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The Film Festival at UC Davis presents its 26th two-night screenings of student created film on May 28 and 29 in 1002 Cruess Hall. Each night features a different selection of films and programming begins at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.

For over two decades, the Film Festival at UC Davis has showcase films that are eight minutes or less and have been created by undergraduate or graduate students and recent graduates in a variety of genres and styles, from narrative to documentary to experimental, with a different program each evening. In addition, the festival honors short original screenplays.

For information and details about Film Festival at UC Davis 2026, visit filmfreeway.com/FilmFestUCDavis or the Instagram account instagram.com/filmfestatucd.

Established in 2000 in the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance, the festival was founded by students involved in filmmaking (with other departments joining later). Alumni filmmakers have gone on to submit works to numerous regional film festivals. 

The festival is co-produced by the UC Davis departments of Art and Art History, Cinema and Digital Media, Design, Music, and Theatre and Dance, which are part of the College of Letters and Science.