WELCOME TO THE HUNTINGTON BEACH CULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL
Pictured below, 2025 Official Selection and Best Feature Film Nominee, Itu Ninu directed by Itandehui Jansen (Scotland, UK)
ABOUT
MISSION & BACKGROUND:
The Huntington Beach Cultural Film Festival honors the spirit of inspiring and promoting mutual understanding, respect, safety and the wellbeing of all in the City of Huntington Beach through education and engagement. The Huntington Beach Cultural Film Festival promotes human dignity which is an important element in building a better community. In support of this mission, we host a film festival each year featuring short films created by underrepresented filmmakers. Using the arts as a bridge to promote human dignity, we select a variety of films - narrative, documentary, animation, web/new media/experimental, super shorts (3 minutes or less) - to share with local, national and global communities.
2025 FINAL RESULTS
Best Short Film - HAAGUA
directed by Marc Antony Chavez, Octavio Aceves Coutiño
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Best Feature Film - ITU NINU
directed by Itandehui Jansen
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Best Documentary - ASIAN BITCHES SPEAK!
directed by Janet Chen Ma
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Best Cinematography - TEA AT TWILIGHT
directed by Aldo Schwarz
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Best Screenplay - PRINCESS DI & THE LESBIANS
written by Lesley Hoyt-Croft
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Best in Fest - KALEIDOSCOPE
directed by Clay Antonio
SCREENING BLOCKS & OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pictured below Top Row from Left to Right: Haagua directed by Marc Antony Chavez, Octavio Aceves Coutiño (Imperial Beach, CA, USA); CARPS directed by Jacob David Smith (Van Nuys, CA, USA); Payasam and Other Careful Processes directed by Akshay Ravi (Los Angeles, CA, USA); Itu Ninu directed by Itandehui Jansen (Scotland, UK); Bottom Row from Left to Right: Saffron Robe directed by Jane Centofante (Manhattan Beach, CA, USA); Tea at Twilight directed by Aldo Schwartz (Tiburon, CA, USA).
