Block Island Film Festival

216 Ocean Ave New Shoreham

From Thursday, May 29 2025 at 02:15 PM until Friday, May 30 2025 at 04:30 AM

The Block Island Film Festival boasts notable actors, directors, screenwriters, filmmakers, student filmmakers and entertainment professionals, on the beautiful resort destination known as Block Island, located 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. A consortium of global industry professionals gather to mingle with contemporaries, and the public, in intimate settings, such as film screenings, spotlight programs, tribute and award ceremonies, question and answer forums, and nightly social mixers.

This year’s film festival will operate all programming at the Block Island Maritime Institute and Champlin’s Marina & Resort in New Harbor, which is located at the edge of the Great Salt Pond. Tickets will be available at the door only. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the beginning of each screening to purchase tickets. A full schedule of the festival’s programming is available at the Schedule tab.