about us

Founded in December of 2014, the Duke Independent Film Festival (DIFF) is Duke University’s first and only campus-wide film festival. An annual event, the film festival accepts short film submissions from any undergraduate or graduate student at Duke University. The purpose of DIFF is to seek out the best filmmakers and storytellers on campus, providing a platform to foster their talents and present their work to the public.

In addition to hosting the annual film festival, DIFF hosts a variety of other film-related events on campus throughout the academic year. More information about these year-round film activities can be found under ‘Projects’ and ‘Events.’