TFF 2020 Cancelled; Looking Ahead to 2021

After much deliberation, our team has decided to no longer postpone, and instead cancel the Festival for the 2020 season. As much as we’re disappointed by this, we feel there’s too much at stake in our community to create a risk of exposure through having a Festival this year. We had a pretty great lineup planned for you this year, if we do say so ourselves. Check out the full roster of films that were scheduled to screen, including Official Selections, from the 2020 Tallahassee Film Festival.

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2020 Films

From Oscar winners Bong Joon-Ho and Barry Jenkins to indie mavericks Kat Candler and Zoe Lister-Jones to cinematic auteurs Jem Cohen and Josephine Decker, the Tallahassee Film Festival has been selecting and curating the best independent cinema flying under the radar since 2008. Here’s the lineup for the 2020 Tallahassee Film Festival.

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TFF 2020 – Second Wave of Films Announced!

The 12th annual Tallahassee Film Festival happens April 15-19 at multiple venues around Tallahassee, including CMX Cinemas Fallschase 14, All Saints Cinema, Cap City Video Lounge, 621 Gallery and FSU’s Fine Arts Building. With over 80 films to choose from during the 5-day festival, there’s something for every movie lover! We’re excited to announce our second wave of films, including our Opening Night film presentation!

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TFF-Alum Bong Joon-Ho Wins Big at the Oscars; Marnie Hertzler Makes Her TFF Debut in April

In 2009 we were still a fledgling film festival, but we knew how to find good cinema and bring it to the Tallahassee region, a region which otherwise may not have seen many of the films we’ve curated and presented over the years. Take for example, TOKYO!, an anthology film featuring three filmmakers’ views centered around the titular city. The segment “Shaking Tokyo” was directed by Bong Joon-Ho. If you didn’t know him before, you probably know Bong now thanks to his latest film, Parasite, which swept and shocked this weekend’s Academy Awards ceremony. We at the TFF saw that spark in Bong many years ago and we’re excited to see his work honored on such an international stage.

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TFF 2020 – Our First Film Selections Announced!

The 2020 edition of the Tallahassee Film Festival happens April 15-19!

The festival returns with a head-spinning array of bold new American independent cinema and international work, including documentary and fictional features and short films of every style and description. We’ll have parties and panels and Q&As, and special events that expand the festival beyond the screen, with live music and literary interludes. And, as always, dozens of filmmakers and their teams, as well as special guests, on hand to socialize and engage audiences about their work.

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How to Festival

Passes are on sale now!

The 2020 Tallahassee Film Festival takes place April 15-19, 2020, at multiple locations around Tallahassee, Florida and the surrounding region. Each year the Festival brings the latest remarkable films in independent cinema along with many attending filmmakers, actors, and other industry professionals. Past years have included Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), Zoe Lister-Jones (The Craft), and Kat Candler (Queen Sugar). This year will be no exception.

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Hotels

Proudly sponsored by Hampton Inn & Suites Capitol-University

Whether you’re traveling into Tallahassee from abroad or visiting from within our own backyard, be sure to take advantage of our special guest rate at one of our 2020 Hilton host hotels of the Tallahassee Film Festival, the Hampton Inn & Suites Tallahassee Capitol-University and the DoubleTree by Hilton Tallahassee!

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Venues

More to be announced soon!

Get ready for a marathon of films over the course of the weekend, participate in post-film Q&As with filmmakers from around the country and internationally, and mingle with filmmakers and fellow film enthusiasts at the parties!

  • CMX Fallschase 14 (near Buck Lake & the Costco on Mahan)
  • FSU Fine Arts Building
  • All Saints Cinema
  • Cap City Video Lounge
  • 621 Gallery
  • Madison Social

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Testimonials

One of my favorite regional film festivals! The programming is outstanding: for the films in competition, the programmers select excellent-quality and TRUE indie films that are not just the same films playing all of the other regional fests. Plus they showcase exciting titles fresh from Sundance, Slamdance, etc for their out-of-competition slots. (I gladly watched six features and three shorts in two days.) They are also extremely well-organized and communicative. Great after parties, Q&A sessions and a well-run awards ceremony (featuring beautiful trophies) on closing night. A relaxed and friendly atmosphere where the opportunities for networking with other filmmakers are plentiful. I greatly hope to return!

Michael Smith, Filmmaker

TFF is a great, intimate festival with a diverse audience. It is everything a film festival should be.

Jon Anderson, Filmmaker

Tallahassee is an excellent film festival. I live in the UK and unfortunately I was unable to attend, but I keenly followed their social media feeds. They clearly built a strong dedicated audience because they select wonderful films. It was an honour to have my short film PRACTICE selected. I highly recommend this festival.

Deva Palmier, Filmmaker

TFF was a great experience. The whole team works super hard to bring diverse programming, and they are incredibly hospitable to filmmakers and attendees. I'd submit again in a heartbeat!

Kyle Taubken, Filmmaker

Although I couldn’t make it to the festival because of crazy work schedule, I enjoyed the way this festival supports independent films and encourages Cinema as art rather than nonsense agenda which is very common among festivals these days.

Mehdi Omidvari, Filmmaker