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Dallas International Film Festival

The Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Dallas, Texas. The 2024 edition is scheduled for April 26-May 2, 2024.

Dallas International Film Festival
LocationDallas, Texas, U.S.
Founded2007
Hosted byDallas Film
Artistic directorJames Faust
LanguageInternational
Websitedallasfilm.org

DIFF 2023 was held April 28-May 5, 2023. The 2023 Dallas International Film Festival was cited by Travel + Leisure magazine in naming Dallas among the "12 Best Places to Travel in April 2023".[1] The festival was also cited by MovieMaker magazine in naming Dallas among the "Best Places to Live and Work as a MovieMaker 2023".[2]

Since its inception, the Dallas International Film Festival has contributed more than $1M in filmmaker awards, brought more than 2,000 filmmakers to Dallas, and screened more than 2,500 films from more than 50 countries.[3]

DIFF, established as Dallas Film Society, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2006.[4]

History edit

2007

The Dallas International Film Festival began in 2007 as the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. The festival was cofounded by advertising executive Liener Temerlin and Deep Ellum Film Festival founder Michael Cain[5] with the intention that "film should be placed on the same pedestal as all of the other arts".[6] The Festival was held March 22 to April 1, 2007. The Opening Night Gala film was Steven Sawalich’s “Music Within” and Sarah Polley’s directorial debut, “Away From Her,” closed the fest. The newly inaugurated AFI Dallas Star was presented to Lauren Bacall, Jack Valenti, David Lynch, Sidney Pollack, Marvin Hamlisch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Sarah Polley and posthumously to Gregory Peck, who served as the first chairman of the AFI’s board.[7]

2008

In 2008, the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival was held from March 27 to April 6, 2008. The Opening Night Gala film was Helen Hunt's directorial debut film, Then She Found Me. The Closing Night Gala film was Stuart Townsend's Battle in Seattle. Mickey Rooney attended a presentation of the 70th anniversary of Boys Town. Helen Hunt, Mickey Rooney, Charlize Theron and Todd Wagner each received the AFI DALLAS Star Award. Director Chris Wedge received the Tex Avery Animation Award, which honors lifetime achievement in animation filmmaking. Special guests included Robert DeNiro, Barry Levinson, Art Linson, Keke Palmer, Michelle Rodriguez, Stuart Townsend amongst others.

2009

The 3rd annual festival was held from March 26 to April 2, 2009. Kathryn Bigelow was presented with the AFI DALLAS Star Award before a screening of her film, The Hurt Locker.

Adrien Brody was presented with the AFI DALLAS Star Award prior to the screening of the Opening Night Gala film, The Brothers Bloom. Robert Towne received the AFI DALLAS Star Award at a presentation of the 35th anniversary of the film, Chinatown.

2010

In 2010, the name of the festival was changed to the Dallas International Film Festival after the contract with AFI expired.[8][9] Amber Heard received the inaugural DALLAS Shining Star Award and writer/director Frank Darabont received the DALLAS Star Award.[10] The 4th annual festival was held from April 8 to April 18, 2010.

2011

In 2011, the 5th annual festival was held from March 31 to April 10, 2011. Opening night was held at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, a location in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. The festival was dedicated to founder and chairman emeritus Liener Temerlin.[11]

2012

The 6th annual festival was held from April 12 through April 22, 2012.[12]

2013

In 2013, the 7th annual festival was held from April 4 through April 14, 2013, and presented more than 160 features, documentaries, shorts, and student films from 28 countries.[13]

2014

The 8th annual festival was held from April 3 through April 13, 2014.[14]

2015

In 2015, the 9th annual festival was held from April 9 to 19, 2015., and featured 165 films.[15] The opening night film was I'll See You in My Dreams, starring Blythe Danner, who was present to accept the Dallas Star Award. Director John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Coming to America, National Lampoon's Animal House, Blues Brothers) was also present to accept the Dallas Star Award. Texas writer/producer/actor L.M. Kit Carson (Paris, Texas and David Holzman's Diary) was presented with a posthumous Dallas Star Award.

2016

The 10th annual festival was held from April 14 through April 24, 2016. The opening night film was The Land, starring Erykah Badu.[16] The Dallas Star Award was presented to cinematographer Ed Lachman and the inaugural L.M. Kit Carson Maverick Filmmaker Award was presented to Monte Hellman.

