Sept 19, 2026 ● Hollywood, California ● One day. One stage.
The story is the star.
Every frame counts.
iHollywood Film Fest is where leading-edge storytelling meets the craft that built this town. AI filmmaking, vertical drama, and traditional cinema — side by side, judged on one thing: the story. For filmmakers and audiences of all ages.
The Festival
One day. The whole future of film.
Hollywood was built on new technology — sound, color, widescreen. iHollywood Film Fest carries that tradition forward. In one focused day we screen an official selection of short films across every format, host panels with the people redefining how stories get made, and put trophies in the hands of storytellers who earned them. Progressive in tools. Timeless in what matters: story, experience, and empowering storytellers of all ages.
Three Frontiers
Same craft. New canvases.
AI Filmmaking
Generative and AI-assisted films get a real screen and a real jury. We spotlight work where the technology serves the story — and the filmmakers pushing what a small team can create.
Vertical Drama
The fastest-growing screen in the world is the one in your pocket. We program vertical shorts and series episodes made for it — drama built frame-up for 9:16.
Traditional Cinema
Live-action, documentary, and animated shorts made the way films have always been made: with a camera, a crew, and a point of view. The foundation everything else stands on.
Program · Sept 19, 2026
The Run of Show
A single-day sprint through the best of what's next. Doors open mid-morning; we end on the red carpet.
Doors & Welcome
Check-in, coffee, and first looks at the official selection.
Shorts Block I — New Frontiers
AI-crafted and vertical shorts from the official selection.
Panel — Storytelling in the Age of AI
Filmmakers and technologists on what changes, what doesn't, and how to start.
Shorts Block II — The Craft
Traditional live-action, documentary, and animated shorts.
Panel — Vertical Drama & the New Audience
Why the 9:16 screen is minting a new generation of storytellers.
Red Carpet, Awards & Closing
iHollywood Film Fest awards and the I Am Awards, presented together.
// Final lineup and venue details announced ahead of the festival. Times subject to change.
Awards
Two juries. One festival.
Every official selection competes twice — a signature of iHollywood since day one.
iHollywood Film Fest Awards
Judged the traditional way, by industry professionals — writing, direction, performance, craft. The standard Hollywood has always held itself to, applied to every format we screen.
The I Am Awards
Judged on energetic frequency — the feeling a film leaves in the room. Our best films tend to win in both. That's not a coincidence; that's the point.
Worlds we've never seen. Made by people we've never met. The Official Selection · Sept 19, 2026
Submissions Open
Push the boundaries with us.
Shorts in any format — traditional, vertical, or AI-assisted. If the story is strong, we want to see it. Storytellers of all ages welcome.
Attend
Be in the room where it screens.
One badge, the full day: both shorts blocks, both panels, and the awards. Family-friendly programming throughout — bring the next generation of filmmakers with you. Tickets and venue details announced soon.