BIFA Film Festival (Black Independent Filmmakers Association Houston Film Festival)

The BIFA Film Festival is run by the Black Independent Filmmakers Association, a Houston nonprofit that supports independent filmmakers through screenings, mentorship, workshops and panels. The festival shows Black independent features, shorts and documentaries, gives juried awards including directing and acting prizes, and ends with a red carpet awards gala. The 2026 edition ran October 3–4 at the Community Collective for Houston on South Post Oak Road, and the association followed it with a free Encore screening of nine festival films. It also runs the We Got Next scholarship and mentorship program for students aged 16 to 18. No 2027 dates or submission deadlines had been posted as of October 18, 2026.

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