IMAG History & Science Center

The 16th Fort Myers Film Festival concluded on May 24 with the announcement of awards in 12 categories.

The 16th annual Fort Myers Film Festival will deliver five days of film screenings, filmmaker panels, and celebration. The festival, which runs May 20-24, 2026, will include 81 selected feature, documentary, and short films from all over the world. We’ll get a preview of the festival in a conversation with Fort Myers Film Festival founder and Executive Director Eric Raddatz. We’ll also talk with multi-award winning filmmaker Jordan Axelrod, whose short film “Szypliski” will be featured at the opening night red carpet gala at the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center.

A new partnership will provide free after-school care for a local elementary school.

With a background as an international film publicist for Disney, Warner Brothers and Lionsgate, Events and Programming Coordinator Michael Hebler is determined to expand the importance of cinema at the Alliance for the Arts.

The IMAG History & Science Center in Fort Myers is currently displaying an exhibition titled “Tutankhamun: Return of the King,” which includes replicas of artifacts found in the tomb of Rameses VI, the 12th pharaoh of the 18th Egyptian Dynasty, also known as “the boy king.”