Chandler International Film Festival

12/27/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: Bellyache (Feature Film)

A grieving witch escapes to a cabin alone to give birth. While secluded, she chronicles her story in a journal for her unborn child. But as the delivery nears, mysterious events and visions alter her perceptions of love and sacrifice.

🎬 Directed by: Van Ditthavong
⭐️ Starring: Marianne Rendón
🌍 World Premiere
🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 7:30 pm - 9:01 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bellyache-feature-film-ciff-2026-tickets-1977726609528?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas

Celebrate the Holidays with CIFF 2026!

12/26/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: Best Suspense/Thriller Short Films

🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 7:05 pm - 8:49 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎥 Films
Alone Together - Directed by: Tobin Carter
Tonight, I Believed You - Directed by: Tanner J. Perry
Sunday Bloom - Directed by: Joy Ludwig
WAKE - Directed by: Andrew Patrick Torrez
The Nature of Death - Directed by: Sean Cruser

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/best-suspense-thriller-short-films-chandler-international-film-festival-tickets-1977635312456?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/24/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: Best Short Films Block B

🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 5 pm - 6:25 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎥 Films
Invasion - Directed by: Geno Marx
NO LEFT TURNS - Directed by: Douglas Ryan
Inciting Incident - Directed by: William Pace
A Letter of Last Resort - Directed by: Timmy Hanlon / Justice Love
Mumbai X - The Prelude - Directed by: Rahul Dhiman

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/best-short-films-block-b-chandler-international-film-festival-tickets-1977630207186?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/24/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: Eastern Western (Feature Film)

On the cusp of the 20th century, a widowed Eastern European immigrant and his young son journey westward with an American cowboy and his family, forging a lasting bond on the Western frontier.

🎬 Directed by: Biliana Grozdanova / Marina Grozdanova
⭐️ Starring: Igor Galijasevic, Leonardo Galijasevic, Duncan Vezain, JD Ham, Walter Runningcrane Jr., John Budge
🏜️ Arizona Premiere
🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 4:55 pm - 6:43 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eastern-western-feature-film-ciff-2026-tickets-1977727568396?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/23/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: Best Drama Short Films Block B

🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 2:55 pm - 4:17 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎥 Films
Fragile Storm - Directed by: Dawn Fields
Dinner With Quinn - Directed by: Dawn Fields
Homecoming Shenanigans - Directed by: Sanelle Sibanda
For One Night Only - Directed by: Tobin Carter
Forgiving Retribution - Directed by: Curt Samlaska

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/best-drama-short-films-block-b-chandler-international-film-festival-tickets-1977666164736?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/22/2025

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Join us for the 10th Annual Chandler International Film Festival
📅 Fri, Jan 23 – Sun, Feb 1, 2026

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✨ 125+ films
✨ Workshops
✨ Meet & greets
✨ After-parties
✨ Red carpet events

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Mon, Dec 22 – Wed, Dec 24

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12/21/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: Another German Tank Story (Feature Film)

While an American film crew shoots a war series in a former sugar factory in Germany, the residents of the nearby village of Wiesenwalde chase their personal dreams - until a sudden power failure threatens to disrupt all plans and a tank stands in front of the mayor's house.

🎬 Directed by: Jannis Alexander Kiefer
⭐️ Starring: Johannes Scheidweiler, Meike Droste, Monika Lennartz, Roland Bonjour, Alexander Schuster, Gisa Flake, Susanne Bredehoft, Philipp Karner
🏜️ Arizona Premiere
🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 2:30 pm - 4:06 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/another-german-tank-story-feature-film-ciff-2026-tickets-1977724903425?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/20/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: The Art of Telling Lies (International Narrative Feature Film)

Four strangers from Europe are invited to a special event at a secluded castle, only to discover they are being blackmailed for their past scandals. The gathering compels them to confront the harsh truths about themselves

🎬 Directed by: Pascal Payant
⭐️ Starring: Sara Hagno, Oris Erhuero, Syama Rayner, Declan O'Connor
🏜️ Arizona Premiere
🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

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12/19/2025

📣 Announcing Day 3 of CIFF 2026: Best Documentary Short Films

🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 12 pm - 2:14 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎥 Films
27 Minutes - Directed by: Alexander Sworik
A Promise of Paradise - Directed by: Thomas Machowicz
Jade Earrings of the Last Empress - Directed by: Lin Zuo / Marlin Darrah
Post Traumatic Growth: A Southwest Story - Directed by: Michael Wm. Marks
Anywhere My Canvas - Directed by: Sangsun Choi
The Invisible Patient - Directed by: Herry Fuentes / Jaden Quan

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/best-documentary-short-films-chandler-international-film-festival-tickets-1977651813812?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/19/2025

📣 Announcing Day 2 of CIFF 2026: The Kiss of the Grasshopper (Feature Film)

The writer Bernard lives in a magical-realistic world with a sheep and a turbulent relationship with his girlfriend Agata. A human-sized grasshopper appears. Bernard learns of his father's fatal diagnosis and has to come to terms with the fragility of life and the meaning of his own existence.

🎬 Directed by: Elmar Imanov
⭐️ Starring: Lenn Kudrjawizki, Michael Hanemann, Sophie Mousel
🏜️ Arizona Premiere
🗓️ Saturday, January 24, 7:25 pm - 9:33 pm
📍 Pollack Cinemas

🎟️ Get tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-kiss-of-the-grasshopperfeature-film-ciff-2026-tickets-1977725478144?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/19/2025

Festival DAY PASSES are now on sale for the 10th Annual Chandler International Film Festival! 🎬 Get yours today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/full-festival-all-access-pass-chandler-international-film-festival-2026-tickets-1788662450539?aff=oddtdtcreator