Almost Famous Film Festival

03/02/2026

The People and Faces of A3F 2026 - Part Three. Special thanks to Kenny Sabian - Photo + Video for capturing these memorable moments!

03/02/2026

The People and Faces of A3F 2026 - Part Two. Special thanks to
Kenny Sabian - Photo + Video for capturing these memorable moments!

03/02/2026

The People and Faces of A3F 2026 - Part One. Special thanks to Kenny Sabian - Photo + Video for capturing these memorable moments!

02/27/2026

The RESULTS are in. Congratulations to The STUFFMakers for their film "An Ankle In Time" that took 1st Place with both the Judges and Audience. And thank you to everyone who participated in this 72 Hour Challenge and for our unbelievable audience last night that was full of energy and enthusiasm!!!

*Recap, screening photos and more coming soon... Thanks to the Downtown Phoenix Inc.

02/24/2026

Join us this Thursday at 7PM for the World Premier of the Top 20 Films from this year's A3F 72 Hour Short Film Challenge!

Tickets at: https://thea3f.net/72hour_2026.html

02/22/2026

The Judges’ results are in, the Top 20 and Honorable Mentions 7 will premier this Thursday, 2/26 at AMC Arizona Center 24 Theatres in downtown Phoenix. Tix at https://thea3f.net/72hour_2026.html

And Congratulations to all of the teams listed below for making a short film in just 3 Days or 72 Hours! 👏

02/17/2026

A3F Update! Twenty-six teams beat the 72 Hour deadline and will now have their films scored by our Panel of Judges. To watch the World Premiere of the Top 20 Films on Thursday, Feb. 26 at AMC Arizona Center 24 Theatres, click below!

A3F 72 Hour Film Challenge 2026 February 13-16, 2026 The 21st Annual A3F Short Film Challenge is now in progress as 33 teams are our creating films in just 3 Days or 72 Hours! Registered teams. Competing from out-of-town, click here. Our panel of judges will watch and score the films and select the....

02/14/2026

The Official Guidelines of the 2026 A3F 72 Hour Short Film Challenge. Good luck to all of the participating teams!

02/13/2026

Posting this for one of our filmmakers! Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tucson-screening-of-rooms-by-jordan-pelliteri-tickets-1982622286630?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

Event Details
• What: Rooms — Cine-Dance Screening (20 minutes)
• Where: Harkins Theatres Spectrum 18, Tucson
• When: February 24th from 6-7 pm
• Who: Featuring local Tucson dancers + independent filmmakers

Join us for a special Tucson screening of ROOMS — an unforgettable night of storytelling, connection, and cinema you won’t want to miss!

01/29/2026

**Register at https://thea3f.net/72hour_2026.html

Saturday, January 31, is the last day to register for the 2026 A3F 72 Hour Short Film Challenge for just $40 per team! The fee goes to $50 starting Feb. 1.

So sign-up today and join these other brave and adventurous teams who are trying to become Almost Famous Feb. 13-16!

11/03/2025

What a fantastic night celebrating the A3F All-Stars winning team, The Nobidies, in a Phoenix Sun’s suite! Big thanks to Phil Bradstock with the Phoenix Film Office for making it all happen!