Loft Film Fest

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Celebrating its sixteenth year in 2026, the Loft Film Fest (located in beautiful Tucson, Arizona) is dedicated to showcasing the best independent, foreign and classic films, as well as celebrating the work of established and emerging directors, writers, producers and actors. The Loft Film Fest, through its eclectic and diverse programming, aims not only to expand the audience for cinema that challenges, inspires and entertains, but also to honor those artists whose talent and passion bring that cinema to life.

The Loft Film Fest is honored to present Gus Van Sant with a 2026 Lofty Achievement Award for his extraordinary body of work that has expanded the language and vision of cinema.

The Lofty Achievement Award will be presented to Gus Van Sant before the screening of My Own Private Idaho. He will introduce the screening of Mala Noche.

The Loft Film Fest is honored to present Susan Seidelman with a 2026 Lofty Achievement Award for her groundbreaking films and extraordinary contribution to cinema culture.

The Lofty Achievement Award will be presented to Susan Seidelman before the screening of Desperately Seeking Susan. She will introduce the screening of Smithereens.

The Loft Film Fest is honored to present Joan Tewkesbury with the inaugural Larry McMurtry Screenwriting Award, which will be presented over zoom by Larry’s writing and producing partner, Diana Ossana.

The Larry McMurtry Screenwriting Award will be presented to Joan Tewkesbury  before the screening of Nashville.