Texas Film
Festivals

January

Houston Festival of Films from Iran

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

(Festival: Jan.21 - Feb. 4, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Denton Black Film Festival

dentonbff.com

(Festival: January 25-29, 2023 in Denton, TX)

February

West African Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/WestAfricanFilmFestivalhou

(Festival: February 1-28, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Reelabilities Houston Film Festival 

reelabilitieshouston.org

(Festival: February 5-23, 2023 in Houston, TX) 

Prison City Film Festival

prisoncityfilmfestival.com

(Festival: February 22-25, 2023 in Huntsville, TX)

Indian Film Festival of Houston

iffhinc.org

(Festival: February 23-25, 2023 in Houston, TX)

ReelPoetry Houston Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/REELpoetry2023

(Festival: February 24-26, 2023 in Houston, TX - Virtual)

March

South by Southwest Film Festival

sxsw.com

(Festival: March 10-18, 2023 in Austin, TX)

Houston Latino Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonLatinoFilmFestival

(Festival: March 15-19, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Houston Jewish Film Festival

www.erjcchouston.org/filmfest

(Festival: March 18-30, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Zeal Reel Micro Short Film Festival 

filmfreeway.com/ZealReelCompetition

(Festival: March 23, 2023 in Houston, TX) 

April

International Sports Film Festival Houston

isffh.org

(Festival: April 1-2, 2023 in Houston, TX)

WorldFest Houston 

filmfreeway.com/worldfest

(Festival: April 25-30, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Thin Line Fest

thinline.us

(Festival: April 26-30, 2023 in Denton, TX)

Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America

mfah.org/calendar/series/latin-wave

(Festival: April 27-30, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Battle for The Arts Sealy 

filmfreeway.com/botasealy/

(Festival: April 27-30, 2023 in Sealy, TX) 

Dallas International Film Festival

dallasfilm.org

(Festival: Apr. 28 - May 5, 2023 in Dallas, TX)

Houston Underwater Film Festival (HUFF)

filmfreeway.com/HoustonUnderwaterFilmFestival

(Festival: April 29-30, 2023 in Houston, TX)

May

Houston Gospel Music Video & Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/MyFilmFestival

(Festival: May 21-22, 2021 in Houston, TX - Virtual)

Boomtown Film and Music Festival

filmfreeway.com/BoomFest

(Festival: May 25-27, 2023 in Beaumont, TX)

Comicpalooza Film Festival

comicpalooza.com

(Festival: May 26-28, 2023 in Houston, TX)  

June

ATX Television Festival 

atxfestival.com

(Festival: June 1-4, 2023 in Austin, TX)

Hill Country Film Festival

hillcountryff.com

(Festival: June 1-4, 2023 in Fredericksburg, TX)

Houston Palestine Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonPalestineFilmFestival

(Festival: June 2-4, 2023 in Houston, TX)   

Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival

ocahouston.org/haapifest

(Festival: June 3-11, 2023 in Houston, TX)

National Black Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/NationalBlackFilmFestival

(Festival: June 7-10, 2023 in Houston, TX) 

Houston Comedy Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonComedyFilmFestival

(Festival: June 10, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Oak Cliff Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/filmoakcliff

(Festival: June 22-25, 2023 in Dallas, TX)

July

CineFestival

guadalupeculturalarts.org/cine-festival

(Festival: July 12-16, 2023 in San Antonio, TX)  

Asian Film Festival of Dallas

asianfilmdallas.com

(Festival: July 13-16, 2023 in Dallas, TX)

Brilliant Women In Film Film Festival

brilliantwomeninfilm.com

(Festival: July 17, 2021 in Humble, TX)

Plaza Classic Film Festival

plazaclassic.com

(Festival: July 20-30, 2023 in El Paso, TX)

August

San Antonio Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/SAFILM

(Festival: August 1-6, 2023 in San Antonio, TX) 

Houston Horror Film Festival

HoustonHorrorFilmFest.com

(Festival: August 11-13, 2023 in Houston, TX)

Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival - aGLIFF

agliff.org

(Festival: August 22-27, 2023 in Austin, TX)

September

South Texas International Film Festival

stxiff.com

(Festival: September 4-16, 2023 in Edinburg, TX)   

Señorita Cinema Film Festival 

senoritacinema.com

(Festival: September 9-11, 2022 in Houston, TX)

Festival De Cine Latino Americano SOUTH

filmfreeway.com/FestivalDeCineLatinoAmericanoTexas

(Festival: September 9-11, 2022 in Denton, TX)

Flatland Film Festival

lhuca.org/flatlandfilmfestival

(Festival: September 21-23, 2023 in Lubbock, TX)  

Fantastic Fest

fantasticfest.com

(Festival: September 21-28, 2023 in Austin, TX)

Dallas VideoFest 

videofest.org

(Festival: September 22, 2022 in Dallas, TX)

Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival

filmfreeway.com/GulfCoastFilmFestival

(Festival: September 22-24, 2023 in Houston, TX)

QFest

q-fest.com

(Festival: September 23-27, 2021 in Houston, TX) 

Fandemic Comic Convention Tour

fandemictour.com

(Festival: September 25-27, 2020 in Houston, TX)

October

Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival 

txdisabilities.org

(Festival: October 1-31, 2023 in Austin, TX) 

Galveston Island Film Festival & Conference

galvestonislandfilmfestivalandconference.com

(Festival: October 7-8, 2023 in Galveston, TX)

Topaz Film Festival

 wifdallas.org/TopazFilmFestival

(Festival: October 12-22, 2023 in Dallas, TX)

Bechdel Film Festival

bechdelfilms.com

(Festival: October 14-16, 2022 in Houston, TX)

Next International Film Festival

niffhouston.org

(Festival: October 20-22, 2021 in Houston, TX)

Literally Short Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/LiterallyShortFilmFestival

(Festival: October 21-23, 2022 in Houston, TX)

Nacogdoches Film Festival

nacogdochesfilmfestival.com

(Festival: October 23, 2021 in Nacogdoches, TX)

Austin Film Festival 

austinfilmfestival.com

(Festival: Oct.26- Nov.2, 2023 in Austin, TX) 

November

Lone Star Film Festival

lonestarfilmfestival.com

(Festival: November 2-5, 2023 in Ft. Worth, TX)

Sustainable Stories Film Fest (SSFF)

sustainable-stories.org/2022-film-fest

(Festival: November 9-11, 2022 in Houston, TX)

Rockport Film Festival

rockportfilmfestival.com

(Festival: November 10-13, 2022 in Rockport, TX) 

Houston Cinema Arts Festival

cinemahtx.org

(Festival: November 10-17, 2022 in Houston, TX) 

Houston Greek Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonGreekFilmFestival

(Festival: November 16-19, 2023 in Houston, TX) 

Cinesol Film Festival

cinesol.com

(Festival: November 20-21, 2021 in McAllen, TX)

South Texas Underground Film Festival (STUFF)

stuftx.org

(Festival: Nov.29 - Dec.3, 2023  in Corpus Christi, TX) 

December

Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival

otherworldsfilmfest.com

(Festival: December 1-4, 2022 in Austin, TX) 

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

filmfreeway.com/lavidaescortos

(Festival: December 2-4, 2022 in Houston, TX)  

Capital City Black Film Festival

capcitybff.com

(Festival: December 3-5, 2021 in Austin, TX)