Prior Festival Programs
Promos, Trailers, Photos and Summaries
Program Details From Previous Festivals
Each year the Rochester International Film Festival screens dozens of world class short films for enthusiastic film goers and visiting filmmakers from around the globe. Click on an item below to see each previous year’s program, which includes film descriptions, Best of the Fest winners, and thumbnails or trailers for each of the featured films.
66th Festival June 6-8, 2024
Highlights from our 66th Festival June 6-8, 2024 * Best of Fest films represented within the program below.Sessions Thursday, June 6, 8pm How to Bury a Fish Elsa van Damke, Germany, USA, Drama , 26 min It’s project week and a small group of teens at the Blumenthal Day...
65th Festival June 8-10, 2023
Highlights from our 65th Festival June 8-10, 2023 * Best of Fest films represented within the program below.Sessions Thursday, June 8, 8pm A Colonial Trading Woman: Margaret Hardenbroeck Philipse Leslie Dann and Guido Jimenez-Cruz, USA, Documentary 15 min A revealing...
64th Festival May 5-7, 2022
Highlights from our 64th Festival May 5-7, 2022 * Best of Fest films represented within the program below.Sessions Thursday, May 5, 8pmLorenza’s Bike Patricio Mosse, Argentina, Drama 12 min Lorenza is trying to understand if her father, who died in an aviation...