The Public)
DAY 7
Friday 18th
AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
- 5:30PM KEYNOTE PANEL
The Art & Business Of Music In The Movies
Joseph Metcalfe & Katie Garibaldi
Composer & Music Superisor
Theater 5 - 6:15PM KEYNOTE PANEL:
From Concept To Global Distribution
Anthony C. Ferrante
(Director – Sharknado)
Theater 5 - 7PM 1-on-1 With The Panelists (SMG Lobby)
- 7:15PM Short Films:
Funny Business
Theater 4 - 7:45PM Short Films:
Truth Unbound
Theater 5 - 10PM Feature Film
Simi Valley Made
Gumshoe Gals
Theater 4
(Open To The Public)
DAY 8
Saturday 19th
AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
- 12PM FILMingle
Filmmaker Networking, Interviews and more…
SMG Lobby Area - 3PM Short Films:
Experimental Cinema
Theater 5 - 3:15PM Short Films:
Living Forward
Theater 4 - 5:30PM KEYNOTE PANEL
When Film Fest Connections Becomes A Feature
Paul Tamasy & Slava Denisov
Writers, Producers and Directors
Theater 5 - 6:15PM Keynote Panel
Package Your Film To Get Attention
Matt Smith
Agent – CAA - 7PM 1-on-1 With The Panelists
(SMG Lobby) - 7:15PM Short Films
AWD (Alliance Of Women Directors)
Theater 4 - 7:45 Short Films
What We Fight For
Theater 5 - 10:00PM Short Films
Dark Encounters
Theater 4(Open To The Public)
DAY 9
Sunday 20th
AT THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
- 11:30AM-1PM Field Trip
BTS Tour of the Ronald Reagan Library and how it can serve your next film.
(All Access Pass Holders Only)
AT STUDIO MOVIE GRILL
- 3PM Short Films:
Curious Lives
Theater 5 - 3:15PM Short Films:
Fractured Drama
Theater 4 - 7:30PM
THE SIMIFF 2026 AWARDS
Theater 6
(Open To The Public)
