Altoona Reel Film Festival
September 19, 2026 @ 9:00AM — 6:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
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Altoona Reel Film Festival 2026
Join ArtsAltoona for a full day celebrating independent film, creativity, and visual storytelling at the 2026 Altoona Reel Film Festival!
From hands-on workshops and film screenings to conversations with filmmakers and our festival awards, ARFF brings filmmakers, students, film lovers, and the community together to experience and celebrate the art of filmmaking.
Admission
$10 General Admission
$8 Senior Citizens
$5 Students with Valid ID
Your admission includes access to the day's workshops, film screenings, keynote speaker session, and awards presentation.
Festival Schedule
9:00 a.m. | Workshop: [Workshop Title]
Kick off the festival with our first workshop of the day.
10:00 a.m. | Workshop: [Workshop Title]
Second Workshop details
12:00–4:30 p.m. | Film Screenings
Settle in for an afternoon of independent films selected for the 2026 Altoona Reel Film Festival.
4:45–6:00 p.m. | Sit Down with the Speaker & Awards Presentation
Wrap up the festival with a conversation featuring keynote speaker Brad Grimm, followed by the presentation of this year's festival awards.
Meet Our Keynote Speaker: Brad Grimm
Brad Grimm is an award-winning cinematographer and director whose passion for visual storytelling began when he made his first film at age eleven.
While earning his film degree from Robert Morris University, Brad became the first student in thirty years to win both a College Television Award and a National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Internship.
He went on to co-found GetGrimm, creating content for major brands including Lexus, McDonald's, Showtime, and CNN, before founding Firefly Films to pursue narrative storytelling. His television directing credits include two seasons of the History Channel series The Food That Built America.
In 2021, Brad developed the original television series Intrusion, self-funding a proof-of-concept pilot that attracted the attention of CAA and Grandview and propelled the project into active development with Littleton Road for Universal.
Whether you're a filmmaker, student, creative, or simply someone who loves a great story on screen, come spend the day discovering new films and celebrating the people who bring them to life.