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Fort Worth Premiere Package

The Fort Worth Premiere Package is an annual Fort Worth Film Commission program that gives short films a free Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in Tarrant County. The commission notes that Dallas-Fort Worth is one of six U.S. markets where a theatrical run can make a film Oscar-eligible. Each year a selection committee led by Brandon Oldenburg picks four narrative, documentary or animated shorts of 40 minutes or less, which screen daily for seven days at Texas Movie Bistro and together at a red carpet event, with travel covered for team members who attend. Applications for 2026 closed July 15. The 2026 red carpet screening of six shorts is Wednesday, October 28.

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Oct 28, 2026
Texas Movie Bistro
Fort Worth Film Commission
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Categories
Narrative Short
Documentary Short
Animated Short
Prizes
Four packages a year: a free seven-day Oscar-qualifying theatrical run at Texas Movie Bistro, a red carpet screening, a printed poster and promotion, plus round-trip airfare for one or two team members, up to four hotel nights and a travel stipend for those attending.

Notable

Selection committee led by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Brandon Oldenburg; 2026 application deadline was July 15 ↗︎
2025 selections included the Oscar-shortlisted short The Pearl Comb, plus They Call Me The Tattoo Witch, When Everything Was Blue and Jedo's Dead ↗︎
2026 recipients listed as Birdie, Cindy Sherman: Picture This, Powdered and Dancing Monitor; the commission is also supporting Thank You For Listening and Louisiana Film Prize winner Last Minute ↗︎
Shorts must be 40 minutes or less and qualify for the Academy's narrative, documentary or animated short programs; one package per project ↗︎
Sources
  1. Fort Worth Premiere Package Fort Worth Film Commission (Visit Fort Worth)
  2. Premiere Package Rules and Eligibility Fort Worth Film Commission (Visit Fort Worth)
  3. Fort Worth Film | Location Services & Production Assistance Fort Worth Film Commission (Visit Fort Worth)

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