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Film festivals in Texas
92 listings statewide.
92 listings
| Company | City |
|---|---|
 48 Hour Film Project AustinFestival · Local 48-hour short film contest. | Austin |
| Abilene Frontier Film FestivalFestival · Festival held at Frontier Texas. | Abilene |
 aGLIFFFestival · Long-running LGBTQ+ film festival. | Austin |
| Animalis Fabula Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, November 2027: Animal-centered features and shorts in any genre. | San Antonio |
 Asian Film Festival of DallasFestival · Annual festival. | Dallas |
 ATX Short Film ShowcaseFestival · Monthly local short film screening. | Austin |
 ATX Television FestivalFestival · Four-day TV festival. | Austin |
 Austin Action Film FestFestival · Festival for action and stunt-driven video. | Austin |
 Austin Asian American Film FestivalFestival · Asian and Asian American cinema festival. | Austin |
 Austin Comedy Film FestivalFestival · Short comedy film festival. | Austin |
 Austin Dance Festival presents Dance on FilmFestival · Film festival, February 2027: Dance films. | Austin |
 Austin Film FestivalFestival · Screenwriter-focused festival and conference. | Austin |
 Austin Horror Film FestivalFestival · Independent horror film festival. | Austin |
| Austin International Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, April 2027: Narrative and documentary features and shorts, international and Texas categories. | Austin |
 Austin Jewish Film FestivalFestival · Annual Jewish cinema festival. | Austin |
 Austin Lift-Off Film FestivalFestival · Local program of the Lift-Off short film network. | Austin |
 Austin Polish Film FestivalFestival · Polish cinema festival by Austin Polish Society. | Austin |
 Austin Revolution Film FestivalFestival · Independent film festival with networking events. | Austin |
 Austin ShortsfestFestival · International indie short film festival. | Austin |
 Austin Spotlight Film FestivalFestival · International festival for shorts, music videos and trailers. | Austin |
 Austin Under The Stars Film FestivalFestival · Outdoor film and music festival at the Domain. | Austin |
 AVAFF Austin Veteran Arts Film FestivalFestival · Festival for films by veterans and military families. | Austin |
 Behind the Pine Curtain Film FestivalFestival · Festival at The Pines Theater with narrative, doc and anime blocks and scholarships. | Lufkin |
 Black Auteur Film FestivalFestival · Festival for films by Black Texans. | Austin |
 Black Cinema Club Film FestivalFestival · Listed Apr 17-19, 2026. | Houston |
 Boomtown Film & Music FestivalFestival · Southeast Texas festival since 2008. | Beaumont |
 Cine Las AmericasFestival · International festival of films from the Americas and Spain. | Austin |
 CineFestivalFestival · Latinx, Chicanx and Indigenous cinema festival. | San Antonio |
 Cinema Touching Disability Film FestivalFestival · Festival on disability representation by the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. | Austin |
 Corpus Christi 7 Day Film ProjectFestival · Local short-film challenge with an annual screening. | Corpus Christi |
 Dallas Film UtsavFestival · South Asian film festival. | The Colony |
 Dallas Filmmakers Alliance Winter ShowcaseFestival · Film festival, December 2026: Shorts by DFA Patreon members: up to 12 minutes on the free tier, 15 minutes for A-List members. | Dallas |
 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF)Festival · Flagship Dallas festival. | Dallas |
| Dead Weird Film FestFestival · Film festival, February 2027: Underground shorts: horror, sci-fi, comedy, experimental, animation, music videos, docs, Made in Texas. | Austin |
| Deaf Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, October 2027: Animation, narrative and documentary shorts and features, screenplays, student films. | Austin |
 Denton Black Film FestivalFestival · Annual festival, FilmFreeway submissions. | Denton |
| DIFF ShortsFestival · Short-film festival at Angelika Mockingbird Station. | Dallas |
 El Paso Film FestivalFestival · Independent festival with 80+ films in 2026. | El Paso |
 Ethereal Horror FestFestival · Indie genre horror festival. | Austin |
 Fantastic FestFestival · Alamo Drafthouse's annual genre festival. | Austin |
 Festival de Cine Latino Americano - Corpus Christi (FDCLA-CC)Festival · TAMU-CC Latin American film festival. | Corpus Christi |
 Fiesta SATX Film & Music FestivalFestival · Film festival, April 2027: Shorts and features across many genres (action, animation, children's, doc, drama, fantasy, horror and more). | San Antonio |
 Films for the ForestFestival · Rainforest Partnership short film challenge. | Austin |
 Flatland Film Festival (LHUCA)Festival · Festival at the Firehouse Theatre taking shorts and Texas/Southwest features. | Lubbock |
 Fronterror Film FestivalFestival · Border horror festival run by the Laredo Film Society. | Laredo |
 Grapevine International Film Festival & Dream Reel AwardsFestival · Film festival, October 2027: Narrative, documentary, animation, comedy, horror, experimental and AI shorts, features, music videos, screenplays. | Grapevine |
 GTX Film FestivalFestival · Georgetown festival with filmmaker education events. | Georgetown |
 HAAPIFESTFestival · Asian American and Pacific Islander festival. | Houston |
 Houston Cinema Arts FestivalFestival · Festival run by HCAS; listed Oct 1-11, 2026 (just ended). | Houston |
