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Houston Filmmaker Showcase

The Houston Filmmaker Showcase is a monthly screening of short work by Houston filmmakers at the River Oaks Theatre, run by the Houston Cinema Arts Society with SWAMP. Programs mix narrative, documentary, experimental and animated shorts with music videos and new media, and each screening ends with a filmmaker Q&A. The audience votes a monthly Audience Choice winner, which moves on to a Best of the Year showcase in December. Submissions are free on FilmFreeway and reviewed on a rolling basis; films must run 20 minutes or less and have at least one Houston-based director, producer or writer. Remaining 2026 dates are October 21, November 18 and December 16, all listed as tentative.

Screening series · Houston · Active

Next
Oct 21, 2026
Q1 Jan 19, 2027
River Oaks Theatre
Houston Cinema Arts Society with SWAMP (Southwest Alternate Media Project)
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Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
Q1Jan 19, 2027Free ↗︎
Q2Mar 30, 2027Free ↗︎
Q3May 25, 2027Free ↗︎
Q4Sep 28, 2027Free ↗︎
Categories
Short Film
Student Film
Prizes
Monthly Audience Choice award; winners screen at the Best of the Year Showcase and get two HCAF all-access passes

Notable

Tentative remaining 2026 dates: October 21, November 18 and December 16 ↗︎
At least one key creative (director, producer or writer) must be Houston-based; runtime 20 minutes or less; completed on or after January 1, 2023; works in progress accepted ↗︎
Monthly Audience Choice winners are also considered for submission to Vimeo programmers for Staff Pick ↗︎
Sources
  1. Houston Filmmaker Showcase Houston Cinema Arts Society
  2. Houston Filmmaker Showcase FilmFreeway
  3. Programs Houston Cinema Arts Society

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