Artis—Naples shared the lineup of 59 films for the 18th Naples International Film Festival, to be held October 22-25, 2026.
Naples International Film Festival
The Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) is a place for film lovers to connect, exchange ideas and celebrate the art of film in a friendly, welcoming environment.
Naples International Film Festival started in 2009 and takes place in Naples FL, USA
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18th Naples International Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opening Night Shorts
Jackrabbit by Ballard C. Boyd
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‘On a String’, ‘Jimmy & The Demons’, Mistura, ‘Dream Touch Believe’ Win Top Prizes at Naples Film Festival
Isabel Hagen, On a String (John Wildman) Isabel Hagen’s drama On a String, about a gifted violist’s struggle to find her place as a professional musician, was a two-time winner at the 2025 Naples International Film Festival, taking both the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature and NIFF’s Focus on the Arts Award.
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17th Naples Film Festival Launches with Shorts Showcase, Closes with ‘The Princess Bride’ in Concert
The Princess Bride (courtesy Naples International Film Festival) The 17th annual Naples International Film Festival is set to take place October 23-26, 2025, kicking off with Opening Night Shorts: Unexpected Outcomes, featuring seven short films.
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‘Between the Mountain and the Sky’ is Top Prize Winner at Naples International Film Festival
Between the Mountain and the Sky Jeremy Power Regimbal’s Between the Mountain and the Sky was a two-time winner at the 2024 Naples International Film Festival, taking both the jury prize and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
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‘Between the Mountain and the Sky’ Documentary on Philanthropist Maggie Doyne to Screen at Naples Film Festival
Between the Mountain and the Sky American humanitarian and BlinkNow CEO Maggie Doyne is the subject of the documentary Between the Mountain and the Sky selected to screen at the 2024 Naples Film Festival. Based on Doyne’s 2022 book, the documentary chronicles her journey from childhood to building a children’s home, women’s center, and school in Nepal.
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16th Naples International Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opening with Shorts Program and Closing with Tim Burton’s Batman
Night Session directed by Ballard C. Boyd The 16th Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) running October 24-27, 2024 in Naples, Florida, unveiled the lineup of 58 films (10 narrative features, 12 documentary features and 36 short films) representing 26 countries.
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Vivian Kerr’s Scrap and Miranda Yousef’s ‘Art For Everybody’ Win Naples International Film Festival 2023 Top Awards
Scrap directed by Vivian Kerr The 2023 Naples International Film Festival announced the filmmaker award winners with the jury prize for Best Narrative Feature (and a cash prize of $2,500) going to Vivian Kerr’s Scrap, and the jury prize for Best Documentary Feature (and $2,500) was given to Miranda Yousef’s Art For Everybody.
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R.J. Daniel Hanna’s ‘Hard Miles’ Kicks off 15th Naples International Film Festival Lineup
Hard Miles directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna The 15th annual Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) set for October 26-29, 2023, will open with the East Coast premiere of R.J. Daniel Hanna’s epic cycling drama, Hard Miles, and will close with a special presentation of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, featuring a live performance of John Williams’ iconic score by the Naples Philharmonic and conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.
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Butterfly in the Sky Opens, Jurassic Park Closes 2022 Naples Film Festival Lineup
Butterfly in the Sky opens, Jurassic Park closes 2022 Naples Film Festival Lineup As Southwest Florida grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, the 2022 Naples International Film Festival will take place as planned October 27-30, screening 64 films (13 narrative features, 9 documentary features and 42 short films) from 17 countries.
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‘Women Is Losers’ ‘Holy Frit’ ‘Peace by Chocolate’ Win at 2021 Naples International Film Festival
Winners of 2021 Naples International Film Festival Lissette Feliciano’s Women Is Losers won the jury prize for Best Narrative Feature (and a cash prize of $2,500) and Justin Monroe’s Holy Frit won the jury prize for Best Documentary Feature (and $2,500) at the 2021 Naples International Film Festival. Audience Awards went to Jonathan Keijser’s Peace by Chocolate (Best Narrative Feature), Christopher Chambers’ A Fire Within (Best Documentary Feature) and Maria Brendle’s Ala Kachuu – Take and Run (Best Short Film). Both feature films received cash prizes of $1,000 and the short film winner received a cash prize of $500.
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Naples Film Festival 2021 Returns to In-Person Screening with 67 Films + Special Presentation of Back to the Future
Peace By Chocolate directed by Jonathan Keijser The 13th Naples International Film Festival (NIFF) will be held October 21-24, 2021, featuring a return to in-person screenings. The festival will include 67 films (12 narrative features, 11 documentary features, 44 short films) from 20 countries. A central theme of this year’s edition of NIFF will be a celebration of the art of making the short film, including the first time the festival has showcased a specially curated shorts program for its Opening Night Film experience. The film festival will close with a special presentation of Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future featuring a live performance of John Williams’ classic score by the Naples Philharmonic, conducted by Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.
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MATERNA and BASTARDS’ ROAD Among Winners of 2020 Naples Intl Film Festival
MATERNA directed by David Gutnik The 2020 Naples International Film Festival announced the filmmaker award winners with the top Jury Prizes going to David Gutnik’s Materna for Best Narrative Feature, and Brian Morrison’s Bastards’ Road for Best Documentary Feature. Audience Awards went to Lanie Zipoy’s The Subject (Best Narrative Film) and Lynn Montgomery’s Amazing Grace (Best Documentary Film).