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Lone Star Festival of Film

The Lone Star Festival of Film is the film program of the Lone Star Festival, an Austin gathering of Texas authors, artists, musicians and filmmakers that supports the Texas Authors Institute of History. The first film edition runs October 16–18, 2026 at the Austin Southpark Hotel, alongside the fifth Lone Star Festival (LSF26), with one room set aside for short and full-length films. It takes films made in Texas or based on books by Texans, with awards for fiction, nonfiction or documentary, short film and audience choice. B Alan Bourgeois is festival director. It is not affiliated with the Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth.

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Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
Austin Southpark Hotel
Lone Star Festival / Texas Authors Institute of History (festival director B Alan Bourgeois)
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Categories
Full-length films (any genre)
Short films (live action or animated)
Prizes
Best Film Fiction, Best Film Non-Fiction or Documentary, Best Short, Audience Choice Award.

Notable

First year for the film festival; takes films made in Texas or based on books by Texans; a single screening room for the first year; $50 entry fee; not affiliated with the Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth ↗︎
Part of the Lone Star Festival, which began as a Texas authors event, held its third annual edition in Seguin in 2024, moved to Austin in 2025 and is in its fifth year (LSF26) in 2026 with a film component; LSF27 is being planned ↗︎
Sources
  1. Lone Star Festival of Film FilmFreeway
  2. Lone Star Festival: Celebrating Texas Creativity Texas Authors Institute of History

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