Founded in 2008, the Mosaic Student Film Festival aims to unite students through the creative and powerful medium of film.

The event was started by students from the Rockford, IL area who desired to create an event that would empower young people to creatively express themselves, while providing them with the means to affect their community in a positive way.

The Mosaic Student Film Festival is a youth oriented film festival for college and high school students between the ages of 14-22. It occurs each fall at a venue in the Rockford, IL area and features a screening of original films, a red carpet pre-event, and the opportunity for young filmmakers to connect with their fellow student filmmaking community.

The festival is unique in that not only does it help support filmmaking programs throughout the year by the Mosaic Film Project, but it also supports the Rockford Rescue Mission by donating a portion of the proceeds from the event to the organization.

The Mission, amongst other services, serves over 130,000 meals to hungry people in our community per year. MSFF seeks to honor their efforts by harnessing the power that film and art have in a positive and creative way. To date, the festival has raised over $1600 towards the Mission's efforts.