What is the IVFF Virtual Festival?

The IVFF Virtual Festival is the festival’s digital flagship—a global screening room without borders.

Designed to remove geographic, financial, and physical barriers, the Virtual Festival makes official IVFF selections available online for a limited window each year. Audiences can stream films from anywhere in the world, often accompanied by filmmaker Q&As, panels, and curated thematic programs.

If the in-person festival is a gathering around a campfire, the Virtual Festival is a constellation—thousands of viewers watching the same stories under different skies. It allows:

  • International reach far beyond a single host city

  • Accessibility for disabled, rural, or time-constrained audiences

  • Long-tail impact for films that deserve sustained attention

The Virtual Festival is not a compromise—it is an expansion. It transforms IVFF from an event into a global cultural moment.

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