Film festival, November 2026: Shorts up to five minutes about Muslim life in America; one $10,000 grand prize chosen by a judging panel.
Festival · Plano, Collin County · Dallas–Fort Worth
Checked Oct 17, 2026 · 24 films and shows shot in Plano
| First-year national festival; phone footage and first-time filmmakers welcome; under-18 entrants need a guardian's signature | ↗︎ |
| Listing text still says the winner will be announced at an October 17 open house with an October 9 close, while the posted dates show a November 6 deadline and November 14 event | ↗︎ |
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| 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 ↗︎ |