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Rung Film Festival

The Rung Film Festival shows work by Pakistani and Pakistani-heritage independent filmmakers and creatives from around the world. The name comes from the Urdu word for color. It is held at MATCH in Midtown Houston and was founded by Shahid Iqbal and Yousuf Siddiqi, with Fahad Shaikh as festival director. It accepts narrative and documentary features and shorts plus student work, and gives Grand Jury and Audience Choice awards. The 2026 festival ran May 16–17. The 2027 festival is set for May 1–2, 2027, with FilmFreeway deadlines of October 31, November 30 and December 31, 2026.

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May 1, 2027 – May 2, 2027
Regular Nov 30, 2026
MATCH (Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston)
Rung Film Festival (founder Shahid Iqbal; co-founder Yousuf Siddiqi; festival director Fahad Shaikh)
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Deadlines

DeadlineDateFee
RegularNov 30, 2026$1–$30 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing) ↗︎
FinalDec 31, 2026$1–$30 across categories and deadlines (incl. member pricing) ↗︎
Categories
Feature Narrative
Feature Documentary
Short Narrative or Documentary
Student
Prizes
Grand Jury and Audience Choice awards for feature and short narrative and documentary; honorable mentions

Notable

Describes itself as the first Houston festival devoted to Pakistani and Pakistani-heritage independent filmmakers; 'rūng' is Urdu for color ↗︎
2026 festival ran May 16–17, 2026 ↗︎
Supporters listed include actors Faran Tahir, Kamran Shaikh and Iqbal Theba ↗︎
Sources
  1. Rung Film Festival FilmFreeway
  2. Texas Film Festivals Houston Film Commission

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