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PIFF 2026 Film Guide

COMING SOON

PIFF 2026 PROGRAMclick here for PASSES

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 

 

​Block 1 - 1:35 PM

NANI

I CAME WITH EARRINGS

OUT OF THE HOUSE

ASHER BABY

J. J.

LIFESAVER

MARCELO DREAMS OF CHARROS

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Block 2 - 3:40 PM

CALIFORNIA IS BURNING

ALTADENA: THE HEART. THE ART & THE SOUL

GRIND

PAREDES ENTRE TU Y YO (WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND ME)

THE MOTORCYCLE MAN

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Block 3 - 5:40 PM

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS

1.21 GIGAWATTS

COSMIC CRUSADERS

DANCE FLOOR ‘86

RECOVERING

DUNGEON OF DECEIT

THE ONE MINUTE PROBLEM

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Block 4 - 7:45 PM

CHOCOLATE MILK

BLOOD YOLK

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​RADICAL REWIND '80s BASH - 9:00 PM

Opening Night Party

Our '80s-themed Opening Night Party will take place at Brews Brothers NoHo Pub and they are giving all badge/passholders HAPPY HOUR prices all night long! They are a short walk from the theatre, and they are staying open late especially for us. They are also hosting our nightly Passholders Lounge. 

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FRIDAY, APRIL 10 

 

PIFF 2026 PANEL - 12:00 PM 

State of the Industry today from a Talent Agent's Perspective:

Self tapes, self submissions, marketing yourself, creating your own content, changing your mindset to "book the room" and the job, finding the right agent for representation. 

 

Jake O'Flaherty representing the Dangerfield Talent Agency

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Block 5 - 1:25 PM

SAKE BATTLE

CINDY

GO DOWN, DILLER

ISLE OF DEVILS

THE RIDE

 

Block 6 - 3:30 PM

THE FORGOTTEN DOOR
HANGTOWN
BOUNDLESS BORDERS

 

Block 7 - 5:35 PM

THE M.J. MISHAP

BETTY& MARY: THE ACTORS PREPARE

MID-LENNIAL LIFE CRISIS

STANDBY

THE COMPANY

 

Block 8 - 7:40 PM

RAIN CHECK

BY THE GRAPE OF GOD

 

Block 9 - 9:55 PM

THE LAST HUNT

BLINDSIDED

INVASION ‘53

BETWEEN DOG AND MAN

LONE WOLF

INTERNAL COLOR

ANIMAL GAMES

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SATURDAY, APRIL 11

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Block 10 - 11:30 AM

A WITNESS

EAST DID MEET WEST

ECLIPSED HEARTS

THE DEMON CORE

ONLY HERE AND NOW

 

Block 11 - 1:25 PM

2020

THE TALK

UNFORGOTTEN

ECHOES OF THE PALISADES

THE WREN IN THE WOOD

LINEAGE

THE LAST ACT

 

Block 12 - 3:20 PM

MORS

FORERUNNER

THE HIRING PROTOCOL

AMADEUS

DRAGON AND ME: PROLOGUE

ABDUCTED AND ALONE

 

Block 13 - 5:20 PM

TOUCHED

 

Block 14 - 7:35 PM

MOONFLOWER

TIL DEATH… DO YOU.

 

Block 15 - 9:50 PM

CALL ME

W.H.W.D.

THE TOWER

ALL YOUR SISTERS

MOMMY KNOWS BEST

TRENDING

ALL YOU NEED

PUBERTY FOR HUMANS

PARTY PEOPLE

SEANCE FOR THE ‘GRAM

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SUNDAY, APRIL 12

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Block 16 - 12:00 PM

MARINA’S FIRST GREAT ADVENTURE

TATTERS!: A PUPPET STORY

LOTUS LAGOON

YELLOW JERSEY

MAKING BEAUTY

FLOWERS

 

Block 17 - 1:55 PM

LITTLE MATCHMAKERS

THE MCROOMMATE

SEASONAL WORK

A MAN APART

NO FEEDBACK

AMERICAN WEI

DAD BOD

WHAT ARE WE?

THIS IS PRIVATE

 

Block 18 - 4:00 PM

ARE YOU A FRIEND OF DOROTHY?

