IFFBoston 2026: April 22 — 29
Join us this Spring at the Somerville, Brattle, and Coolidge for our 23rd annual festival.
The full lineup and schedule will be announced in early April
Get all the latest info delivered directly to you: Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on social.
Important Dates:
Today: Memberships, including Badge-levels, on sale now. (Become a member today).
April 8*: Tickets on sale for IFFBoston members.
April 9*: Tickets on sale for the general public.
April 22: Opening Night at the Somerville Theatre.
*Note: These are our target dates. Please be cool if they slip a bit. Thanks.
PRESS & INDUSTRY ACCREDITATION:
Apply for Industry Credentials.
Opening Night Film:
I LOVE BOOSTERS
April 22 at the Somerville
Directed by Boots Riley
Director Boots Riley is expected to be in attendance.
Film courtesy of NEON
Closing Night Film:
THE INVITE
April 29 at the Coolidge
Directed by Olivia Wilde
Director Olivia Wilde is expected to be in attendance.
Film courtesy of A24
Narrative Centerpiece Spotlight:
TUNER
Directed by Daniel Roher
Film courtesy of Black Bear
Documentary Centerpiece Spotlight:
REMAKE
Directed by Ross McElwee
Director Ross McElwee is expected to be in attendance.
Festival Highlights:
- Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in POWER BALLAD, the latest film from John Carney (SING STREET, ONCE). Film courtesy of Lionsgate
- Greg Araki’s I WANT YOUR SEX, starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman. Film courtesy of Magnolia
- Willem Dafoe, Gretta Lee, and Jake Lacy star in Kent Jones’ LATE FAME, about a poet who published a book long ago who meets with young artists and is toyed with by a talented theatre actress. Film courtesy of Magnolia
- COOKIE QUEENS, Alysa Nahmias documentary following four Girl Scouts during cookie selling season.
- North Korean students study in a South Korean School in SCHOOL FOR DEFECTORS, from SECRET MALL APARTMENT director Jeremy Workman.
- Co-directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes, and filmed over ten years, ONE IN A MILLION follows a Syrian war refugee from childhood to adulthood on an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany—and back again. Film courtesy of PBS Distribution
- New documentaries by New England filmmakers Bestor Cram (TIANANMEN TONIGHT), Tim Jackson (MARBLEHEAD MORNING), Tim O’Donnell (THE LAST YZTARI), and Amy Jenkins (ADAM’S APPLE).
- IFFBoston will be screening 11 short film programs this season, including a program of animated shorts featuring PAPER TRAIL, the latest film from Don Hertzfeldt.
- IFFBoston will team up with the Mass Production Coalition to present the Ninth Annual Student Short Film Showcase, where short films selected by and representing local colleges and universities will be screened. This program is free and open to the public.
