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CineFestival
Latinx, Chicanx and Indigenous cinema festival.
Festival · San Antonio, Bexar County · Central Texas
Checked Oct 15, 2026 · 250 films and shows shot in San Antonio
Categories
Texas short films (Premio Mesquite competition)
Texas and San Antonio showcases
US Latinx features and shorts
International Latin American features and shorts
Texas and San Antonio showcases
US Latinx features and shorts
International Latin American features and shorts
Prizes
Premio Mesquite Awards for Best Texas Short Films, chosen by a jury of industry professionals and scholars.
Notable
| The 2026 edition was the 47th annual CineFestival, held July 9–12, 2026, with more than 80 features, shorts and documentaries | ↗︎ |
| Calls itself the nation's original and longest-running Latino film festival | ↗︎ |
| Began in 1975 under the sponsorship of Oblate College in San Antonio; the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center has sponsored it since 1983 | ↗︎ |
| Averages about 100 registered filmmakers in attendance each year | ↗︎ |
| Festival programmer Eugenio del Bosque previously directed Cine Las Americas in Austin (2006–2014) | ↗︎ |
| Received fiscal support from the city's Film Festival Funding Program in 2022, 2023 and 2024 | ↗︎ |
Sources
- CineFestival Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
- 47th CineFestival San Antonio FilmFreeway
- Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas
- Local Film Festivals City of San Antonio, Film San Antonio (San Antonio Film Commission)
- Texas Film Festivals Houston Film Commission (Houston First Corporation)
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