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Water, Texas Film Festival

An annual short-film contest and screening run by the Texas Water Foundation, an Austin nonprofit. Films of any length qualify if they deal with water in Texas, and the foundation invites Texans of all ages to enter. Winners are picked in three adult categories, documentary, narrative and organizational storytelling, plus an under-18 category, and the winning films are shown at a one-night screening in Austin. The 11th annual screening took place May 12, 2026, at the Bullock Texas State History Museum's IMAX theater; the 2025 edition screened at AFS Cinema. Each adult category carries a $1,000 prize. Entries go through the festival website, and dates for a 2027 edition were not posted as of October 2026.

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Usually April–May (screening); submissions close in February–April
Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre (2026); AFS Cinema (2025)
Texas Water Foundation
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Categories
Documentary
Narrative
Organizational Storytelling
Under 18 Filmmaker
Prizes
$1,000 each for Best Documentary, Best Narrative and Best Organizational Storytelling; sponsored prize for the Under 18 winner

Notable

The 11th annual screening was held May 12, 2026, at the Bullock Texas State History Museum IMAX Theatre; submissions closed April 3, 2026 ↗︎
The 10th annual edition (2025) screened winners at AFS Cinema on April 1, 2025, with finalists judged by Richard Linklater, a Texas Water Foundation board member ↗︎
Entries must be submitted through the festival's own website, not FilmFreeway ↗︎
Sources
  1. Water, Texas Film Festival Texas Water Foundation
  2. 10th Annual Water, Texas Film Festival FilmFreeway
  3. Texas Water Foundation Texas Water Foundation
  4. watertexasfilms.org watertexasfilms.org

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