Dallas VideoFest

Dallas VideoFest is accepting entries for the 25th annual festival, October 9 - 13, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. Categories include documentary, narrative, experimental, music video and Texas.

Regular Deadline: Jun 01, 2013
Late Deadline: Jul 15, 2013

For more information, visit http://videofest.org/submit/.

Austin Film Festival - Film Competition

The Austin Film Festival is accepting entries for the film competition portion of their 20th festival, this October in Austin, Texas. AFF provides an invaluable platform for filmmakers to showcase their craft among industry professionals and film-lovers.

Early Deadline: May 01, 2013
Regular Deadline: Jun 15, 2013
Late Deadline: Jul 15, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/submit/.

Austin Film Festival - Screenplay and Teleplay Competition

Entries are now open for the 2013 Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay competition. One of the most recognized and prestigious of such contests, the AFF competitions break out newcomers from the privacy of their own desks into the heart of the industry.

Regular Deadline: May 01, 2013
Late Deadline: Jun 01, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.austinfilmfestival.com/submit/screenplayandteleplay/.

Twisted Tails

Twisted Tails Film Festival is accepting feature and short horror genre films for their 2013 festival, December 6 - 8 in Dallas, Texas.

Regular Deadline: Oct 01, 2013

For more information, visit http://twistedtailsfilmfestival.com/.

48-Hour Zombie Film Competition

Registration is open for Spread the Dead, a 48 Hour Zombie Film Competition. Registered teams will meet Friday, September 6 at then then have 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a short zombie film.

For more information, visit http://spreadthedead48hr.com/.

Lone Star Film Festival

Submissions for the 2013 Lone Star Film Festival are open. The festival will take place November 6-10, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Early Deadline: Feb 28, 2013
Regular Deadline: Jun 14, 2013
Late Deadline: Aug 30, 2013

For more information, visit http://lonestarfilmsociety.com/submit/.

Rockport Film Festival

The Rockport Film Festival is accepting entries of short films (less than 30 minutes), feature films (30-120 minutes) and short film screenplays (10 pages or less). The 2013 festival will be held October 31 - November 2 in Rockport, Texas.

Early Deadline: Jun 01, 2013
Regular Deadline: Aug 01, 2013
Late Deadline: Sep 01, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.rockportfilmfest.com/.

Josiah Media Festival

URBAN-15 is looking for outstanding short movies from students and independent artists 21 years of age and younger for the 7th Annual Josiah Media Festival. Cash prizes will be awarded for movies in the categories of narrative, documentary, animation and experimental.

Regular Deadline: Jun 01, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.urban15.org/index.php?/Page/josiah_media_festival.

South Texas Underground Film Festival

The South Texas Underground Film Festival is three day International Film Festival and Conference with a music showcase that will take place at various locations throughout Corpus Christi. All films/media submitted by artists and accepted to STUFF 2013 are in competition.

Early Deadline: Feb 15, 2013
Regular Deadline: Jun 29, 2013
Late Deadline: Jul 31, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.southtexasundergroundfilm.com/.

CineSol

CineSol is accepting entries for the 2013 festival, to be held during September at several locations in the Rio Grande Valley. The festival supports the work of aspiring and established filmmakers by enhancing public awareness of their artistic endeavors and by encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community alliances.

Early Deadline: Feb 28, 2013
Regular Deadline: Jun 30, 2013
Late Deadline: Aug 31, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.cinesol.com/Call-For-Entries.

Off Kilter Xmas Film Festival

Upstart Bastrop is accepting comic narrative short film submissions with an offbeat take on the Christmas season.

Regular Deadline: Sep 15, 2013
Late Deadline: Oct 15, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.upstartbastrop.com/plan-now-for-off-kilter-fest/.

Indian Film Festival of Houston

The Indian Film Festival of Houston is now accepting submissions of films from or about India with or without an Indian theme, made by Indian and international filmmakers.

Early Deadline: Mar 04, 2013
Late Deadline: May 31, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.iffhinc.org/filmentry.php.

Fantastic Fest

Named as one of the "25 coolest film festivals" and the "25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by Moviemaker Magazine, Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. Entries are now open for the 2013 festival.

Early Deadline: Feb 20, 2013
Regular Deadline: Apr 24, 2013
Late Deadline: Jun 28, 2013

For more information, visit http://fantasticfest.com/submit.

Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival

Film and screenplay submissions are open for the 15th annual Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival. The festival will take place September 2013 in Houston, Texas.

Early Deadline: Jan 31, 2013
Regular Deadline: Apr 30, 2013
Late Deadline: Jun 15, 2013

For more information, visit http://www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com/.