Dam Short Film Festival
Sat, Feb 17
|Elaine K. Smith Center
Highly recommended*** View a ton of short films, separated by genre, over the span of 6 days!
Time & Location
Feb 17, 2024, 10:00 AM – 9:40 PM
Elaine K. Smith Center, 700 Wyoming St, Boulder City, NV 89005, USA
About the event
Nevada’s largest film festival is celebrating 20 years of bringing movie lovers unique and diverse films to enjoy over an extended 6-day period. The 20th Annual Dam Short Film Festival will screen 147 short films February 14-19, 2024, in the Elaine K. Smith Center in downtown Boulder City, Nevada.
With two decades of successfully entertaining audiences, the festival will showcase 29 carefully selected thematic 60- to 90-minute program blocks with categories including Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Horror, International, Sci-Fi, Nevada, Love & Romance, and Underground. This year’s festival features films from a wide variety of countries like Ireland, China, Mexico, Japan, Israel, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and many more.
Boulder City and its small-town charm will welcome visitors for the six days of festival fun. The short films will be enjoyed with state-of-the-art digital projection in the Elaine K. Smith Center located at 700 Wyoming St, Boulder City, NV, 89005.
In addition to the screenings and filmmakers Q&A during each category block, the Festival will feature a filmmaker Meet-n-Greet, Coffee with Filmmakers, and Dam Mixer. The Sunday night in-person Awards Presentation will also be livestreamed so everyone can tune in to find out which films win the various audience-determined awards. There will also be a raffle for the original poster artwork, by local artist and Dam Short Film Festival co-founder Lee Lanier. For fun volunteer opportunities, sign-ups are available HERE.