[5][6] DIFF's inaugural event was hosted at the historic Laemmle Theaters in Santa Monica, California on May 17, 2018[7] and was awarded FilmFreeway's Top 100 Best Reviewed film festival,[8] screening Tracktown starring Olympic athlete, Alexi Pappas, Money, starring Jesse Williams (actor), Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, and Honor Council, written and directed by Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner, Scott Simonsen.

Other winning films in the narrative category included Aberne by Irati Santiago Mujika and I'm F%$#ing Fine by writer-director Jamie Anderson, starring Bree Turner.

[18] In addition to its regular programming, the festival introduced all-new panel events including Film Canada presented by industry leader, William F. White International[19] and Digital Hollywood, which invited actor and Executive Producer, Aleks Paunovic and business partner, Neil Stevenson-Moore to discuss NFT's, blockchain, and how the new tech is disrupting Hollywood traditional financial systems.

[24] DaVinci International Film Festival's 6th Edition was postponed from its original date in October 2023 to February 23–25, 2024[25] due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.

The 6th DaVinci International Film Festival (DIFF) opened on February 23, 2024, at The Grove in Los Angeles, California, with a screening of "In Fidelity" starring Dennis Haysbert, Willow Shields, and Chris Parnell.

Fox Foundation received a donation from British Columbia Delorean in the amount of $10,000.00, presented by DIFF CEO and Founder, Chadwick Pelletier, at the closing Award Ceremony.

Among the recipients include CEO and Entrepreneur, Andy Khawaja of Allied Wallet[35] and director, Daniel Lir for his Jack Kerouac Centennial documentary, Destination Angeles.

[38] DaVinci Film Foundation Inc. was recognized as a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit in 2019[39] with a mission statement aimed to cultivate and honor independent Creatives across multiple disciplines in the arts and sciences.

"Our goal at DIFF is to honor the independent creative -- across domains -- and celebrate divergent and meaningful Works with a long-term objective to create a competitive and boutique version of Venice Biennale,” he concluded.