2026 Atlanta Film Festivals Calendar
2026 Film Festivals in Atlanta
Here are the dates for Atlanta Doc, Atlanta Shorts, Atlanta Micro Shorts, Atlanta Horror, Atlanta Experimental, and Atlanta Spotlight. This page updates each year so you always know what’s coming next.
Atlanta Film Festivals
July 10, 2026
Atlanta Experimental Film Festival (ATL EXP)
All day
7 Stages Theatre
Event Details
July 10, 2026
Atlanta Experimental Film Festival (ATL EXP)
Atlanta Experimental screens avant garde shorts. A home for filmmakers exploring new forms and ideas.
All day
7 Stages Theatre
July 11, 2026
Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival (ATL Micro Shorts)
All day
7 Stages Theatre
Event Details
July 11, 2026
Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival (ATL Micro Shorts)
Atlanta Micro Shorts showcases fast, creative films under six minutes. This micro short film festival highlights great stories in a quick fo...
All day
7 Stages Theatre
August 6-9, 2026
Atlanta Underground Film Festival (AUFF)
All day
7 Stages Theatre
Event Details
August 6-9, 2026
Atlanta Underground Film Festival (AUFF)
Atlanta Underground is the underground film festival that showcases unconventional, offbeat, and hidden-gem indie films. A home for filmmake...
All day
7 Stages Theatre
October 1 - 4, 2026
Atlanta Horror Film Festival (Atlanta Horror)
All day
7 Stages Theatre
Event Details
October 1 - 4, 2026
Atlanta Horror Film Festival (Atlanta Horror)
Atlanta Horror is Atlanta’s horror film festival featuring scary shorts and indie horror films. A yearly showcase for thrillers, supernatura...
All day
7 Stages Theatre
December 5, 2026
Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival
All day
TBA
Event Details
December 5, 2026
Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival
Atlanta Spotlight is the end of year short film festival where the top indie shorts compete for Best of the Year awards. One day only.
All day
TBA
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