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SAFILM
Organization behind the San Antonio Film Festival and filmmaker workshops.
Organization, Festival · San Antonio, Bexar County · Central Texas
Checked Oct 15, 2026 · 250 films and shows shot in San Antonio
Categories
Feature Length Films
Short Films
College Films
High School Films
Films made in San Antonio
Screenplay
Short Script
Music Video
Food Films
Children's Films
Web Series
Short Films
College Films
High School Films
Films made in San Antonio
Screenplay
Short Script
Music Video
Food Films
Children's Films
Web Series
Prizes
About 20 film awards, including a Grand Prize, jury prizes by category, Best SA Filmmaker and high school filmmaker awards; no cash amounts stated.
Notable
| The 2027 call for entries is billed as the 33rd annual San Antonio Film Festival | ↗︎ |
| Runs a Food Film Festival program with the City of San Antonio World Heritage Office tied to the city's UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy designation, since 2019 | ↗︎ |
| 2026 edition ran July 21–26, 2026 | ↗︎ |
| The 2026 festival was the 32nd; it ran daily July 21–26 at the Radius Center, with badges priced $49.99 to $139.99 | ↗︎ |
| Received fiscal support from the city's Film Festival Funding Program (Department of Arts & Culture and San Antonio Film Commission) in 2022, 2023 and 2024 | ↗︎ |
| Standard fees for the 2027 call run $35/$45/$65/$99 by deadline for most film categories and $25/$30/$40/$75 for high school films | ↗︎ |
Sources
- SAFILM – San Antonio Film Festival SAFILM
- SAFILM - San Antonio Film Festival FilmFreeway
- Texas Film Festivals Houston Film Commission (Houston First Corporation)
- Local Film Festivals City of San Antonio, Film San Antonio (San Antonio Film Commission)
- San Antonio Film Festival returns, bringing 6 days of movies and networking San Antonio Current 2026-07-16
Submissions open
All deadlines| Deadline | Call | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2027 | RegularSAFILM – San Antonio Film Festival 2027 · features, shorts, college and high school films, made-in-San-Antonio films, screenplays and short scripts, music videos, food films, children's films, web series · Fees $25–$99 | Apply ↗︎ |
| Feb 26, 2027 | LateSAFILM – San Antonio Film Festival 2027 · features, shorts, college and high school films, made-in-San-Antonio films, screenplays and short scripts, music videos, food films, children's films, web series · Fees $25–$99 | Apply ↗︎ |
| Apr 30, 2027 | ExtendedSAFILM – San Antonio Film Festival 2027 · features, shorts, college and high school films, made-in-San-Antonio films, screenplays and short scripts, music videos, food films, children's films, web series · Fees $25–$99 | Apply ↗︎ |
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Listed from Public web search, Texas Film Commission events, SAFILM on FilmFreeway (linked from safilm.com's 2027 call for entry). Not an endorsement. Image: from safilm.com.
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