SATURDAY

Hours: 10am–11:30pm

10:00AM-12:00PM
Morning Lounge

Filmmaker Check-in, Coffee, Mimosas, and Brunch Bites

Cafablanca coffee and pastries, Wine on 2nd mimosas, and brunch bites by Let's Yolk About It.

12:00PM-5:00PM
The Tasting Room

Tastings from hand-selected wineries and bites.

Wine tasting by Wine on 2nd from 1-3pm, hydration station and packaged grab-and-go snacks and sandwiches, coffee by Cafeblanca.

2:00PM
Making Money Tomorrow

Industry Panel

As the industry keeps shifting, Cate Fogarty of Vertical Sunsets, actor and creator Clayton Farris, and Echobend Chief Creative Officer Ryan Turner share how they are building what comes next, from vertical formats to brand collaborations, honest insight into the paths that can help any creative thrive in the days ahead.

4:30PM-6:30PM
Golden Hour

Filmmaking Happy Hour

Signature cocktails by Just Add Ice, music, and hors d'oeuvres by Olive's Gourmet Grocer.

8:30PM-11:30PM
The Sound Room

End Your Evening with DJ and Cocktails

Postively LA Records will spin vinyl to go with a signature cocktail experience from Just Add Ice and dessert bites from Oliv'es Gourmet Grocer.

SUNDAY

Hours: 10:30am–11:30pm

9:00AM-10:30AM
LBFF StoryLAB

Filmmaking Workshop for Kids

Kids from 8-12 years old learn to make movies! Sponsored by the Arts Council for Long Beach. Free but space is very limited and RSVP is required to attend. More info...

10:30AM-12:00PM
Morning Lounge

Coffee, Pastries and Brunch Bite

Cafablanca coffee and pastries, brunch bites by Let's Yolk About It.

12:00PM-4:00PM
The Tasting Room

Tastings from hand-selected wineries and bites.

Wine tasting by Wine on 2nd from 1-3pm, hydration station and packaged grad-and-go snacks, coffee by Cafeblanca.

12:30PM
Making a Feature Today

Filmmaker Panel

LBFF feature film directors Mia Moore (Again Again), Emily Robinson (Ugly Cry), Danny Madden (Downbeat), and DJ Hale (Rescued) get together to talk about wearing multiple hats on the set and what it means to be a director in today's changing cinematic landscape.

4:15PM
Rescued in Real Life?

Filmmaker Panel

The Long Beach Film Festival presents a post-screening conversation that blurs the line between fiction and the street-level reality it echoes. Rescued director DJ Hale joins Brett Feldman (Director of Street Medicine, Keck USC), Victoriah Bech Parker (Skid Row non-profit Starts With One Today), Kristine Cox (Long Beach Community Table) and Madeline (a formerly unhoused resident of Skid Row), inviting audiences to step beyond the screen and into the lived reality that inspired the movie, offering a rare moment where art and truth sit side by side.

5:00PM-6:30PM
Golden Hour

Filmmaking Happy Hour

Signature cocktails by Just Add Ice, music by Jules Martinez, and hors d'oeuvres by Olive's Gourmet Grocer.

9:00PM-11:30PM
LBFF After Party

Celebrate the First Annual Long Beach Film Festival with Us!

DJ, signature cocktails from Just Add Ice and dessert bites from Olive's Gourmet Grocer.