By Helen Stephenson

The entity now known as the Prescott Film Festival had another iteration before it became the festival active today. A Maricopa County attorney reserved the name Prescott Film Festival in 2003. What happened to that festival is unknown, but the name expired and became available for what is now the Prescott Film Festival.

Various film events have been presented in the Prescott area. The Elks Theatre screened films over the years and continues with second release studio-produced films. Andrew and Angie Johnson-Schmit created a local food bank benefit called the (Can)nes Film Festival, and the Yavapai College Film and Media Arts Program had a Focus on Film series pre-pandemic.