The 13th annual Calabasas Film Festival (CFF) has announced its complete film lineup, special screenings and events. CFF returns September 23–27, bringing five days of outstanding film premieres, filmmaker events, shorts programs, and community programming to Calabasas. The festival is proud to partner with lead sponsors, the City of Calabasas and Cadillac of Calabasas.
The 2026 lineup features a diverse selection of independent films, including I Play Rocky, Atonement, The Leader, and Ugly Cry, along with shorts programs, an Alliance of Women Directors showcase, and the annual Student Film Program.
Opening night premieres on Wednesday, September 23, include Atonement starring Boyd Holbrook and Hiam Abbass, which follows a family devastated by a split-second decision during the Iraq War and a Marine who years later seeks reconciliation. It will screen at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Campus. Also on September 23 is The Leader starring Vera Farmiga, which tells the true story of Heaven’s Gate and its leaders, Ti and Do, from the 1970s through the group’s tragic end in 1997. It will screen at Viewpoint Theater. Filmmakers will be in attendance, followed by a Q&A.
I Play Rocky about Sylvester Stallone’s determination to write and star as Rocky Balboa screens September 24 at the Motion Picture & Television campus.
Ugly Cry on September 25 follows an actor’s “ugly cry” that costs them their dream role, and screens at Viewpoint Theatre.
Saturday, September 26, offers the shorts programs and the Alliance of Women Directors Block Program. That evening The Goonies will screen outdoors at Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center.
Student films will screen on September 27 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund campus.
For more information, tickets and passes visit calabasasfilmfestival.com.
