Film festival, April 2027: Films by high school students, with awards in areas like animation, smartphone, LGBTQIA+, kindness and inclusivity.
Festival · Dallas, Dallas County · Dallas–Fort Worth
Checked Oct 17, 2026 · 447 films and shows shot in Dallas
| The 2027 event is billed as the 6th annual OK2BX Film Festival, paired with an SMU-sponsored Futures Lab of panels and a college fair the same day | ↗︎ |
| The foundation was started in 2021 by Chris and Brent Bolding in memory of their daughter Eleanor | ↗︎ |
| The festival page gives a submission window of October 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, while FilmFreeway lists a late deadline of March 2, 2027 | ↗︎ |
| FilmFreeway fees run $1–$12 across deadlines (incl. member pricing) | ↗︎ |
| Deadline | Call | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2027 | Early BirdOK2BX Film Festival for High School Filmmakers 2027 · films by high school students, with awards in areas like animation, smartphone, LGBTQIA+, kindness and inclusivity · Fees $2–$12 | Apply ↗︎ |
| Feb 2, 2027 | RegularOK2BX Film Festival for High School Filmmakers 2027 · films by high school students, with awards in areas like animation, smartphone, LGBTQIA+, kindness and inclusivity · Fees $2–$12 | Apply ↗︎ |
| Mar 2, 2027 | LateOK2BX Film Festival for High School Filmmakers 2027 · films by high school students, with awards in areas like animation, smartphone, LGBTQIA+, kindness and inclusivity · Fees $2–$12 | Apply ↗︎ |
Listed from OK2BX on FilmFreeway (linked from ok2bx.org). Not an endorsement. Image: from ok2bx.org.
| Company | Department | City | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Film Festival of DallasAnnual festival. | Festival | Dallas | asianfilmdallas.org ↗︎ |
| Dallas Film UtsavSouth Asian film festival. | Festival | The Colony | dallasfilmutsav.org ↗︎ |
| Dallas Filmmakers Alliance Winter ShowcaseFilm festival, December 2026: Shorts by DFA Patreon members: up to 12 minutes on the free tier, 15 minutes for A-List members. | Festival | Dallas | dallasfilmmakers.org ↗︎ |
| Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF)Flagship Dallas festival. | Festival | Dallas | diffdallas.org ↗︎ |
| Denton Black Film FestivalAnnual festival, FilmFreeway submissions. | Festival | Denton | dentonbff.com ↗︎ |
| DIFF ShortsShort-film festival at Angelika Mockingbird Station. | Festival | Dallas | diffdallas.org ↗︎ |