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Raza Cósmica Film Festival

The Raza Cósmica Film Festival is a free festival of science fiction and speculative films by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers, presented by the San Antonio group MonteVideo, which launched it in 2021; MonteVideo founder Manuel Solis programs it. The sixth edition ran October 8–10, 2026, with two evenings of screenings at the Arthouse at Blue Star, including the feature Daughters of the Forest, the short film collection above the clouds and Frío metal, followed by a Saturday afternoon program, xicanx versus aliens, at the Central Library. Partners included the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions, the library's Latino Collection and Resource Center, and Slab Cinema.

Festival · San Antonio · Since 2021 · Active

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Usually October
Arthouse at Blue Star; San Antonio Central Library
MonteVideo (Montevideo 210); programmer Manuel Solis, MonteVideo's founder
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Launched by MonteVideo in 2021; past editions included films from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States, among others ↗︎
The previous (fifth anniversary) edition included the Texas premiere of Un futuro brillante by Lucia Garibaldi and an Excursions in Afrofuturism screening ↗︎
The 2026 festival was the sixth annual edition ↗︎
Partners for 2026 included the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions, the Central Library's Latino Collection and Resource Center, and Slab Cinema ↗︎
Listed by Film San Antonio among local film festivals ↗︎
Sources
  1. MonteVideo — Raza Cósmica Film Festival MonteVideo
  2. Raza Cósmica FilmFreeway
  3. Mushrooms, memories, and metal: Latinx sci-fi cinema shines in the sixth installment of Raza Cósmica Texas Public Radio 2026-10-05
  4. Local Film Festivals City of San Antonio, Film San Antonio (San Antonio Film Commission)

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