The film Festival will be held on 26th and 27th of July 2025.
The Red Carpet Event will be held on 25th July 2025.
Yes
Film Festival Ticket Booking started on 1st May for NAFA Gold and Creator Members and they will receive a 2-day General Seating ticket (for 26th and 27th July 2025).
The members will receive an email with the instructions for the same.
Registration/check-in –Friday July 25th, 5:30pm PDT , Saturday July 26th & Sunday July 27th, 8:00 AM- 5 PM PDT.
Main event – Friday July 25th 6;30pm PDT. Saturday July 26th & Sunday July 27th 9.00 AM PDT
General Seating -$99
Premium Seating -$199
Yes, NAFA Gold and Creator Members will get a 2-day “General Seating” ticket for 26th and 27th July 2025. They can upgrade to “Premium Seating” tickets by paying the difference. You can follow the instructions.
Yes, there are seat assignments for the Film Festival. Members can select their seats while booking their tickets.All those who booked 2 days festival tickets(July 26th& 27th) will get free entry for Awards night(July 25th). So your seats are automatically reserved for awards night if you have reserved seats for the 2 days festival and seat numbers remain the same for all 3 days. If you have booked festival single day tickets then awards night tickets need to be purchased separately. If you have only reserved awards night tickets then you will need to buy festival tickets separately.
California Theater does not have any parking options. However, San Jose convention Center facility is located opp. to Market street entrance as well as several Pay and Park options are available near the venue. Here is the parking map- https://parksj.org/
Yes, all guests are recommended to wear formal or semi formal dress on both the days of the event. Our guests need to ensure the clothes are respectful and elegant.
July 25th 2025: Black Tie, Gentlemen: Tuxedo or Formal Dark Suit, Ladies : Evening Gown or Formal Cocktail Dress
July 26th 2025: Smart Casuals
July 27th 2025: Indian Ethnic
Yes, each masterclass has a limited capacity of 50 seats. Only 10 people will be allowed to stand in the line who have not registered for the event. Meet & Greet sessions have a capacity of 25 per session, only 5 people are allowed to stand in the line who have not registered for the event. Workshops have a capacity of 15 per session. These sessions are available for film festival guests only.
Masterclasses and Workshops are spanned across both days with the Masters. Check the Agenda page for details.
There is a meet up being planned currently. Keep visiting the agenda page for more details.
There is no Lunch hour assigned. There will be no food for purchase inside the California Theater
There will be food for purchase outside of California Theater from 11.30 am- 2 pm PT.
Food Truck located at ABM Parking, 300 S.First Street,San Jose
Payment is accepted by Credit card / Venmo / Zelle / Cash ( not recommended)
Registrations are open now. Email has been sent to everyone. Please note that there are limited seats available so once you register for the masterclass, you are expected to arrive at the venue 15 mins before. If you don’t show up before the Masterclass starts, your seat will be given to someone else.
July 25th : 5:30pm PT
July 26th and 27th : 8am PT
Bring Main event Tugoz ticket QR code. For masterclass, meet & greet and workshop, bring Eventbrite QR code.
Food and Drinks are not allowed. Don’t bring heavy bags.
– Restrooms are available on every floor.
Entire facility is non smoking
Red Carpet Set – Booth 1 / Booth 2 / Step & repeat Booth 3 will be open for Audience till 6pm to take photos
NAFA is bringing several good Marathi Movies to the USA and Canada. Currently we are arranging Member Shows for movies in Bay Area California and Gold Members in Bay Area California can attend these Member Shows and watch 4 movies Free as part of their Gold Membership Benefits. When NAFA Announces Member Show for certain movies, Gold Members will receive an email asking them to book their complimentary ticket for the movies. In Bay Area California, all movies are shown at Cine-lounge Fremont Theatre.
NAFA is bringing several good Marathi Movies to the USA and Canada.Currently we are arranging Member Shows for movies in Bay Area California and Creator Members in Bay Area California can attend these Member Shows and watch 2 movies Free as part of their Creator Membership Benefits. When NAFA Announces Member Show for certain movies, Creator Members will receive an email asking them to book their complimentary ticket for the movies. In Bay Area California, all movies are shown at Cinelounge Fremont Theatre.
NAFA Gold and Creator members living outside the Bay Area can request for reimbursement by sending email to tickets@nafaglobal.org. The reimbursement email request should be sent after the show. The email should include membership code, scan copy of the ticket (The scan copy should display the show details such as name of the show, show date and time) and Zelle/Venmo details. After the email is received, the details shared will be verified and if confirmed an money transfer will be initiated.
You can join various NAFA subgroups related to film production depending on your interest and experience, such as producer, director, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, music etc..and whenever there is a need for any of these during film production projects, we will post messages related to that.
Short film proposals were invited in September 2024 for NAFA short film production for 2024-2025. Please stay tuned for the announcements for the next call for short film proposals, which are likely to occur after July, after the NAFA Film Festival in July.
Please see the answer to Q3.
Red carpet event will be held on 25th July 2025.
