Festival Guidebook 2026

SIMIFF At A Glance

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DAY 1
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)

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