 Houston Horror Film FestFestival · Horror film festival and convention. | Houston |
| Houston Islamic Film FestivalFestival · Listed Feb 13, 2026. | Houston |
 Houston Jewish Film FestivalFestival · Listed Mar 14-28, 2026. | Houston |
| Houston Latino Film FestivalFestival · Festival of Latino cinema. | Houston |
 Indian Film Festival of HoustonFestival · Listed Feb 27-28, 2026. | Houston |
 Indie Meme Film FestivalFestival · South Asian film festival. | Austin |
 Jewish Film Festival of DallasFestival · JCC-run festival. | Dallas |
 KidFilm Family FestivalFestival · The USA Film Festival's family film festival, January 2027: Family-friendly features and shorts. | Dallas |
 Leander Film FestivalFestival · Independent film festival in Leander. | Leander |
 Lone Star Film FestivalFestival · Fort Worth festival. | Fort Worth |
 Lost River Film FestFestival · San Marcos-area independent film and music festival. | San Marcos |
| Nac Short Film FestFestival · Free festival for East Texas short films. | Nacogdoches |
 OK2BX Film Festival for High School FilmmakersFestival · Film festival, April 2027: Films by high school students, with awards in areas like animation, smartphone, LGBTQIA+, kindness and inclusivity. | Dallas |
 OutLoud International Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, July 2027: Open category for emerging filmmakers. | Dallas |
 OUTsider LGBTQIA FestivalFestival · LGBTQIA film and art festival. | Austin |
 Paramount Summer Classic Film SeriesFestival · Summer classic film series at the Paramount Theatre. | Austin |
 Prison City Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, February 2027: US and international narrative features, shorts and super-shorts, documentary features and shorts, web series episodes, music videos, trailers. | Huntsville |
 REEL East Texas Film FestivalFestival · 10th-year indie festival in downtown Kilgore. | Kilgore |
 Reel Rhythm Film FestivalFestival · Killeen film festival. | Killeen |
| ReelAbilities HoustonFestival · Disability-focused arts and film festival. | Houston |
 SAFILMOrganization · Organization behind the San Antonio Film Festival and filmmaker workshops. | San Antonio |
 San Angelo Revolution Film FestivalFestival · Indie festival run by the CVB with the Austin Revolution team. | San Angelo |
 San Antonio Black International Film Festival (SABIFF)Festival · Festival of Black independent and international film. | San Antonio |
 ShortFlixFestival · Short film festival listed Feb 28, 2026. | Houston |
 SXSW Film & TV FestivalFestival · Huge annual film, TV, music and tech festival each March. | Austin |
| Texas Documentary Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, November 2027: Documentary features, shorts, micro docs, series episodes, animated and AI-made docs. | Austin |
 Texas Short Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, January 2027: Shorts in many genres, docs, experimental, music videos, AI-made films. | Austin |
| The Comedy Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, May 2027: Comedy features, shorts, student shorts, pilots and web series, sketch, stand-up specials, comedy scripts. | Austin |
 The Sacred Underground Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, November 2026: Shorts, extended shorts, student films and music videos. | San Antonio |
 The San Antonio Horror Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, March 2027: Horror features and shorts. | San Antonio |
 Thin Line FestFestival · Film festival, March 2027: Feature and short documentaries of all kinds, music videos. | Denton |
 Third Coast Action FestFestival · Film festival, May 2027: Action features and shorts, Made in Texas, and stunt categories (fire, vehicle, fight, high fall, gunfight, western, specialty). | Dallas |
 This Is Home: Short Films on Muslim Life in America (EPIC)Festival · Film festival, November 2026: Shorts up to five minutes about Muslim life in America; one $10,000 grand prize chosen by a judging panel. | Plano |
 Triumph International Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, September 2027: US and international narrative, documentary and animated features and shorts, music videos. | Bedford |
 Tyler Film FestivalFestival · Fall festival at Liberty Hall with cash awards. | Tyler |
 UNT Media Arts FestivalFestival · Film festival, April 2027: Student shorts, docs, experimental work, screenwriting, audio, promos, news and sports broadcasting, high school entries. | Denton |
 USA Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, April 2027: US and international features and shorts (narrative, nonfiction, animation, experimental); must be a Dallas-area premiere. | Dallas |
 Viva Texas Film FestivalFestival · Festival in Victoria, Texas. | Victoria |
 Waco Independent Film Festival (Waco Indie)Festival · Annual downtown Waco independent festival run by Heart of Texas Film Society. | Waco |
 West Texas Film FestFestival · New festival hosted by Angelo Film Society. | San Angelo |
 Wild About Houston: A Green Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, February 2027: Environmental shorts about the Houston region (doc, narrative, animation), plus a student category for ages 14–22. | Houston |
 Wild Texas Film FestivalFestival · Film festival, May 2027: Wildlife, wild places, conservation and people-and-nature films, features, young filmmakers. | Goldthwaite |
 WorldFest-Houston International Film FestivalFestival · Long-running international festival. | Houston |