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Texas Film
Festivals

 

January

ShortFlix Film Festival

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

(Festival: January 12-14, 2024 in Houston, TX)

Festival of Films from Iran

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

(Festival: January19-27, 2024 in Houston, TX)

Denton Black Film Festival

dentonbff.com

(Festival: January 24-28, 2024 in Denton, TX)

 

February

Reelabilities Houston Film Festival 

reelabilitieshouston.org

(Festival: February 4-28, 2024 in Houston, TX) 

Indian Film Festival of Houston

iffhinc.org

(Festival: February 23-24, 2024 in Houston, TX)

Boomtown Film and Music Festival

filmfreeway.com/BoomFest

(Festival: February 23-24, 2024 in Beaumont, TX)

Prison City Film Festival

prisoncityfilmfestival.com

(Festival: Feb.28 - Mar.2, 2024 in Huntsville, TX)

 

March

South by Southwest Film Festival

sxsw.com

(Festival: March 8-16, 2024 in Austin, TX)

Houston Latino Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonLatinoFilmFestival

(Festival: March 20-24, 2024 in Houston, TX)

Zeal Reel Micro Short Film Festival 

filmfreeway.com/ZealReelCompetition

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

Houston Jewish Film Festival

www.erjcchouston.org/filmfest

(Festival: Mar. 24 - Apr. 4, 2024 in Houston, TX)

 

April

ReelPoetry Houston Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/REELpoetry2024

(Festival: April 1-7, 2024 in Houston, TX - Virtual)

International Sports Film Festival Houston

isffh.org

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

Houston Underwater Film Festival (HUFF)

filmfreeway.com/HoustonUnderwaterFilmFestival

(Festival: April 6-7, 2024 in Houston, TX)

BAM! Festival

bam-festival.org

(Festival: April 13, 2024 in Lake Jackson, TX)

WorldFest Houston 

filmfreeway.com/worldfest

(Festival: April 24-28, 2024 in Houston, TX)

Thin Line Fest

thinline.us

(Festival: April 24-28-2024 in Denton, TX)

Dallas International Film Festival

dallasfilm.org

(Festival: Apr. 25 - May 2, 2024 in Dallas, TX)

Latin Wave: New Films from Latin America

mfah.org/calendar/series/latin-wave

(Festival: April 25-28, 2024 in Houston, TX)

Battle for The Arts Sealy 

filmfreeway.com/botasealy/

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

 

May

Rung Film Festival

indusartscouncil.org/rung-film-festival

(Festival: May 4-5, 2024 Houston, TX)

Houston Palestine Film Festival

www.hpff.org/

(Festival: May 17-19, 2024 in Houston, TX)   

Comicpalooza Film Festival

comicpalooza.com

(Festival: May 24-26, 2024 in Houston, TX)  

ATX Television Festival 

atxfestival.com

(Festival: May 30 - Jun. 2, 2024 in Austin, TX)

Hill Country Film Festival

hillcountryff.com

(Festival: May 30 - Jun. 2, 2024 in Fredericksburg, TX)

Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival

ocahouston.org/haapifest

(Festival: May 30 - Jun. 9, 2024 in Houston, TX)

 

June

Houston Comedy Film Festival 

filmfestivalcircuit.com/event/houston-comedy-film-festival-summer-2023

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

Oak Cliff Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/filmoakcliff

(Festival: June 20-23, 2024 in Dallas, TX)

 

July

CineFestival

guadalupeculturalarts.org/cine-festival

(Festival: July 11-14,2024 in San Antonio, TX)  

Plaza Classic Film Festival

plazaclassic.com

(Festival: July 18-28, 2024 in El Paso, TX)

Asian Film Festival of Dallas

asianfilmdallas.com

(Festival: July 25-28, 2024 in Dallas, TX)

San Antonio Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/SAFILM

(Festival: Jul. 30 - Aug. 4, 2024 in San Antonio, TX) 

 

August

Houston Horror Film Festival

HoustonHorrorFilmFest.com

(Festival: August 9-11, 2024 in Houston, TX)

Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival - aGLIFF

agliff.org

(Festival: August 21-25, 2024 in Austin, TX)

National Black Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/NationalBlackFilmFestival

(Festival: August 28-31, 2024 in Houston, TX) 

 

September

South Texas International Film Festival

stxiff.com

(Festival: September 11-14,2024 in Edinburg, TX)   

Fantastic Fest

fantasticfest.com

(Festival: September 19-26, 2024 in Austin, TX)

Dreamscape International Film Fest

dreamscapeiff.com/

(Festival: Sep.23 - Oct.1, 2024 in Richmond, TX)

Flatland Film Festival
lhuca.org/flatland-film-festival/

(Festival: September 26-28, 2024 in Lubbock, TX)  

Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival 

filmfreeway.com/ctdfilmfest

(Festival: September 27-28, 2024 in Austin, TX) 

Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival

filmfreeway.com/GulfCoastFilmFestival

(Festival: September 28-29, 2024 in Houston, TX)

 

October

Houston Comedy Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/HoustonComedyFilmFestival

(Festival: October 1, 2024 in Houston, TX)

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

filmfreeway.com/lavidaescortos

(Festival: October 4-6, 2024 in Houston, TX)  

Galveston Island Film Festival & Conference

filmfreeway.com/TheGalvestonFilmFestivalandConference

(Festival: October 5-6, 2024 in Galveston, TX)

Topaz Film Festival

filmfreeway.com/topazfilmfestival

(Festival: October 18-19, 2024 in Dallas, TX)

Austin Film Festival 

austinfilmfestival.com

(Festival: Oct.24-31, 2024 in Austin, TX) 

 

November

Lone Star Film Festival

lonestarfilmfestival.com

(Festival: November 1-3, 2024 in Ft. Worth, TX)

Rockport Film Festival

rockportfilmfestival.com

(Festival: November 9-12, 2023 in Rockport, TX) 

Houston Cinema Arts Festival

cinemahtx.org

(Festival: November 9-10, 2023 in Houston, TX) 

South Texas Underground Film Festival (STUFF)

stuftx.org

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

 

December

Cinesol Film Festival

cinesol.com

(Festival: December 2-3, 2023 in McAllen, TX)

Houston Greek Film Festival

houstongreekfilmfestival.com/

(Festival: December 5-8, 2024 in Houston, TX) 

 

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