VIOLET VENDETTA

THE HIKE

THE AXE FORGETS

FOXBODY

THE INTERVIEW

 

Block 19 - 6:00 PM

THE ROCKET

ANTONIO’S ROAD

 

Block 20 - 8:00 PM

LORDS

DETENTION

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MONDAY, APRIL 13

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Block 21 - 2:00 PM

ALREADY ARRIVED

THE INTENTION INVENTION

OUR ATTIC

QUICK FIX

ARMAN

CLEAN SLATE

PORTRAIT

 

Block 22 - 4:00 PM

THE MAN IN THE UPPER ROOM

WHO KNEW: DYSLEXIA IS A WAY OF THINKING

BHANGRA BABY

ALPHA AID

YOKOJI

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Block 23 - 6:05 PM

THE SILENT CONTENDER

LIFE SUPPORT

SHADOWS

FOOTPRINTS

WALKIES

LUCY’S LAST DANCE

PAS VRAIMENT ORDINAIRE (NOT REALLY ORDINARY)

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Block 24 - 7:55 PM

3 MINUTOS

FLAMINGO

FLOCKY

TEENHOOD

12 HOURS

RECONSOLIDATION

MY DEAD MOM

FIVE STAGES UNTIL

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TUESDAY, APRIL 14

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Block 25 - 1:35 PM

DEFNE

IS THAT A MIRAGE?

DICK’S-A-THON

EMMANUEL

 

Block 26 - 3:40 PM

1247 STEPS

EL BAR DE HERNANDO

THE TOURIST

STICKY

FIRST DATE CONVERSATIONS

KNIGHTS AND RELATIONSHIPS

ACROSS THE AISLE

THE DEBT

 

Block 27 - 5:45 PM

TRANSFERENCE

THE RETIREMENT PARTY

F MINOR

GUIDED ECHOES

DIZZY

CRITERION

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Block 28 - 7:50 PM

MASCLOOKING

SIRENS

PALATE CLEANSER

THE STONES OF DUNAMASE CASTLE

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

THE DAY IS YOUNG

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15

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Block 29 - 1:35 PM

THE RIVER OF LIFE AND DEATH

CHANGE MAKERS

VASCO DA GAMA: THE INFINITE SEA

 

Block 30 - 3:45 PM

OFF THE RECORD

MASHHAD

ONE FIGHTING IRISHMAN

HIGHER EDUCATION

 

Block 31 - 5:50 PM

EMBERS

GOING FOR HOME

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Block 32 - 8:00 PM

COMETS

SAVERIO

DANNY BOY

IN THE DARK

CAKE

A KING’S CURTAIN

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Screenplays, Teleplays & Stage Plays - 

PIFF 2026 Official Selections:

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BLESS-ED (IS THIS TOWN?) by Wendy M. Wilkins (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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BLIND PURSUIT by Debi Yazbeck (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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BURNT UMBER by Seth Christian (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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CRYPTIC by Ed Vela (Stage Play)

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DEATH IN POLAND by Grant Huffman (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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DOG NAMED CISCO,A by Jean R.Vives (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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EVEN KOALAS CAN GET CHLAMYDIA by Ed Vela (Stage Play)

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FIRST PRIZE by Israela Margalit (Stage Play)

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GHOST OF YOU, THE by Megan Smith-Harris (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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HENCH by Chloe Hawker (Short Screenplay/Teleplay)

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HOT MANGA GIRL by Beatrice Yilin Jiang (Television Script - Sitcom)

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I FOUND A GUN by Will Lee, and Ian Hedman (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)


LETTER OF LOVE & SORROW, A by Brett Howard Nelson (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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MADE CLEAN by Seth Christian (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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NAYA AND THE GOLDFISH by Vanessa Lua (Short Screenplay/Teleplay)

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NOTHING TO LOSE by Scott Anthony Lopez, and Jesus Francisco Jauregui (Short Screenplay/Teleplay)

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POE & CO. by Lawrence Riggins (Television Script - Drama)

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PUNCH THE LINE by Paul Roland (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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REBEL by Maria K. Singh (Short Screenplay/Teleplay)

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SALLY WHITE by Katrina Jaxson (Television Script - Sitcom)

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SAVE THE MAN by Kevin Stuart Brodie (Stage Play)

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SENIOR CENTER by Erin Gonyeau (Short Screenplay/Teleplay)

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SENSELESS CONFIDENTIAL by Martin Bannon Beaudet (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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SHOW, THE by Karen Dee Carpenter (Short Screenplay/Teleplay)

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TABLE FOR TWO by Christian Belmonte (Short Screenplay/Teleplay)

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TALES OF THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC by Patrick Groff (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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THIS WASN’T IN THE SCRIPT by Terry Gingles (Feature Screenplay/Teleplay)

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TROPHIES by Phillip Cook (Television Script - Drama)

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WET BOYS by Ed Vela (Television Script - Drama)​​

THURSDAY, APRIL 16

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The PIFF 2026 Gala & Award Ceremony

 

7:00 PMRed Carpet

8:00 PMPIFF 2026 Gala & Award Ceremony

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Dress Code: Black Tie optional - 1920's attire suggested 

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