General Seating ticket price is 99 USD for 2 day ticket( for 26th and 27th July 2025)
Premium Seating ticket price is 199 USD for 2 day ticket( for 26th and 27th July 2025)
Celebrity Banquet Dinner is organized at a different venue and is not included in this festival ticket. You can purchase Dinner tickets separately based on availability.
For our NAFA Film Festival 2025, Film Festival Ticket Booking will start on 1st May for NAFA Gold and Creator Members. NAFA Gold and Creator Members will receive an email when the Booking starts on 1st May and then Gold and Creator Members can book their Complimentary ticket for the Film Festival. NAFA Gold and Creator Members will receive a 2 day General Seating ticket ( for 26th and 27th July 2025).
Yes, each masterclass has a limited capacity of 50 seats and Meet & Greet sessions have a capacity of 25 per session. The admissions to these sessions will be only on first come, first serve basis.
California Theatre does not have any parking options. However, several Pay and Park options are available near the venue.
Yes, all guests are suggested to wear formal or semi formal dress on both the days of the event. If possible, it is recommended to wear an Indian traditional attire for all the events on both the days. It is very important for our guests to ensure the clothes are respectful and elegant. <br>
26th July 2025: Smart Casuals
27th July 2025: Smart Casuals
Yes Food will be available at the event for purchase.
The venue gates will open at 8:00 AM PDT on 26th and 27th July. The registration/check-in will begin at 8:00 AM PDT. On 27th July, the event will start at 9:00 AM PDT and end at 5:30 PM PDT. On 28th July, the event will start at 9:00 AM PDT and end at 6:00 PM PDT.
Yes there are seat assignments for the Film Festival. Members can select their seats while booking their tickets.
NAFA Gold and Creator Members will get a 2 day General Seating ticket for 26th and 27th July 2025. They can upgrade their General Seating ticket to Premium Seating ticket by paying the difference between Premium Seating and General Seating.
NAFA is bringing several good Marathi Movies to USA and Canada.Currently we are arranging Member Shows for movies in Bay Area California and Gold Members in Bay Area California can attend these Member Shows and watch 4 movies Free as part of their Gold Membership Benefits. When NAFA Announces Member Show for certain movies, Gold Members will receive an email asking them to book their complimentary ticket for the movies. In Bay Area California, all movies are shown at Cinelounge Fremont Theatre.
NAFA is bringing several good Marathi Movies to USA and Canada.Currently we are arranging Member Shows for movies in Bay Area California and Creator Members in Bay Area California can attend these Member Shows and watch 2 movies Free as part of their Creator Membership Benefits. When NAFA Announces Member Show for certain movies, Creator Members will receive an email asking them to book their complimentary ticket for the movies. In Bay Area California, all movies are shown at Cinelounge Fremont Theatre.
Short film proposals were invited in September 2024 for NAFA short film production for 2024-2025. Please stay tuned for the announcements for the next call for short film proposals, which are likely to occur after July, after the NAFA Film Festival in July.
For all movies screenings at Cinelounge Fremont, There are NO reserved seating and therefore Seating is on First Come First Serve Basis.
You can join various NAFA subgroups related to film production depending on your interest and experience, such as producer, director, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, music etc..and whenever there is a need for any of these during film production projects, we will post messages related to that.
Masterclasses and Workshops are spanned across both days with the Masters. Keep visiting the agenda page for more details https://filmfestival2025.northamericanfilmassociation.org/agenda/
There is a meet up being planned currently. Keep visiting the agenda page for more details.
Answer : NAFA Film Festival Team is working on options to make some food options available on purchase at the venue. Moreover there are several restaurants near the venue, California Theatre located at 345 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
Answer : California Theatre does not have any parking options. However, several Pay and Park options are available near the venue.
Answer : The venue gates will open at 8:00 AM PDT on 27th and 28th July. The registration/check-in will begin at 8:00 AM PDT. On 27th July, the event will start at 9:00 AM PDT and end at 5:45 PM PDT. On 28th July, the event will start at 9:00 AM PDT and end at 5:30 PM PDT.
Answer : Yes, all guests are suggested to wear formal or semi formal dress on both the days of the event. If possible, it is recommended to wear an Indian traditional attire for all the events on both the days. It is very important for our guests to ensure the clothes are respectful and elegant. If you are attending Celebrity Banquet Dinner on Saturday 27th July then you are requested to be in Party attire / Blacktie dress code.
27th July: Indian Ethnic
27th July Dinner: Party wear
28th July: Smart Casuals
Answer : Yes, each masterclass has a limited capacity of 50 seats and Meet & Greet sessions have a capacity of 25 per session. The admissions to these sessions will be only on first come, first serve basis.
Answer : Celebrity Banquet Dinner is organized at a different venue and is not included in this festival ticket. You can purchase Dinner tickets separately based on availability.
Answer : You will get an opportunity to pose for Red Carpet event during day at California Theaters annexe (market st exit) and at Celebrity Banquet Dinner as well. So be prepared to show your best attire during these two days and one evening.
Answer : The venue details for the Celebrity Banquet Dinner will be shared with the guests attending dinner via an email soon.
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