2017

In 2017, the 11th annual festival was held from March 30 through April 8, 2017.[17][18] The Dallas Shining Star Award was presented to Zoey Deutch (Before I Fall). A posthumous Dallas Star Award was presented to Bill Paxton. The L.M. Kit Carson Maverick Filmmaker Award was presented to David Gordon Green.

2018

The 12th annual festival was held from May 3 through May 10, 2018.[19] In 2018, the festival screened more than 130 films from 22 countries, including several movies that were released nationwide later in the year: Eighth Grade, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Dead Pigs, and Blindspotting.[20]

2019

In 2019, the 13th Dallas International Film Festival powered by Capital One was held from April 11 through April 18, 2019.[21] The festival screened more than 130 films from more than 35 countries, including five world premieres, one U.S. premiere, 37 Texas premieres, and 15 Dallas premieres.[22] World premieres included: After So Many Days, El Corazón de Bolívar (Bolivar's Heart), Hurdle, The Pursuit, and This World Won't Break.

2020

The 2020 Dallas International Film Festival as an in-person event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas Film presented summer drive-in movie screening events in Dallas at Four Corners Brewing Company.[23] Dallas Film and Ozarka also collaborated to present the first-ever Ozarka® Brand Drive-In Film Festival events, held in Dallas, Austin and Houston in fall 2020.[24][25]

2021

After the 2020 festival was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Dallas International Film Festival returned under the direction of artistic director James Faust with an abbreviated in-person event from October 8 through October 10, 2021, at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Cedars.[26]

2022

In 2022, the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) returned as a seven-day festival from October 14 through October 20.[27] In its 16th year, DIFF presented screenings at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Cedars, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Texas Theatre, South Dallas Cultural Center, and 4DWN Skate Park.[28]

2023

The 2023 edition of the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) was held April 28-May 5, 2023, at Violet Crown Cinema in the West Village district of Dallas.[29]

Awards edit

2007
 
Actor Bill Paxton at the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival
2008
  • Target Filmmaker Award - Honorable Mention: Bad Habits
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: The Second Line
  • Special Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Cook County
  • Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): Bongo Bong - Ken Wardrop
  • Audience Award - Best Short: A Day's Work
2009
  • Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: Prom Night in Mississippi
  • Target Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: Gigantic
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Princess Margaret Blvd.
  • Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: The Other Side of Paradise
  • Student Competition: Hug
  • Grand Jury Prize - Texas Film: St. Nick
  • Special Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Against the Current
  • Current Energy Filmmaker Award: Crude
  • Audience Award - Best Short: Lucy: A Period Piece
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Skin
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Rock Prophecies
  • Dallas Star Award: Kathryn Bigelow
2010
  • Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: Waste Land
  • Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition (In-Competition): Hold and Carried Away
  • Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): Careful What You Wish For - Tim Vogel
  • Special Jury Prize - Documentary Feature: The Last Survivor
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Brotherhood
  • Dallas Star Award: Amber Heard
 
Actress Judy Reyes at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival
2011
  • Target Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: 5 Time Champion
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: The Legend of Beaver Dam
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competition): Crazy Beats Strong Every Time
  • Student Competition: The Robbery
  • Environmental Visions Grand Jury Prize: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
  • Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): The Birds Upstairs - Christopher Jarvis
  • Special Jury Prize - Special Mention for Directing: Green Crayons - Kazik Radwanski
  • Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Acting): Surrogate Valentine - Goh Nakamura
  • Audience Award - Best Feature: Snowmen
2012
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Nani
  • Grand Jury Prize - Documentary: Tchoupitoulas
  • Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Wolf
  • Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature: Faith, Love and Whiskey
  • Special Jury Prize - Silver Heart Award: The Invisible War
  • Silver Heart Award (In-Competition): 5 Broken Cameras
  • Audience Award - Best Short: Nani
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: First Position
  • Dallas Star Award: Gabourey Sidibe
  • Career Achievement in Costume Design: Bernie Pollack
 
