• The First-Ever Film Festival at a Women’s Prison in California

    KQED - 3/31/2026

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  • CCWF hosts first-ever film festival in a women's prison

    CDCR - 4/3/2026

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  • Ritual of Care: Screening My Film Inside a Women’s Prison

    Filmmaker Magazine - 5/8/2026

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Call for Entries!

Submissions for SQFF26 are open on Film Freeway.

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SQFF26

SQFF26 will return to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on October 22-23 for our 3rd annual festival, celebrating the creativity and perspectives of currently and formerly incarcerated filmmakers in the Short Film categories, and welcoming all filmmakers to compete in the Long Short and Feature categories. 

Filmmakers are welcome to submit now through July 15th on Film Freeway, where you will find our updated categories and eligibility rules  – we welcome your participation!!

The impact of this groundbreaking festival, the first ever to take place inside a prison, has already expanded to bring events to other facilities.