Film festival, April 2027: US and international features and shorts (narrative, nonfiction, animation, experimental); must be a Dallas-area premiere.
Festival · Dallas, Dallas County · Dallas–Fort Worth
Checked Oct 17, 2026 · 447 films and shows shot in Dallas · Records: IMDb ↗︎ · Wikidata ↗︎
| The 56th annual festival ran April 22–26, 2026 | ↗︎ |
| The 57th annual festival is set for April 21–25, 2027 at Angelika Film Center Dallas | ↗︎ |
| Short and feature submissions must be Dallas-area premieres; selected U.S.-based feature filmmakers may receive travel and lodging | ↗︎ |
| The festival's own submission page gives January 1, 2027 as the final deadline, while its FilmFreeway listing shows an extended late deadline of February 1, 2027 | ↗︎ |
| Master Screen Artist tributes have included Gregory Peck (1974), James Stewart (1989), Audrey Hepburn (1991) and Martin Sheen (2024) | ↗︎ |
| Annual programs are offered with free admission | ↗︎ |
| Listed as a Canadian Screen Award qualifying festival and as running 57 years on FilmFreeway; short-film fees run $35–$80 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing) | ↗︎ |
| Deadline | Call | |
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| Dec 1, 2026 | Regular57th USA Film Festival · US and international features and shorts (narrative, nonfiction, animation, experimental); must be a Dallas-area premiere · Fees $40–$80 | Apply ↗︎ |
| Jan 1, 2027 | Late57th USA Film Festival · US and international features and shorts (narrative, nonfiction, animation, experimental); must be a Dallas-area premiere · Fees $40–$80 | Apply ↗︎ |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Extended late57th USA Film Festival · US and international features and shorts (narrative, nonfiction, animation, experimental); must be a Dallas-area premiere · Fees $40–$80 | Apply ↗︎ |
Listed from USA Film Festival 'How to submit' page (links to FilmFreeway). Not an endorsement. Image: from usafilmfestival.com.
| 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 ↗︎ |