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Lone Star Film Festival
Fort Worth festival.
Festival · Fort Worth, Tarrant County · Dallas–Fort Worth
Checked Oct 16, 2026 · 146 films and shows shot in Fort Worth · Records: Wikidata ↗︎
Categories
Narrative Feature
Documentary Feature
Narrative Short
Documentary Short
Super-Short Short
Student Film
Documentary Feature
Narrative Short
Documentary Short
Super-Short Short
Student Film
Prizes
Juried awards including Best of Fest, Best Feature, Best Documentary, the Cine-Más Award, Best Texas Film, Best Super-Short Short and Best Student Film, plus feature and short audience awards.
Notable
| 2026 is the 20th annual festival | ↗︎ |
| 2026 opening night (November 4) is the world premiere of JIMMY, about actor Jimmy Stewart, at the AMC Palace in downtown Fort Worth | ↗︎ |
| Lone Star Film Society described itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2010 | ↗︎ |
| Ranked a "Top 50 Film Festival" by MovieMaker Magazine | ↗︎ |
| Past showcase films listed by the festival include Train Dreams, Sing Sing, The Imitation Game, Carol and Lion | ↗︎ |
| Gala honorees have included Sam Elliott (2025 Bill Paxton Achievement in Film Award), Taylor Sheridan (2022) and Richard Linklater (2021), both Larry McMurtry Award | ↗︎ |
| Listed as running 20 years on FilmFreeway | ↗︎ |
| Earlier called the Lone Star International Film Festival (LSIFF), held in Sundance Square; the 2010 edition ran November 10–14 | ↗︎ |
Sources
- Film Festival 2026 | LSFF Lone Star Film Society
- Lone Star Film Festival Texas Film Commission
- Schedule | 2026 Lone Star Film Festival Lone Star Film Festival (Eventive)
- Lone Star Film Festival FilmFreeway
- About | LSFF Lone Star Film Society
- Past Gala Honorees | LSFF Lone Star Film Society
- Lone Star Film Society (archived 2010) Lone Star Film Society via Wayback Machine 2010-05-14
- LSFF Film Camps Lone Star Film Society
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