2026 Passes
Your HCFF experience starts here. Purchase a Festival Pass for the films or a VIP Festival Pass for the films and seminars. Join the Film Society for full access to everything, including special events.
Festival Schedule
Get excited! The 2026 full schedule is officially live. Explore the films and seminars happening throughout the four-day festival, and start planning your HCFF experience.
Selected Films for the 2026 Festival
Join the Film Festival Society!
The Film Festival Society is the best way to experience the festival and support what makes it possible. Enjoy all of the perks: exclusive events, special access, a VIP festival pass, and a closer connection to the festival.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Debi and David Bock
Kate and Doug Hendrickson
Amy & Cecil Conlee
David Moore & Darren Whatley
Jeanne and Jeff Dowdle
Lindy & Robbie Harrison
Vevie & Lawerence Dimmitt
Tricia & Frank McDonald
Kristin and Jim Robinson
Virginia & Cal Holman
Rachel Friday
James Kimmel & Suzanne Guest
Misty & Michael Minton
Barrie Harmon
Kathy & Bestor Ward
Nancy & Lyle Nichols
About the film festival
Born from a love of film, creativity, and community, the Highlands–Cashiers Film Festival is an annual celebration of storytelling in all its forms. By bringing together filmmakers, media artists, and audiences from around the world, the festival creates a unique in-person experience where stories inspire, connect, and ignite conversation. Supported by volunteers and benefitting the Performing Arts Center, it uplifts emerging voices, fosters artistic exchange, and honors film’s power to reveal the extraordinary in everyday life.
Support the festival
All proceeds of the Highlands-Cashiers Film Festival goes right back to the community! The festival directly supports the Highlands Performing Arts Center and its mission to enrich our communities’ cultural and artistic life through diverse world-class performances, educational programs, and community engagement.
Celebrating our 2025 festival
The inaugural Highlands-Cashiers Film Festival was a huge success, bringing over 1,500 film lovers together for four unforgettable days of movies, music, and community.
Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, donors, volunteers, filmmakers, and attendees, we raised over $150,000 to benefit the Highlands Performing Arts Center. Your support made this exciting new tradition possible.
