Nashville Film Festival Established 1969

by Stephen Lackey, contributor

NaFF has always put a heavy focus on local films and filmmakers. Every year there are two short film blocks featuring Tennessee films and this year there are a number of Nashville-based features as well. Doug Mallett directed a short film a couple of years ago entitled Worm (which screened at ...

by Stephen Lackey, contributor

Turns out NaFF is the only film festival out of 6,000 in the world to offer a solid track of music-based films and docs, and to honor this genre of film with an award.  That’s just perfect, as we are “Music City”.

“Music City” doesn’t just mean “Country Music USA.” Nashville has grown not ...

by Stephen Lackey, contributor

Here Comes the Devil

NaFF loves to be scared too!

Many people believe that film festivals are only for fans of art house drama, documentary, foreign film. While you can find those films aplenty there are also great options for fans of edgier films too.

NaFF ...

by Stephen Lackey, contributor

NaFF's VIP Tent is open to the Film Industry, Sponsors, Silver Members and above.

Over the eight days of the Nashville Film Festival, films from all over the world are ...