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Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) 2023

The Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) is now accepting submissions for its 2023 festival, to be held July 20-23 during Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center.

Judged by a panel of industry luminaries, the CCI-IFF accepts genre-related films in multiple categories.

Awards and prizes will be given out at Comic-Con, with film screenings all four days of the event, scheduled for mid-July 2023.

All films must be appropriate for an all-ages audience. No nudity, excessive violence or swearing. Also, submitted films must be no longer than 95 minutes in length.

Each filmmaker may participate with only one submission. Films previously submitted to the CCI-IFF, whether accepted or denied, cannot be entered again.

Submitted films must have a completion date no earlier than 2021.

Films submitted should be in one of the following categories:

  • Action/Adventure
  • Animation
  • Comics-oriented
  • Documentary (limited to genre and pop culture topics)
  • Horror/Suspense
  • Humor
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy

CCI-IFF 2023 will be held 20-23 July, 2023 during Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center.