Texas Film
Festivals

January

Wild About Houston Green Film Festival 

https://cechouston.org/greenfilms/wild-about-houston-2026/

(Festival: January 17, 2026 in Houston, TX) 

Reelabilities Houston Film Festival 

reelabilitieshouston.org

(Festival: Jan.18 - Feb.26, 2026 in Houston, TX) 

Festival of Films from Iran

mfah.org/calendar/series/festival-films-iran#

(Festival: Jan.25 - Feb.1, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Denton Black Film Festival

dentonbff.com

(Festival: Jan.28 - Feb.1, 2026 in Denton, TX)

February

Houston Islamic Film Fest (HIFF)

https://www.instagram.com/houstonislamicfilmfest

(Festival: February 13, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Boomtown Film and Music Festival

filmfreeway.com/BoomFest

(Festival: February 19-22, 2026 in Beaumont, TX)

Prison City Film Festival

prisoncityfilmfestival.com

(Festival: February 24-27, 2027 in Huntsville, TX)

Indian Film Festival of Houston

iffhinc.org

(Festival: February 27-28, 2026 in Houston, TX)

ShortFlix Film Festival

pearl-theater.com/shortflix-film-fest/

(Festival: February 28, 2026 in Houston, TX)

March

Zeal Reel Micro Short Film Competition

zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-soiree-and-cinema-exhibition

(Festival: March 5, 2026 in Houston, TX)   

South by Southwest Film Festival

sxsw.com

(Festival: March 12-18, 2026 in Austin, TX)

Houston Jewish Film Festival

www.erjcchouston.org/filmfest

(Festival: March 14-28, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Houston Latino Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonLatinoFilmFestival

(Festival: March 18-22, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Thin Line Fest

thinline.us

(Festival: March 18-22, 2026 in Denton, TX)

April

Wild & Scenic Film Festival 

cechouston.org/wild-scenic-2025

(Festival: April 2, 2025 in Houston, TX)

Houston Underwater Film Festival (HUFF)

filmfreeway.com/HoustonUnderwaterFilmFestival

(Festival: April 11-12, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Black Cinema Club HTX Film Festival

https://www.bcchtxfilmfest.com/

(Festival: April 17-19, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Dallas International Film Festival

dallasfilm.org

(Festival: April 23-30, 2026 in Dallas, TX)

Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America

mfah.org/calendar/series/latin-wave

(Festival: April 24-26, 2026 in Houston, TX)

WorldFest Houston 

filmfreeway.com/worldfest

(Festival: Apr.24 - May.3, 2026 in Houston, TX)

May

Houston Palestine Film Festival

www.hpff.org/

(Festival: May 1-3, 2026 in Houston, TX)   

Rung Film Festival

RungFilmFestival

(Festival: May 16-17, 2026 Houston, TX)

Comicpalooza Film Festival

comicpalooza.com

(Festival: May 22-24, 2026 in Houston, TX)  

ATX Television Festival 

atxfestival.com

(Festival: May 28-31, 2026 in Austin, TX)

Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival

ocahouston.org/haapifest

(Festival: May.29 - Jun.14, 2026 in Houston, TX)

June

Fade To Black Art Festival 

filmfreeway.com/FTBAF

(Festival: June 8-14, 2025 in Houston, TX) 

July

CineFestival

guadalupeculturalarts.org/cine-festival

(Festival: July 9-12, 2026 in San Antonio, TX)  

Waco Independent Film Festival 

wacoindie.com

(Festival: July 16-19, 2026 in Waco, TX)

Plaza Classic Film Festival

plazaclassic.com

(Festival: July 16-26, 2026 in El Paso, TX)

San Antonio Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/SAFILM

(Festival: July 21-26, 2026 in San Antonio, TX) 

Asian Film Festival of Dallas

filmfreeway.com/affd

(Festival: July 23-26, 2026 in Dallas, TX)

Oak Cliff Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/filmoakcliff

(Festival: Jul.30 - Aug.2, 2026 in Dallas, TX)

August

Houston Horror Film Festival

HoustonHorrorFilmFest.com

(Festival: August 7-9, 2026 in Houston, TX)

September

Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival 

filmfreeway.com/ctdfilmfest

(Festival: September 5, 2026 in Austin, TX) 

South Texas International Film Festival

stxiff.com

(Festival: September 10-12, 2026 in Edinburg, TX)   

Houston Media Conference

cinemahtx.org/houston-media-conference/

(Festival: September 17-20, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Fantastic Fest

fantasticfest.com

(Festival: September 17-24, 2026 in Austin, TX)

Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival

filmfreeway.com/GulfCoastFilmFestival

(Festival: September 18-20, 2026 in Galveston, TX)

October

Houston Cinema Arts Festival

cinemahtx.org

(Festival: October 1-10, 2026 in Houston, TX) 

Black Independent Filmmakers Association (BIFA) Film Festival

blackindiefilmmakersassociation.com

(Festival: October 3-4, 2026 in Houston, TX) 

Houston Comedy Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonComedyFilmFestival

(Festival: October 10-11, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Houston Short Short Short Film Festival 

hs3ff.com

(Festival: October 23-25, 2026 in Houston, TX)

Austin Film Festival 

filmfreeway.com/AustinFilmFestival

(Festival: Oct.29 - Nov.5, 2026 in Austin, TX) 

Rockport Film Festival

rockportfilmfestival.com

(Festival: Oct.30 - Nov.1, 2026 in Rockport, TX) 

November

Orange Film & Arts Festival

orangefilmandartsfestival.com

(Festival: November 5-8, 2026 in Orange, TX)

Lone Star Film Festival

lonestarfilmfestival.com

(Festival: November 4-10, 2026 in Ft. Worth, TX)

Round Top Film Festival

roundtopfilmfest.org

(Festival: November 12-15, 2026 in Round Top, TX) 

Houston Greek Film Festival

houstongreekfilmfestival.com/

(Festival: November 20-22, 2026 in Houston, TX) 

La Vida Es Cortos (Life Is Shorts) Short Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/lavidaescortos

(Festival: November 29-30, 2025 in Houston, TX)  

December

Cinesol Film Festival

cinesol.com

(Festival: December 5-6, 2026 in McAllen, TX)

Behind the Pine Curtain Film Festival 

limners.art/filmfest/

(Festival: December 18-19, 2026 in Lufkin, TX)