Actor Buck Taylor at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival
2013
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competition): Gun and The Devil's Ballroom and Matriarche
  • Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Pit Stop
  • Student Competition: The First Hope
  • Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature (In-Competition): He's Way More Famous Than You
  • Special Jury Prize - Silver Heart Award (In Competition): Small Small Thing
  • Best HD Feature (In-Competition): Azooma
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: The Crash Reel
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: The Kings of Summer
  • Best Feature Documentary Award: Small Small Thing
2014
  • Animated Short Grand Jury Prize: The Missing Scarf
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competition): The Bravest, the Boldest and Easy
  • Grand Jury Prize - Documentary: The Special Need
  • Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Flutter
  • Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature: Hellion
  • Special Jury Prize - Short Film: Easy
  • Special Jury Prize - Shorts Competition: Ni-Ni
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Noble
2015
  • Grand Jury Award - Animated Short Film: World of Tomorrow
  • Grand Jury Award - Short Film: The Chicken
  • Grand Jury Award - Documentary Feature: Barge
  • Grand Jury Award - Texas Competition: Sacrifice
  • Grand Jury Award - Narrative Feature: Radiator
  • Grand Jury Award - Student Short Film: Cast in India
  • Special Jury Prize - Narrative Feature, Ensemble Acting: Echoes of War
  • Special Jury Prize - Narrative Feature, Cinematography: Some Beasts
  • Special Jury Prize - Short Film: The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul
  • Special Jury Prize - Texas Competition, Ensemble Performance: The Love Inside
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Thunder Broke the Heavens
  • Audience Award - Short Film: Melville
  • Silver Heart Award - Frame By Frame
2016
  • Grand Jury Award - Animated Short Film: Snowfall
  • Grand Jury Award - Short Film: The Black Belt
  • Grand Jury Award - Documentary Feature: The Pearl
  • Grand Jury Award - Texas Competition: Tower
  • Grand Jury Award - Narrative Feature: Mr. Pig
  • Grand Jury Award - Student Short Film: Fata Morgana
  • Special Jury Prize - Narrative Feature, Performance: Arianna
  • Special Jury Prize - Documentary Feature: In Pursuit of Silence
  • Special Jury Prize - Short Film: Minor Setback
  • Special Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Booger Red
  • Special Jury Prize - Student Short Film: The Mink Catcher
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Until Proven Innocent
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Transpecos
  • Audience Award - Short Film: So Good to See You
  • Silver Heart Award - Hooligan Sparrow
  • Dallas County Historical Commission (DCHC) Historical Film: Footprint
2017
  • Grand Jury Award - Animated Short Film: Mr. Madila
  • Grand Jury Award - Short Film: What Happened to Her
  • Grand Jury Award - Documentary Feature: Quest
  • Grand Jury Award - Texas Competition: Mr. Roosevelt
  • Grand Jury Award - Narrative Feature: The Relationtrip
  • Special Jury Prize - Narrative Feature, Directing: Heartstone
  • Special Jury Prize - Documentary Feature, Artistry: Spettacolo
  • Special Jury Prize - Short Film: Hairat
  • Special Jury Prize - Short Film, Performance: Arin MacLaine, Spring
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Dealt
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Bomb City
  • Audience Award - Short Film: No Other Way to Say It
  • Silver Heart Award - City of Ghosts
2018
  • Grand Jury Award - Animated Short Film: Agua Viva
  • Grand Jury Award - Narrative Short Film: Krista
  • Grand Jury Award - Documentary Feature: The Blessing
  • Grand Jury Award - Documentary Short Film: Adversary
  • Grand Jury Award - Texas Competition: 1985
  • Grand Jury Award - Narrative Feature: Dead Pigs
  • Special Jury Prize - Narrative Feature: Madeline's Madeline
  • Special Jury Prize - Documentary Short: An Uncertain Future
  • Special Jury Prize - Midnight Short: Mobius
  • Special Jury Prize - Texas Competition: The Iron Orchard
  • Special Jury Prize - Short Film, Comedy: Allen Anders: Live at the Comedy Castle Circa 1987
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Loud Krazy Love
  • Audience Award - Documentary Short: Tomnoddy
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Tejano
  • Audience Award - Narrative Short: Caroline
2019
  • Grand Jury Award - Animated Short Film: Reneepoptosis
  • Grand Jury Award - Narrative Short Film: Rapaz
  • Grand Jury Award - Documentary Feature: Always in Season
  • Grand Jury Award - Documentary Short Film: Mack Wrestles
  • Grand Jury Award - Texas Competition: J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius
  • Grand Jury Award - Narrative Feature: Ms. Purple
  • Special Jury Prize - Narrative Short: Okaasan
  • Special Jury Prize - Documentary Feature: Caballerango
  • Special Jury Prize - Documentary Short: Gli anni
  • Special Jury Prize - Narrative Feature, Screenplay: Sister Aimee
  • Special Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Shoot the Moon Right Between the Eyes
  • Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Alice Cooper: Live from the Astroturf
  • Audience Award - Documentary Short: The Queen's New Clothes
  • Audience Award - Narrative Feature: This World Won't Break
  • Dallas County Historical Commission (DCHC) Historical Film: Seadrift

