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Houston Underwater Film Festival

The Houston Underwater Film Festival screens short underwater videos from around the world, with the aim of promoting underwater filmmaking and appreciation of underwater life. It is presented by the Houston Underwater Photographic Society, led by festival directors Betsy and Craig Beasley, and held each April at MATCH in Midtown. Categories include videos up to three minutes, longer pieces of three to five minutes, animation, environmental and conservation work, free diving and dance, and Made in Texas. Audiences vote at each show, judges pick their own top films, and winners are announced at an awards reception; a still photography show runs alongside. The 2026 festival was April 11–12. The 2027 festival is April 3–4, with entries due January 15, 2027.

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Apr 3, 2027 – Apr 4, 2027
Regular Jan 15, 2027
MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)
Houston Underwater Photographic Society (festival directors and co-chairs Betsy and Craig Beasley)
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Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
RegularJan 15, 2027Free ↗︎
Categories
Short videos (up to 3 minutes)
Feature Length (3–5 minutes)
Animation
Environmental/Conservation
Free Diving & Dance
Made in Texas (short and feature length)
Prizes
Audience-vote top three in each category and overall; judges' top three per category and Judges' Top 10

Notable

2026 festival ran April 11–12, 2026 ↗︎
Includes a still photography show and an awards reception after the last show ↗︎
Presented at MATCH by the Houston Underwater Photographic Society, a nonprofit club that meets monthly; MATCH lists editions each April from 2022 through 2026 ↗︎
Sources
  1. Houston Underwater Film Festival FilmFreeway
  2. Houston Underwater Photographic Society (presenter page) MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)
  3. Texas Film Festivals Houston Film Commission

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