Film Festivals & Conferences in Texas
24fps International Short Film Festival
Festival Date(s): November 2 - 3, 2012
Submission Deadline: October 3, 2012
Festival Location (city): Abilene, Texas
www.24fpsfest.com
Asian Film Festival of Dallas (AFFD)
Festival Date(s): July 11 - 18, 2013
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2013
Festival Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.affd.org
The Attic Film Fest (TAFF)
Festival Date(s): April 19 - 20, 2013
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.atticfilmfest.org
ATX Festival
Festival Date(s): June 6 - 9, 2013
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.atxfestival.com
Austin Film Festival (AFF)
Festival Date(s): October 24 - 31, 2013
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.austinfilmfestival.com
Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (AGLIFF - Polari)
Festival Date(s): October 2013
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.agliff.org
Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival (BCIFF)
Festival Date(s): October 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Houston, Texas
www.bciff.com
Black Images In The Media Symposium & Arts Festival
Festival Date(s): April 10 - 14, 2013
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2013
Festival Location (city): Houston, Texas
www.uh.edu/class/aas/research/BISAF/index.php
Boomtown Film and Music Festival
Festival Date(s): ): February 22 - 23, 2013
Submission Deadline: January 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Beaumont, Texas
www.boomtownfestival.com
Chick Flicks Film Festival
Festival Date(s): October 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Location: Dallas, Texas
www.wifdallas.org
Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
Festival Date(s): April 16 - 21, 2013
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: January 31, 2013
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.cinelasamericas.org/
Cinefestival En San Antonio
Festival Date(s): February 23 - March 2, 2013
Submission Deadline: October 5, 2012
Submission Final Deadline: October 26, 2012
Festival Location (city): San Antonio, Texas
www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
Cinema Touching Disability Film Festival
Festival Date(s): October 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.ctdfilmfest.org
CineSol Film Festival
Festival Date(s): November 1 - 17, 2013
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: August 31, 2013
Festival Location (city): Harlingen, Texas
www.cinesol.com
Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF)
Festival Date(s): April 4 - 14, 2013
Submission Deadline: December 7, 2012
Submission Final Deadline: December 14, 2012
Festival Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.dallasfilm.org
Fantastic Fest
Festival Date(s): September 19 - 26, 2013
Submission Deadline: April 24, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: June 28, 2013
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.fantasticfest.com
Flatland Film Festival
Festival Date(s): October 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Lubbock, Texas
www.flatlandfilmfestival.com
Game::Business::Law
Conference Date(s): January 24 - 25, 2013
Conference Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.game-business-law.com
Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival (GCFVF)
Festival Date(s): September 13 - 15, 2013
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: June 15, 2013
Festival Location (city): Houston, Texas
www.gulfcoastfilmfest.com
Hill Country Film Festival (HCFF)
Festival Date(s): May 2 - 4, 2013
Submission Deadline: January 30, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: February 20, 2013
Festival Location (city): Fredericksburg, Texas
www.hillcountryff.com
Horrific Film Fest
Festival Date(s): August 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): San Antonio, Texas
www.horrificfilmfest.com
Houston Film Commission's Texas Filmmaker's Showcase
Festival Date(s): June 2013
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Houston, Texas
www.houstonfilmcommission.com
Indian Film Festival of Houston (IFFH)
Festival Date(s): October 2 - 5, 2013
Submission Deadline: March 4, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: May 31, 2013
Festival Location (city): Houston, Texas
www.iffhinc.org
Industry Giants
Conference date(s): September 2013
Conference Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.industrygiants.org
Lights. Camera. Help. Film Festival
Festival Date(s): September 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.lightscamerahelp.org/film-festival
Lone Star Film Festival (LSFF)
Festival Date(s): November 6 - 10, 2013
Submission Deadline: June 14, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: August 30, 2013
Festival Location (city): Fort Worth, Texas
www.lsiff.com
Marfa Film Festival
Festival Date(s): June 26 - 30, 2013
Submission Deadline: March 11, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: March 25, 2013
Festival Location (city): Marfa, Texas
www.marfafilmfestival.org
Nacogdoches Texas Film Festival
Festival Dates: April 5 - 6, 2013
