RoxFilm has been named as The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best 2026 for Cultural Festivals! Check out the full list here.

 
 

full FESTIVAL schedule

A-Z film guide

DAILY SCRIPT READS

online film program

June 26 - July 2. Must have an online pass - available for purchase til 10AM on 6/16.

PASS/TICKET INFORMATION

venue information

festival faqs


and much more:


2026 SPONSORS + PARTNERS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Barr Foundation

Color Congress

Meet Boston

 

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Hibernian Hall

MassArt

 

ArtsEmerson

JustBook-ish

Onyx Spectrum Technology

 

ASSOCIATE AND LINE PRODUCERS

The Bay State Banner

Karen & John McGarity

Boston Cultural Leaders Coalition

 

DIRECTOR

Anthony Noble

 

MEDIA SPONSOR

 

The Boston Globe

 

AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND FANS

Dadizi Baker

Jeanette Callahan

Margaret Clough

Addie Collins Johnson

Paula Diggs

Tonya Grimes

D. Elaine Hall-Corbin

Edward Hinkle

Andrea Lyman

Michael Mauger

Martha Merson

MooreAppeal

Dwan Packnett

Suzanne Ricco

Robin Reed

Lois Roach

Dr. Lloyd Sheldon Johnson

Sylvia Simmons

Ellen Simons

Elizabeth West


FESTIVAL PARTNERSHIPS

A Beautiful Resistance

ArtsEmerson

The Bay State Banner

Black.Brown.Boston

Boston Asian American Film Festival

Boston Globe Docs

Cine Fest Latino Boston

Castle of Our Skins

The Colonnade Hotel

Boston Comics in Color Festival

The Culture Show - GBH

Fort Hill Bar & Grill

Haley House

Hibernian Hall

Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston)

Live Like A Local Tours Boston

LUCIE

Jazz Urbane Cafe

JustBook-ish

MassArt

Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement

MFA Boston

MooreAppeal

New England Culinary Arts Training

Shared Stories

Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library

Simple DCP

The Secret Society of Black Creatives

That Child Got Talent Entertainment

The Mission Bar & Grill

The Williams Agency

The Wellness Collaborative

The Triggered Project

Uptown Social

Wicked Queer

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

MFA Staff: Kristen Hoskins, Jeremy Gotsch, Katherine Irving, Paige Moreau 

Hibernian Hall Staff: Haris Lefteri, Asad Hardwick, King English, Nohely Roman, Harry Renaurd

MassArt Staff: Antony Flackett, Dylan Soulard, Temple Gill, Brendon O’Brien

JustBook-ish Staff

ArtsEmerson Staff: Rebecca Frank Oeser, Cherie Rivers, Cheyenne Harvey

Center for Independent Documentary

Calloway Graphix & Printing

Andrea Lyman - Daily Script Read Program Manager

Stanley Roberts - Graphics Designer

Brandon Scales

Naheem Garcia

ROXFILM 2026 VOLUNTEERS

ROXFILM 2026 DAILY SCRIPT READ ACTORS + WRITERS

ROXFILM 2026 FILMMAKERS

ROXFILM FESTIVAL COMMITTEE (see below!)

 

Luca PR

Futureboy Media

 

ROXFILM OPERATIONS

Lisa Simmons – Artistic/Executive Director

Alison Simmons – Co-Director/Programmer

Caterina Aragon Lopes - Social Media Manager

Renée Gaillard – Web and Content Operations Manager

Joanne Gomes - Festival Committee/Film Reviewer

Hans Kreiger – Festival Committee/Film Reviewer

Andrea Lyman – Festival Committee/Daily Script Read Director/Film Reviewer

Joyce Moore – Festival Committee/Events

Zoë Powell-McCroey – Festival Committee/College Student Extraordinaire

Vallery Scott – Volunteer Manager

Susan Terrell – Lead Volunteer Coordinator/Film Reviewer

Tanya Thomas - Festival Committee/Events

Carole Thompson - Festival Committee/Film Reviewer/Daily Script Read Reviewer

Dorian Walker - Festival Committee/Filmmaker & Venue Liaison/Print Traffic

Luca PR – Public Relations

Ellen Kaye - Print Traffic

JD Davis - Projectionist

Laurann Lento Black - Print Traffic

Wesley Hicks - Technical Director