CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 12, 2026 –With two waves of programming, parties and peculiar happenings already announced for its 13th annual event, the Chattanooga Film Festival was just getting warmed up. The festival has now added a third wave of films and fun to the schedule, and true to form it’s as electric as it is eclectic. With screenings and events featuring genre luminaries like Michael Dougherty, Mark Pellington, Barry Bostwick, and C. Robert Cargill, the festival’s fans will be treated to a year filled with reverence for cinema’s history but also the joy of discovering new voices and future favorites.

It was an epic 10 days, and when the Chattanooga Film Festival, aka Summer Camp for Cinephiles, was done, the following films stood tall among the best and biggest group of features and shorts programmed in CFF’s 12-year history.

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