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Prison City Film Festival

Film festival, February 2027: US and international narrative features, shorts and super-shorts, documentary features and shorts, web series episodes, music videos, trailers.

Festival · Huntsville, Walker County · Houston & the Upper Coast

prisoncityfilmfestival.com ↗︎

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · 16 films and shows shot in Huntsville · Records: IMDb ↗︎ · Wikidata ↗︎

Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
Late Fall (Final)Nov 30, 2026 ↗︎
Categories
US Narrative Feature
International Narrative Feature
US Narrative Short
International Narrative Short
US Narrative Super-short
International Narrative Super-short
Documentary Feature
Documentary Short
Narrative Web Series Episode
Music Video
Prizes
Warden's Vanguard Award (top prize); "C.O. Award" for best in each category; past Next Generation Award for best student film.

Notable

First held in 2018; the 2026 edition ran February 25–28, 2026; tickets for 2027 go on sale January 1, 2027 ↗︎
Entry fees $10–$50 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing) ↗︎
Sources
  1. Prison City Film Festival Prison City Film Festival
  2. Prison City Film Festival FilmFreeway
  3. Texas Film Festivals Houston Film Commission

Submissions open

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