YOUR DREAM, OUR STAGE.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA • SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2026
DaVinci International Film Festival Honorary Leo Award®
FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF) is a premier, boutique Los Angeles, CA film festival hosted at AMC Theaters, The Grove. The festival celebrates independent cinema worldwide, awarding the best of fest in four signature categories with their prestigious Leo Award.

Founded in 2017, DIFF is 5-STAR and TOP BEST REVIEWED festival platform, honoring filmmakers in long and short format narrative, documentary, animation, and screenwriting categories at their red carpet, star-studded events.

Beyond the screen, DIFF hosts executive panels to include FilmBC, FilmAsia, The Writers’ Corner, and Digital Hollywood.  In 2024, DIFF launched their first Junior Leo Awards® under the banner of the DaVinci Film Institute in support of burgeoning Creatives across multiple creative disciplines.

SCHEDULE
D8 Call for Entries: NOV, 2025 - SEPT, 2026
DIFF launches call for entries at FilmFreeway.com
2025-26 Selection Qualifying
Jury qualifies Official Selections in narrative, animation, documentary, and screenwriting categories for DIFF's 8th Edition.
MAY 15, 2026 DaVinci Masquerade, Cannes FR
INVITE-ONLY. A night of intrigue hosted at The Carlton Hotel, during the Cannes Film Festival.
SEPT 26-27, 2026. Experience the DIFF.
Join us to celebrate world-class independent cinema from around the globe; engage with industry panel events, and enjoy networking parties.
DaVinci International Film Festival AMC

DaVinci International Film Festival is hosted at AMC Theaters, The Grove in Los Angeles.

Premier LA Film Festival, DaVinci International Film Festival is hosted at AMC Theaters, The Grove.

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