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Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival
Festival on disability representation by the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities.
Festival · Austin, Travis County · Central Texas
Categories
Documentary
Non-Documentary
Non-Documentary
Prizes
First place $500, second $250, third $100 in each division
Notable
| First held in 2004; CTD calls it the first Texas film festival with an explicit cross-disability focus | ↗︎ |
| 23rd annual festival held September 5, 2026 at the Central Austin Library, with virtual viewing through October 5 | ↗︎ |
| A Houston screening of the previous year's winners took place August 1, 2026 at Houston Christian University's McNair Hall | ↗︎ |
| The 2026 short film competition is closed and reopens in 2027 | ↗︎ |
Sources
- Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
- History Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
- 2026 Short Film Competition Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
- Cinema Touching Disability Houston Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
- Cinema Touching Disability on FilmFreeway FilmFreeway
- Film & TV Festivals Austin Film Commission (Visit Austin)
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