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🎬 The 28th Annual Sarasota Film Festival is coming April 10–19, 2026  |  🎟 Buy 2026 Passes 

April 10–19, 2026 · Sarasota, FL

28th Annual Sarasota Film Festival — Passes Available Now

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Deep Water
Opening Night📅 Friday, April 10 at 6:00 PM

Deep Water

The adventurous tale of an eclectic group of international passengers whose plane, en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai, is forced to make an emergency landing…

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28th Annual Sarasota Film Festival

2026 Sarasota Film Festival

28th Annual Sarasota Film Festival

April 10th - 19th, 2026

About the festival

The Sarasota Film Festival, founded in 1998, is an international film festival hosted in Sarasota, Florida and viewable from around the world. The festival is typically held each April, in support of its mission: to celebrate the art of filmmaking and the contribution of filmmakers by hosting an international film festival and developing year-long programs for the economic, educational, and cultural benefit of our community.

Est. 1999 · Sarasota, FL

History of the Festival

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Highlights

Festival competitions

Documentary features

Narrative features

Florida filmmakers & local stories

Shorts & student films