FAFF 2025 OPENS SATURDAY APRIL 26 IN VENICE

World’s Largest Art Film Festival
54 Films from Around the Globe

(April 23, 2025, Venice, CA) The Venice Institute of Contemporary Art (ViCA) is proud to present the 12th Annual Fine Arts Film Festival (FAFF), Saturday April 26 in person at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center in Venice, Doors Open at 3:30pm. From May 16-30, Official Selections from this year's FAFF will stream all over the world on Vimeo. FAFF – the world’s largest art film festival – will present over 50 films from across the globe with Awards to be announced then.

Tickets are $10/sliding scale donation. Baroque Box Office at 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291.

Examples of the exceptional live lineup are 3 feature documentaries IT'S A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss, the renowned NYC performance artist,  from Stuart Ginsberg (US) who debuts his first film in it's West Coast premiere at 9pm. Always Looking: Titus Brooks Heagins is by director Olympia Stone (US),  a favorite of FAFF audiences. Dale Frank: Nobody's Sweetie by Jennie Hicks (Australia) is in the middle of the lineup along with A Final Sketch an exuberant look at Fernando Botero's funeral - of all things - in Columbia by Don Millar (Canada), just in front of Eva Oculta - Hidden Era a feature narrative by Carlos Vargas (Mozambique), a story about a single father artist struggling to make ends meet with his painting. 

We know you'll love this year's lineup and look forward to seeing you here. Stay tuned for the full Official Selection list in coming days.

FAFF 2025 In-Person Schedule: 
9:00     IT'S A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss
Director: Stuart Ginsberg (US)
Feature Doc, 64 minutes

8:05    Always Looking: Titus Brooks Heagins 
Director: Olympia Stone (US)
Feature Documentary, 57 minutes

8:00   ArtTriangle
Director: Dian Wang (China)
Music/Performance, 8 minutes

7:50    Old Girl in a Tutu: Susan Rennie Disrupts Art History
Director: Cheri Gaulke (US)
Short Documentary, 8 minutes

7:25    A Final Sketch
Director: Don Millar (Canada)
Short Documentary, 22 minutes

5:30   Dale Frank: Nobody's Sweetie
Director: Jennie Hicks (Australia)
Feature Documentary, 110 minutes

4:15    Eva Oculta - Hidden Era
Director: Carlos Vargas (Mozambique)
Feature Narrative, 71 minutes

3:35    Simple Gestures
Director: Paweł Sosnowski (Poland)
Short Doc, 37 minutes

All 54 Official Selections for FAFF 2025 Announced Wednesday!

FAFF 2025 Applications Open Until March 31: