GET READY FOR 2026
Susquehanna Film Festival 2026
We return to Williamsport, celebrating bold storytelling, independent voices, and the creative energy of our industry!
Lights. Camera. Susquehanna.
Our inaugural film festival is in the can! And it was a great success. Thanks to all who supported us this first year. Here are this year's winners.
BEST PENNSYLVANIA FILM 2025
Tim & Naomi Yasui Presenters
Winner: OLD RIVER
2nd Place: CAST & CREW
Honorable Mention: TORMENTS
Honorable Mention: AVA
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM 2025
Tim & Naomi Yasui Presenters
Winner: HELLO MY NAME IS BLOTTO
2nd Place: THE HAPPINESS EXPERIMENT
Honorable Mention: LIVING IN THE STORY
BEST SHORT FILM 2025
Tim & Naomi Yasui Presenters
Winner: GODS OF CABLE CITY
2nd Place: CLAIMANT
BEST STUDENT FILM 2025
Lynn Estomin - Presenter
Winner: BALL IS LIFE
2nd Place: UBIQUITOUS
Honorable Mention: MY PUPPATEER’S LIFE JOURNEY
BEST DRAMA 2025
Tim & Naomi Yasui Presenters
Winner: THE WILD MAN
2nd Place: BLISS
Honorable Mention: BEAR
BEST HORROR FILM 2025
Mark Polonia - Presenter
Winner: THE HAUNTED FOREST
2nd Place: MIRROR LIFE: MODERN ZOMBIES
Honorable Mention: DYNGUS DAY
BEST COMEDY 2025
Brent Backhus - Presenter
Winner: VAMPIRE ZOMBIES FROM SPACE
2nd Place: BREAKING AND ENTERING AND HUMPING
BEST ANIMATION 2025
Brent Backhus - Presenter
Winner: AUTISTIC MODE
2nd Place: TENDER METALHEADS
BEST PICTURE 2025: OLD RIVER
BEST DIRECTOR 2025: DANIEL TEMONS
About the Susquehanna Film Festival
Where storytelling meets the scenic beauty of the West Branch. Join us September 19th through the 21st, 2025 in Williamsport, PA, to celebrate the art of film in a community that thrives on creativity, connection, and the power of cinema.
We are screening 33 local, national and international films over three days. The festival will showcase a multi-genre selection of feature, short, documentary and animated films, with a special emphasis on works produced in Pennsylvania. As an added bonus that's sure to please film fans, many of the SFF’s screening selections are yet-to-be released films, making their exclusive North American premiere, which means they have never been seen in movie theaters or streamed on U.S. platforms. The full list of festival selections can now be viewed at facebook.com/susquehannafilmfestival. The public is invited to attend screenings and the awards ceremony. Advance tickets may be purchased at thedistrict.dipsontheatres.com.
When: Friday, September 19 at 5 - 9:45 p.m., Saturday, September 20 at 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Sunday, September 21, starting at 11 a.m. and concluding with the awards ceremony beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Where: The District Cinema at Lycoming Valley at 965 Lycoming Mall Circle, Muncy.
Hot Off The Camera!
A brand new video promo for our festival!
CELEBRATING INDEPENDENT FILM MAKERS
About Our Festival
From veteran to student film makers, we've got a screen for you!
The Susquehanna Film Festival is the 1st festival of its kind to be held in historic Williamsport, Pennsylvania by founder Tim Yasui, an LA-based independent film producer who was originally born and raised in Williamsport. Our Festival will celebrate and acknowledge not only international films, but also regionally-produced feature films and short films from the Greater Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic states. We will encourage all film makers and young students also who are studying Film to submit their films which otherwise might be ignored by the national festivals.
Awards & Prizes
We will have talented and independent judges who will help us determine the awards given to best Student Films, best Pennsylvania made films, best Documentary films, best short-films, best drama, best horror, best comedy, best animation. An Awards event will be held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania where we will announce the winners and present them with their awards on the Monday evening following the Saturday and Sunday Festival screenings.
