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✦ General Horseplay№ 012026 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.
✦ Tropic Cinema№ 02The Critics Panel Sets Its 2026 Table
Our long-running critics conversation returns — a year in film, argued out loud on stage, then archived in full for anyone who couldn't get a seat.
✦ Stock Island№ 0372 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.
✦ All-Access№ 04Early 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.
✦ Whitehead St№ 05Golden 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.
✦ San Carlos Institute№ 06Lineup 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.
✦ Old Town№ 07Mark 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.
✦ Key West№ 08KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GOLDEN KEY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING FOR FLORIDA-BORN ONDI TIMONER
Festival to screen her latest feature ALL GOD’S CHILDREN and most recent short film ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN 2025 FESTIVAL RUNS NOVEMBER 12th -16th
✦ Key West№ 0914TH ANNUAL KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP
Festival to open with Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen crowd-pleasing romantic comedy ETERNITY and close with Oscar Best Picture frontrunner HAMNET, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley.
✦ Key West№ 10KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GOLDEN KEY AWARDS FOR 2025 FESTIVAL
LEGENDARY COMEDIAN AND PERFORMER BILLY CONNOLLY TO RECEIVE GOLDEN KEY AWARD FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE TIED TO 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF “THE ARISTOCRATS.”
✦ Key West№ 11KWFF 2025 ALL-ACCESS PASS
The 14th Annual Key West Film Festival is scheduled for November 12–16, 2025. Get your All-Access passes now for $399 each.
✦ Key West№ 12RSVP for the 2025 KWFF Program Launch Party!!
We’re back again for the official pre-festival KWFF 2025 Program Launch Party hosted by KAYA!
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