Dear Asian filmmakers, the Dallas International Film Festival (USA) is accepting films until February 17, 2026.

About the festival:
Dallas International Film Festival is a global adventure that features premiere screenings, nightly red carpets, eye-opening documentaries, intriguing short films, filmmaker panels, award presentations, daily filmmaker happy hours, and an enhanced filmmaker hospitality program that includes city tours and a Festival Lounge where filmmakers, screenwriters, film industry leaders, celebrities, sponsors, and our audience can all come together to discuss film.

DIFF supports the beginning and end of the creative filmmaking process from script to screen. DIFF partners with Event Horizon Films to host an annual screenwriting competition where writers can submit their shorts, features or TV pilot scripts. Every submission receives a scorecard from a major representation company reader and an illustration of the script’s first scene. Winning screenwriters are exposed to high-profile industry experts and receive a variety of networking opportunities and prizes, including a produced script.

Eligibility:
– The festival accepts both short (under 30 minutes) and feature films (over 70 minutes).
– The festival accepts all kinds of genres (fiction, documentary, animation, and experimental).
– Premiere status is taken into consideration for every submission in each category strand with priority given to World, North American, and USA Premieres. The minimum premiere status accepted is Dallas Premiere.
– Films in competition must not have had major theatrical release or US broadcast airing prior to the festival.
– Feature Films must not be commercially available prior to April 2026. However, they will consider these films for Special Presentations.
– Submissions must be done via FilmFreeway.
– Submission Fees and Deadlines:

– Notification Date: March 3, 2026

We recommend filmmakers to read the full Rules and Regulations here: https://filmfreeway.com/DallasInternationalFilmFestival (This is also the submission link)

We remind readers that the 20th Dallas International Film Festival will take place from April 23 – 30, 2026 in Dallas, USA.

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