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Bolanle Film Festival

The Bolanle Film Festival is a new festival from Bolanle Media, the Houston company that runs the Houston Comedy Film Festival, and is billed as that festival's sister event. It accepts short and feature narratives and documentaries, indie shorts and features, and music videos from filmmakers anywhere, and plans panel discussions with distributors, producers and media representatives alongside screenings. Awards cover short-film genres and best feature. The first edition is set for February 19–21, 2027 at The DeLUXE Theater, with Roselyn Omaka as festival director. FilmFreeway lists a late deadline of October 31 and an extended deadline of December 15, 2026, with fees from $35 to $95.

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Feb 19, 2027 – Feb 21, 2027
Extended Dec 15, 2026
The DeLUXE Theater
Bolanle Media (festival director Roselyn Omaka)
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Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
ExtendedDec 15, 2026$35–$95 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing) ↗︎
Categories
Short Film
Short Documentary
Indie Short Film
Feature Film
Feature Documentary
Indie Feature Film
Music Video
Prizes
Genre awards for shorts (narrative, documentary, sci-fi/fantasy, experimental, student, animated, action, micro) and best feature

Notable

Billed as the new sister festival of the Houston Comedy Film Festival; listed as a first-year festival on FilmFreeway ↗︎
Program includes panels with distributors, producers and media representatives ↗︎
Sources
  1. Bolanle Film Festival FilmFreeway
  2. Bolanle Film Festival Bolanle Media

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