Submissions for the 2026 American Regional Cinema and Made in Tennessee competitions are now open.
A Sense of Place …
“As smaller festivals feel the squeeze from clout-chasing funders and boards, the decline of local journalism, and the numbing allure of algorithmically surfaced streaming content, the question becomes whether there’s still much will, domestically, to maintain the kind of infrastructure from which the next The Damned or Eephus, or the next Wanda or Northern Lights, might emerge—or through which it might connect with an audience eager to see their own quirks and concerns reflected on screen. Film Fest Knox is one attempt to answer in the affirmative; let’s hope there are more where that came from.” — Film Comment
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Visit Knoxville Announces 2026 Film Fest Knox and Elev8or Pitch Registration Details
June 2, 2026
Visit Knoxville announces the fourth annual FILM FEST KNOX, to take place November 12–15, 2026 in partnership with REGAL and The Public Cinema.
The Currents
Dir. by Milagros Mumenthaler
During a business trip to Geneva, Lina's impulsive decision leads to perilous consequences.June 24 · Regal Riviera · 7:00 p.m.
Blue Heron
Dir. by Sophy Romvari
Sasha and her family relocate to a new home, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son.May 27, 2026
Announcing Free Film Screening Series at Regal Riviera
April 17, 2026
Six films from four countries, including restorations of two American classics.
Miroirs No. 3
Dir. by Christian Petzold
After a car crash kills her boyfriend, piano student Laura is taken in by Betty, who witnessed the accident.April 22, 2026
MUBI: New American Portraiture
December 18, 2025
"It seems right that Knoxville would be the site of a renewed focus on a regional, independent American cinema."