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Nacogdoches, Texas
www.nacogdochesfilmfest.com
Oak Cliff Film Festival
Festival Date(s): June 6 - 9, 2013
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: April 26, 2013
Festival Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.oakclifffilmfestival.com
Off Kilter Christmas Film Festival
Festival Date(s): December 7, 2013
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: October 15, 2013
Festival Location (city): Bastrop, Texas
www.upstartbastrop.com/off-kilter-xmas-film-fest
Project Horseshoe
Conference Date(s): November 2013
Registration Opens: See Website for Details
www.projecthorseshoe.com
Plaza Classic Film Festival
Festival Date(S): August 1 - 11, 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): El Paso, Texas
www.plazaclassic.com
QCinema: Fort Worth’s Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
Festival Date(s): June 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Fort Worth, Texas
www.qcinema.org
QFest
Festival Date(s): July 25 - 29, 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival location (city): Houston, Texas
www.q-fest.org
Red Wasp Film Festival
Festival Date(s): October 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Bryan, Texas
www.redwasp.org
Reel Film Expo
Festival Date(s): May 3 - 5, 2013
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Smithville, Texas
www.smithvilletx.org
Rockport Film Festival (RFF)
Festival Date(s): October 31 - November 2, 2013
Submission Deadline: September 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Rockport, Texas
www.rockportfilmfest.com
RTX
Conference Date(s): July 5 - 7, 2013
Registration Opens: See Website for Details
Conference Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.rtxevent.com
safilm - San Antonio Film Festival
Festival Date(s): June 19 - 23, 2013
Submission Deadline: January 18, 2013
Festival Location (city): San Antonio, Texas
www.safilm.com
San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF)
Festival Date(s): February 7 - 9, 2013
Submission Deadline: October 31, 2012
Festival Location (city): San Antonio, Texas
www.saicff.org
San Antonio Local (SAL) Film Festival
Festival Date(s): December 13, 2012
Submission Deadline: November 23, 2012
Festival Location (city): San Antonio, Texas
www.sanantoniofilminstitute.org/
South by Southwest Festivals and Conference (SXSW)
Festival Date(s): March 8 - 17, 2013
Submission Deadline: October 4, 2012
Submission Final Deadline: November 15, 2012
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.sxsw.com
South Texas Underground Film Festival (STUFF)
Festival Date(s): October 3 - 6, 2013
Submission Deadline: June 29, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: July 31, 2013
Festival Location (city): Corpus Christi, Texas
www.southtexasundergroundfilm.com/stuff
Texas Black Film Festival
Festival Date(s): April 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.texasblackfilmfestival.com
Texas Independent Film Festival
Festival Date (s): April 19 - 20, 2013
Submission Deadline: February 22, 2013
Submission Final Deadline: March 8, 2013
Festival Location (city) College Station, Texas
www.txfilmfest.org
The 48 Hour Film Project - Austin
Festival Date(s): August 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Austin, Texas
www.48hourfilm.com/austin/
The 48 Hour Film Project - Dallas
Festival Date(s): June 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Location: Dallas, TX
www.48hourfilm.com/dallas
The 48 Hour Film Project - Houston
Festival Date(s): May 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Location: Houston, Texas
www.48hourfilm.com/houston
The 48 Hour Film Project - San Antonio
Festival Date(s): August 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): San Antonio, Texas
www.48hourfilm.com/sanantonio
The Colony Film Festival
Festival Date(s): November 9 - 10, 2012
Submission Deadline: October 5, 2012
Festival Location (city): The Colony, Texas
www.ci.the-colony.tx.us/Boards/Arts/CulturalArtsBoard.html
Thin Line Film Fest
Festival Date(s): February 8 - 18, 2013
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2012
Submission Final Deadline: November 16, 2012
Festival Location (city): Denton, Texas
www.thinlinefilmfest.com
Downtown Tyler Film Fest (DTFF)
Festival Date(s): October 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Tyler, Texas
www.tylerfilmfest.com
USA Film Festival
Festival Date(s): April 24 - 28, 2013
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2013
Festival Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.usafilmfestival.com
Victoria TX Independent Film Festival
Festival Date(s): April 4 - 7, 2013
Submission Deadline: See Website for Details
Festival Location (city): Victoria, Texas
www.vtxiff.com
VideoFest
Festival Date(s): October 9 - 13, 2013
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2013
Submission Final Deadilne: July 15, 2013
Festival Location (city): Dallas, Texas
www.videofest.org
WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival
Festival Date(s): April 12 - 21, 2013
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2012
Submission Final Deadline: January 15, 2013
Festival Location (city): Houston, Texas
www.worldfest.org
