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Topaz Film Festival

The Topaz Film Festival is Women in Film Dallas's volunteer-run festival of films made by women. To qualify, women must hold at least two key creative roles, such as director, writer, producer, cinematographer or editor; it accepts narrative and documentary features and shorts under 20 minutes. Proceeds go to the WIFD Scholastic Grant Fund, which funds scholarships and grants for women in media. The 23rd festival ran October 18–19, 2024 at the Angelika Film Center in Dallas, with three features one night and five short-film blocks the next. WIFD's site still invites entries to a 2025 festival, but it lists no 2025 or 2026 edition and no new dates, so the festival is listed here as dormant.

Festival · Dallas · Dormant since 2024

When it ran

Held in October
Angelika Film Center & Café – Dallas (Mockingbird Station)
Women in Film Dallas (WIFD Scholastic Grant Fund)
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Notable


The 23rd Topaz Film Festival took place October 18–19, 2024 at the Angelika Film Center, Dallas, with three features and five short-film blocks	↗︎
Films qualify if women hold two or more key roles (director, writer, producer, DP, editor, animator, composer); shorts must run under 20 minutes	↗︎
WIFD's site carries a call to join "this year's 2025 Topaz Film Festival" but lists 2024 as the latest festival and posts no 2025 or 2026 program	↗︎
Proceeds support the WIFD Scholastic Grant Fund, which gives grants and scholarships to women in media arts	↗︎
Listed as running 23 years on FilmFreeway; bills itself as the longest-running women-focused film festival in Texas	↗︎

Sources

Women in Film Dallas - HOME Women in Film Dallas
TopazFestival Women in Film Dallas
Topaz Film Festival by Women in Film Dallas FilmFreeway