CFF is one of MovieMaker Magazine’s 2024 “Top 50 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Fee” (worldwide), and has always been in the TOP 1% Elite festivals on FilmFreeway.com‘s Top 25-40 “Best Reviewed Festivals” (out of 10,000+ festivals worldwide) for almost 10 years straight. Each year the Catalina Film Institute presents the Catalina Film Festival; an annual celebration of film on the only California Coast resort island, features more than 300 films, nightly events and entertainment. From Charlie Chaplin to Marilyn Monroe, celebrities and filmmakers have flocked to Catalina for inspiration. Clear blue water and coastal breezes provide the perfect backdrop for unparalleled premieres, yacht and mansion parties, industry networking and discovering everything that the island has to offer— just 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles.