• Arizona International Film Festival 2025
  • Where there is Love, There is no Darkness
  • Beethoven's Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild
  • Clouds in the Wind
  • Dead Man's Switch
  • Demi Demons
  • Eating of an Orange
  • Edge of Space
  • In the Red
  • La Gloria
  • Long Shadows
  • Prodigal Daughter
  • Rebel with a Clause
  • To Live Another Day, To Fry Another Egg
  • Ugly Little Monkeys
  • Village Keeper

Newsflash

Opening Night Film Is Announced

The Arizona premiere of Where There is Love, There is No Darkness opens the 33rd Arizona International Film Festival at The Screening Room on Thursday, April 3, 8:00pm. This poignant French film tells the story of an undocumented delivery man in Paris trying to support his family in Senegal. Filmmaker will be present for the screening. Admission is $10.

Welcome to the 33rd Arizona International Film Festival

Staying true to its mission of showcasing independent film, the Arizona International Film Festival has exhibited over 3,400 films representing 100 countries to over 180,000 patrons in southern Arizona. And now, the 33rd edition will select more exciting and innovative films from around the world for Arizona audiences.

Our Sponsors

  • Rio Nuevo
  • Main Gate Square
  • Reveille Mens Chorus
  • KXCI Community Radio
  • Loft Cinema
  • The City of Tucson
  • Visit Tucson
  • Film Tucson
  • Fox Theatre
  • Pima County Attractions
  • Brink
  • Ramada by Wyndham
  • Petroglyphs
  • Old Tucson
  • Steve Godwin Consulting
  • Mercado District
  • Sundance Press
  • Hotel Congress
  • Downtown Tucson Partnership
  • Etherton Gallery
  • Sun Link Streetcar

Announcing 2025 Festival Line-up

The Selection Committee has released their selection of films including 24 features and 70 shorts from 19 countries for screening at the 33rd anniversary Arizona International Film Festival.  The Selection Committee praised the quality and diversity of the films submitted this year. Congratulations filmmakers!  Click here for film list. 

Tucson Welcomes Festival Filmmakers

Out-of-town visitors have a variety of choices when it comes to resting their heads after an exciting day at the Festival!  The Ramada Inn, our official Festival hotel, located on the modern streetcar line; the Downtown  Clifton with its stylish Sonoran Moderne ambiance; the Graduate Tucson with its14th-story rooftop restauarnt and pool, and the historical Hotel Congress, which housed and aided in the arrest of infamous bank robber John Dillinger,   Each hotel features discounted rates for anyone attending the Arizona International Film Festival. Click here for more information and rates.

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Volunteers needed for the 33nd Arizona International Film Festival

Are you interested in working behind-the-scenes for the 2025 Arizona International Film Festival in Tucson? Volunteers are needed for event planning, marketing, promotions, design, production, merchandise, office work, and much more. Contact us at arizonafilmfest@yahoo.com and find out how you can be involved.