Eat! Drink! Films! -- Food Film Festival
The world's largest food film festival, presenting documentary and narrative films about food, agriculture, cuisine, and the culture of eating, held annually in multiple US cities.
Overview
Eat! Drink! Films! is the world's largest food film festival, presenting documentary and narrative films about food, agriculture, cuisine, cooking, and the culture of eating. Founded in 2004 and operating across multiple US cities, the festival has built a distinctive niche at the intersection of cinema and food culture.
Food has become one of the most culturally significant subjects in contemporary documentary filmmaking, with films about industrial agriculture, food justice, culinary tradition, and the global food system attracting large audiences and driving policy conversations. Eat! Drink! Films! provides a dedicated platform for this genre.
The festival's multi-city touring format allows food films to reach the broad national audience that the genre's subject matter warrants.
Key Sections
- Documentary Competition -- food documentary films competing for prizes
- Narrative Feature Program -- fiction films with food as central theme
- Short Film Program -- food-themed short films
- Special Events -- film screenings with food and beverage pairings
What Filmmakers Should Know
The festival accepts open submissions. For documentary filmmakers addressing food, agriculture, culinary culture, or food justice, this festival provides the most targeted audience available. The food event programming alongside screenings creates an immersive festival experience.
Major Awards
- Best Food Documentary -- jury prize
- Audience Award
Festival History
Eat! Drink! Films! was founded in 2004 and has operated as the primary platform for food-themed cinema.
See Also
For documentary filmmaking, see Documentary Filmmaking Guide. For festival strategy, see Film Festival Strategy.
