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Round Top Film Festival

The Round Top Film Festival is a nonprofit festival in Round Top, a small town roughly halfway between Houston and Austin, with screenings at the Round Top Festival Institute. Founded by Shanna and Skylar Schanen, a mother and daughter, it shows more than 40 features, documentaries, shorts and music videos over four days, with panels and industry mixers. Awards include jury prizes for live-action and documentary shorts and a best Texas short, and an audience award for best feature. Guests have included actors Virginia Madsen and Vondie Curtis-Hall. The third edition runs November 12–15, 2026.

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Nov 12, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Round Top Festival Institute
Round Top International Film Festival (501(c)(3)); founded by Shanna and Skylar Schanen
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Categories
Narrative Feature
Live Action Short (Drama)
Live Action Short (Comedy)
Documentary Short
Texas Short
Prizes
Jury and audience awards, including best feature (audience) and best Texas short (jury).

Notable

Shows 40+ films; guests listed on its site include Virginia Madsen, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Sasha Lane and stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong ↗︎
2026 is its third year, founded by mother-daughter team Shanna and Skylar Schanen ↗︎
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  1. Round Top Film Festival Round Top International Film Festival
  2. Round Top Film Festival FilmFreeway

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