VBFF 2026 FILM SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED!
The Vero Beach Film Festival is a warm and wonderful film festival by the sea which embraces independent filmmakers, now at an all new time of year, April 9-12, 2026. You bring the films and we’ll add the wine, food and FUN!
VBFF has been recognized as a “Top 100 Film Festival” by Film Freeway and named “The Summer Sundance” by the Huffington Post. We screen narrative features and dramatic shorts, documentary features and shorts, comedy shorts, local films, and student shorts in unique venues in our charming east coast Florida seaside town. New seminars, roundtables, and educational opportunities, and our podcast, “Yak About Film,” will be back. Year-round events and other film screenings are also in the
works.
We roll out the red carpet for our filmmakers. In-person festival benefits include festival passes and home host accommodations. Award Winning Films receive CASH AWARDS! Filmmakers interact with industry professionals and audience members in one of the most intimate, relaxed, and inspiring settings on the festival circuit.
