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2026 Program Launch Party · Hosted by General Horseplay

Program Launch Party

Key West Film Festival

The show before the show — free to attend, RSVP now.

Join us October 27th at 6:30pm for a sneak peek of the film lineup and the first look at what KWFF has in store for November's 15th annual festival. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Date: Tue, Oct 27
Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: General Horseplay

★ RSVP Free ✦ Festival Dispatches

All-Access Passes · On Sale

All-Access on Sale

Key West Film Festival

All-Access is the one thing you can buy today.

$399 single or $698 for a pair: every screening, panel and party across all five days, plus priority seating ahead of single-ticket holders. Capped each year — it has sold out before the lineup went public.

Single: $399
Pair: $698
Access: All 5 days

▶ Buy All-Access ✦ Pass Details

The Conch Republic Presents · 15th Annual · Nov 18–22, 2026

Passion Meets Paradise

Key West Film Festival

Five days of cinema at the southernmost edge of the continent.

The 2026 lineup drops this October. Join the Marquee and you'll be first to see the slate, the schedule, and the box-office on-sale time.

Dates: Nov 18–22
Edition: 15th Annual
Where: Key West, FL

✦ Get the Lineup First ▶ Early All-Access Passes

Lineup Announcement · October 2026

Lineup in October

Key West Film Festival

Programmers are deep in submissions.

Opening Night, Spotlight screenings, the Centerpiece, Floridocs and the full documentary slate are unveiled in October, the same week the box office opens. Marquee subscribers hear it first.

Announced: October 2026
Programs: 6 strands
Venues: 5 island screens

✦ View the Schedule ▶ Browse the Program

The Curator · 24/7 Festival Desk

Ask the Curator

Key West Film Festival

Your personal festival concierge, trained on fifteen years of Mile Zero cinema.

Tell it what you love — a documentary, a midnight comedy, a shorts block, or the best Cuban coffee before a 10am screening — and get a custom plan, venue map, and calendar export in seconds.

Open: 24 / 7
Plans: Instant
Desks: 5 tiers

✦ Meet the Curator ▶ Browse the Program

Critics Chat · Filmmaker Talks

Critics on Stage

Key West Film Festival

Critics, directors and programmers, on one stage.

Our annual critics panel and filmmaker conversations put the year's most-argued-about films under the lights — free-flowing, unscripted, and recorded for the archive.

Format: Panels + Q&A
Stage: San Carlos
Archive: Watch past talks

✦ Critics & Conversations ▶ Shorts Programs

Reel 15 · Nov 18–22 · 2026 — swipe or use ← → to browse

Nov 18–22, 202615th AnnualLineup Announced OctoberSave the DateAll-Access On SaleSubmissions OpenKey West, FL

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Key West Film Festival · Sizzle02:20

2026 Lineup

Cue the Reel

Announced October · Reel 15

Announced. October 2026 — and you’ll hear it here first.

“We’re in the thick of it — screening submissions, chasing festival premieres, and building a slate worth flying 160 miles south for.
— KWFF Programming Desk

Save the DateLineup TBAPasses On SaleSubmissions Open

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02 · The MarqueeFestival Edition · 2026 · $0

Key West Film Festival

The Marquee

Now showin' · Nov 18–22, 2026

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Festival NewsEvents

2026 Program Launch Party — October 27

The show before the show: a free pre-festival party at General Horseplay on October 27 at 6:30pm, with the first sneak peek of the 2026 film lineup. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Events Desk · RSVP nowRead the dispatch →

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Festival NewsDates

Mark the Calendar — November 18–22, 2026

The 15th annual Key West Film Festival returns to the southernmost screens in America for five days of new cinema, filmmaker conversations, and island nights.

Filed from Mile 0 · Save the DateRead the dispatch →

✦ San Carlos Institute№ 03

ProgrammingLineup

Lineup Announcement Coming in October

Our programmers are deep in submissions and festival circuit screenings. Opening Night, Centerpiece, Closing Night, and the full slate will be unveiled in October — Marquee subscribers hear first.

Programming Desk · Coming this fallRead the dispatch →

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AwardsGolden Key

Golden Key Honorees To Be Revealed

Each year we hand Golden Keys to artists shaping the medium — past honorees include Billy Connolly, Ondi Timoner, and Deborah L. Scott. This year's recipients will be announced ahead of the festival.

Awards Desk · Announcements pendingRead the dispatch →

✦ All-Access№ 05

Box OfficePasses

Early All-Access Passes on Sale

Lock in a pass before the lineup drops — every film, party, and event across the five-day festival, including Opening Night and the Golden Key Awards.

Box Office · Open nowRead the dispatch →

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ShortsSubmissions

72 Hour Film Challenge Returns

Three days, one island, a fresh crop of homegrown shorts. Teams get their prompt on a Friday night and screen to a packed house by Monday.

Shorts Desk · Submissions openRead the dispatch →

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