San Diego Film Week puts the city’s own filmmakers on screen this November. The 2026 edition runs November 6 through 16 at the Digital Gym Cinema downtown, with features, short film programs, filmmaker Q&As, panels, and parties with awards.
The screening schedule is out: 11 programs across two weekends, every one of them $16 general admission. The festival’s tagline sums it up: “Showcase, Celebrate and Grow Our Local Film Industry.”
The quick version
| When | November 6 to 16, 2026, per the festival site |
| Where | Digital Gym Cinema, 1100 Market St., San Diego |
| Program | 11 screenings of locally produced features, shorts blocks, and doc blocks |
| Extras | Filmmaker Q&As, panels, networking parties with awards |
| Tickets | $16 general admission per screening |
| Official site | sdfilmweek.com |
The screening schedule
Every screening is at the Digital Gym Cinema and is listed at about two hours.
| Date | Time | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Sat., Nov. 7 | 5 p.m. | Backwards Dad |
| Sat., Nov. 7 | 7 p.m. | All the Feels: Drama Shorts |
| Sun., Nov. 8 | 7 p.m. | All Eyes on Her |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | 5 p.m. | Infernal |
| Fri., Nov. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Into the Unknown: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy Shorts |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | 11 a.m. | Fair Trade |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | 1 p.m. | Borderland Stories |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | 12 p.m. | Emerging Filmmakers 1: Drama Shorts Block |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | 2 p.m. | Emerging Filmmakers 2: Horror, Comedy, Thriller Shorts |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | 5 p.m. | Heroes Among Us: Doc Block 1 |
| Sun., Nov. 15 | 7 p.m. | Mind. Body. Balance.: Doc Block 2 |
Pick your lane
- Genre fans: Friday, November 13 is your night, with Infernal and then the Into the Unknown shorts. Sunday’s Emerging Filmmakers 2 block adds more horror, comedy, and thrillers.
- Documentary people: stay late on Sunday, November 15 for both doc blocks back to back.
- One-and-done: Sunday, November 15 has four programs in a row starting at noon. That is the densest day of the festival.
What’s on beyond the screen
- Talks: filmmaker Q&As and panel discussions.
- Parties: networking events with awards and recognition, plus entertainment from San Diego actors, comedians, and hosts.
A note on the dates
The festival’s own site lists November 6 to 16, 2026. Its FilmFreeway submissions page lists November 7 to 15, which matches the screening schedule. The extra days on the main site may cover events outside the theater, so check the site before planning around them.
Still to come
Party and awards night details, plus any events on November 6 and 16, were not on the pages we read. The 824 Journal will update this guide as they are posted.
Sources
- San Diego Film Week 2026, official site (dates, venue, program types, tagline)
- San Diego Film Week 2026 schedule (screenings, times, $16 general admission)
- San Diego Film Week on FilmFreeway (alternate date listing)
Featured photo: Daniel N. Butler via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
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