Universal Film Festival was founded in 2007 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, and has evolved into an internationally touring hybrid festival taking place in a different country each year with both live theatrical screenings and events and virtual interactive screening and event options hosted by our virtual festival partner Filmocracy.
Ranking in the top 100 Film Festivals with over 300,000 social media followers and 5,000 publications distributed globally, our mission is to increase the audience and prominence of independent filmmakers and provide excellent career-changing opportunities to network and promote their films via our live and virtual festival events, through our social media and festival partners, and within our year-round streaming platform while providing a credible and accessible venue for audiences of all ages and backgrounds to experience and interact with talented independent filmmakers and unique art and cultures from around the world.