Faith and Film Festival (International Christian Film Festival)
A major international festival dedicated to films that engage with Christian faith and spiritual themes, presenting competitive programming from filmmakers around the world.
Overview
The International Christian Film Festival is one of the most prominent festivals dedicated to cinema engaging with Christian faith and spiritual themes. The festival presents competitive programming across feature, documentary, and short film categories, celebrating films that reflect Christian values, explore faith journeys, or engage with spiritual themes from a Christian perspective.
The faith-based film market in the United States is substantial and growing. Films addressing Christian themes have achieved significant commercial success, and a dedicated festival circuit has developed to support and celebrate this sector. The International Christian Film Festival serves as one of the primary competitive platforms for this community.
The festival attracts filmmakers, distributors, and Christian media organizations who together constitute a significant commercial and cultural ecosystem for faith-based content.
Key Sections
- Feature Film Competition -- faith-based narrative features
- Documentary Competition -- Christian and spiritual nonfiction features
- Short Film Competition -- faith-themed short films
- Family Film Competition -- films appropriate for family audiences
- Student Film Competition -- films by students in Christian film programs
What Filmmakers Should Know
The festival accepts open submissions. Films must engage positively with Christian faith or spiritual themes. The festival provides access to Christian distributors, broadcasters (including TBN, Pureflix, and similar platforms), and community organizations that constitute the faith-based distribution ecosystem.
For filmmakers producing content for faith-based audiences, this festival provides the most targeted competitive recognition and industry access available.
Major Awards
- Best Feature Film -- jury prize
- Best Documentary
- Best Short Film
- Best Family Film
- Audience Award
Festival History
The International Christian Film Festival was founded in the early 2000s as the faith-based film market was expanding and seeking dedicated competitive platforms. The festival has grown alongside the commercial success of Christian cinema.
See Also
For faith-based distribution, see Distribution Deals Explained. For festival strategy, see Film Festival Strategy.
