West Chester Film Festival
Schedule
Fri Apr 24 2026 at 05:00 pm to 09:15 pm
UTC-04:00Location
226 N High St., West Chester, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19380 | West Chester, PA
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The West Chester Film Festival returns to Uptown for a three-day celebration of short film from around the world. Showcasing films 30 minutes or less, the festival highlights diverse voices, genres, cultures, and storytelling styles, giving audiences the chance to experience a wide variety of cinematic perspectives in a single weekend.Throughout the festival, guests can attend curated film blocks, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, networking events, and special programs including a Young Filmmaker showcase and the Best of the Fest finale. This vibrant annual event in West Chester brings filmmakers and film lovers together to celebrate creativity, community, and the art of short filmmaking.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
5:00 pm VIP Filmmaker & Press Event at Uptown
5:30 pm Ribbon Cutting on the Red Carpet at Uptown
5:30-7:00 pm Opening Night Party at Uptown
7:00-9:15 pm - Film Block 1
Pie Girl, The Drive, If Cities Could Dance: J-Setting Atlanta, Eiru, Do Evil Thoughts Make an Evil Man?, The Long Walk for Water, Leaf, Panic Switch, The Pearl Comb, Becoming the Man: A Prequel
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026
10:00-11:45 am - Film Block 2 - Young Filmmaker Block
The World's Gone Mad, The Tuba Guy, Fallen, Don't Move, BH7: Building a Basement Ride, What is Art?, The Art of the Throw, The Choice, Clocked, Fighting Roosters and Eagle, Becoming Jeremy, Take Three please, The Definition of a Hero, Hot Tub Horror Story, Forget-Me-Not
2:00-4:15 pm - Film Block 3
N.C. Wyeth: The Giant, Cabbage - A Short Film, The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Deeply Darkly Drole, A Lovely Uncomfortable Thing, Pour Concrete in My Wound, Z-Mile, Forget Me Not, Octopus, Retirement Plan
4:30-6:45 pm Film Block 4
Pig, LGBT Equality Alliance, Gallina, Elrkonig, The Variety Club, Run Rabbit, The Quinta's Ghost, Excuse Me, Mom, Together We Thrive
7:00-8:15 pm Filmmaker Award Ceremony and Meet & Greet at Uptown
8:30-10:45 pm - Film Block 5
Sit with Me While I Die, The Corona Collection: Louis Armstrong's Neighbors, Creator, Because Today Is Saturday, Street Muse, No Feedback, A Thousand Questions and One Miracle, Playing God, Archibald Wallace and the Whisky Theory
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
9:00-10:45 am Morning Filmmaker Meeting & Workshop, Location TBD
1:00-3:15 pm - Film Block 6
The Woman in the Room, First Nations: Finding the Chicksaw, Dark Orange, Life Support, Prayer of the Sea, Magnet Brain, Papillion (Butterfly), Dare to Declare, The Last Fry, White Meat: Appetizer
3:30-5:45 pm - Film Block 7
Such a Pretty Girl, Living with Maria, Tarik Shah - Don't Play Like That, White Lettering, Dance into the Day, The Prayer, The Boy with White Skin, Rush Order Drive! CalGal Drive!, Rodrigo, Forever Green
6:00-9:00 pm Best of the Fest and Closing Night Party at Uptown
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