The Sacramento International Film Festival (SFF) is an arts organization with year-round activities that culminates in an annual film celebration, often held in late March and early April, though it also hosts several events throughout the year. Originating in 1995 as the Sacramento Festival of Cinema, it is the oldest continuously running all-genre film screening event in the Sacramento region. The festival's mission is to be a catalyst for a greater appreciation of cinema as an art form, to build the local filmmaking community, and to promote Northern California as a dynamic location for shooting and screening films. It features a diverse array of international and local cinema, including short films, horror, comedy, and works from Black and Latino filmmakers, and only screens films that have not previously shown in the region. The SFF also hosts film conferences such as the "DIGITAL ODYSSEY" technology expo and the "AMERICAN SCREENWRITER'S CONFERENCE".