- a 7-day event beginning the second week in August; always starting on a Tuesday at various locations throughout the State of Rhode Island with premiere works in the capital city of Providence;

- the largest public film festival in New England and an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences qualifying event;

- the major portal of entry for filmmakers to discover the Ocean State as a center for film development and production;

- a unique platform for the creative and cultural discovery of new cinematic talent, both at home, nationally and globally;