Red Rock Film Festival 2026

16/09/2026 - 26/09/2026

City

Cedar City/St. George, UTAH

Telephone

435.705.5555

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Website

www.redrockfilmfestival.com

Edition

Final submission deadline

2026-05-20

Submission/Registration Fee

Yes

MISSION & OBJECTIVE

To encourage the production of media in both the independent and professional market that portray the human race in a positive light, and to applaud original works that redefine media through innovation, creativity, and sensitivity that both enlighten and educate audiences from around the world.

The festival considers entries of ALL GENRES from shorts to full-length features, and is held in 'Festival City, USA' right after the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Southern Utah, the other end of the state from Sundance. Within a 20 min. drive is Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Brianhead…

Red Rock Film Festival Call for Entries

Festival call for entries - Currently not open. Submission details will be reported here when announced by the festival.

(Archive)

All genres are considered. Although documentaries have been a predominate focus at the Red Rock Film Festival, festival audience often compliment the variety and diversity of films selected for the festival in Utah. Animation, arts, children, comedy, documentary, drama, experimental, fiction, narrative, romance, sports, student, horror, suspense, mystery, musical, music videos, war themes, women's issues, family, and humanitarian films are all taken into consideration

Allfilms in the Red Grid category must be completed after January 1, 2022

Audience and Grand Jury Awards may include:

Feature Animation
Feature Documentary
Feature Fiction
Featurettes (30 - 59 minutes)
Short Animation (6 - 59 minutes)
Short Documentary (6 - 29 minutes)
Short Experimental (6 - 29 minutes)
Short Fiction (6 - 29 minutes)
Short-Shorts (1 - 5 minutes)
Music Video
ScreenDance/Fashion Film
Virtual Reality Short Content
Utah Filmmaker Film
Collegiate Student Short

Regulations and submissions via FilmFreeway
Deadline: 18 February (work-in-progress deadline), 11 March (Early Bird Deadline), 31 March (Regular), 21 April (late), 20 May 2026 (extended)