2022

  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Narrative Feature: Acidman
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Documentary Feature: Last Flight Home
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Texas Feature: A Run for More
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: My Summer Vacation
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Texas Short Film: Hundreds of Thousands
  • Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature: Song For Hope
  • Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature: Roll With It
  • Audience Award - Best Short Film: My Summer Vacation

2023

  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Texas Feature: Into The Spotlight
  • Special Jury Prize for Diversity in Casting and Excellent Cinematography: Match Me If You Can
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Documentary Feature: Bad Press
  • Special Jury Prize for Storytelling: The Eternal Memory
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Narrative Feature: Story Ave
  • Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance: Rosy McEwen, Blue Jean
  • Dallas County Historical Commission Prize for Best Historical Film: Breaking the Code
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Texas Short Film: Green Water
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Documentary Short Film: Really Good Friends
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Short: I Have No Tears, And I Must Cry
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Animated Short Film: Today, I Will Be the Bread
  • Grand Jury Prize - Best Student Film within the Shorts Competition: Picture Day
  • Special Jury Prize for Short Film: Our Males and Females
  • Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature: Chocolate Lizards
  • Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature: Into The Spotlight
  • Audience Award - Best International Feature: Simón
  • Audience Award - Best Short Film: Our Males and Females
  • Best High School Short Film (Lake Highlands High School): Elevator

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Dallas International Film Festival at IMDb

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The Dallas International Film Festival DIFF is an annual film festival that takes place in Dallas Texas The 2024 edition is scheduled for April 26 May 2 2024 Dallas International Film FestivalLocationDallas Texas U S Founded2007Hosted byDallas FilmArtistic directorJames FaustLanguageInternationalWebsitedallasfilm wbr orgDIFF 2023 was held April 28 May 5 2023 The 2023 Dallas International Film Festival was cited by Travel Leisure magazine in naming Dallas among the 12 Best Places to Travel in April 2023 1 The festival was also cited by MovieMaker magazine in naming Dallas among the Best Places to Live and Work as a MovieMaker 2023 2 Since its inception the Dallas International Film Festival has contributed more than 1M in filmmaker awards brought more than 2 000 filmmakers to Dallas and screened more than 2 500 films from more than 50 countries 3 DIFF established as Dallas Film Society Inc is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization founded in 2006 4 Contents 1 History 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit2007The Dallas International Film Festival began in 2007 as the AFI Dallas International Film Festival The festival was cofounded by advertising executive Liener Temerlin and Deep Ellum Film Festival founder Michael Cain 5 with the intention that film should be placed on the same pedestal as all of the other arts 6 The Festival was held March 22 to April 1 2007 The Opening Night Gala film was Steven Sawalich s Music Within and Sarah Polley s directorial debut Away From Her closed the fest The newly inaugurated AFI Dallas Star was presented to Lauren Bacall Jack Valenti David Lynch Sidney Pollack Marvin Hamlisch Alan and Marilyn Bergman Sarah Polley and posthumously to Gregory Peck who served as the first chairman of the AFI s board 7 2008In 2008 the AFI DALLAS International Film Festival was held from March 27 to April 6 2008 The Opening Night Gala film was Helen Hunt s directorial debut film Then She Found Me The Closing Night Gala film was Stuart Townsend s Battle in Seattle Mickey Rooney attended a presentation of the 70th anniversary of Boys Town Helen Hunt Mickey Rooney Charlize Theron and Todd Wagner each received the AFI DALLAS Star Award Director Chris Wedge received the Tex Avery Animation Award which honors lifetime achievement in animation filmmaking Special guests included Robert DeNiro Barry Levinson Art Linson Keke Palmer Michelle Rodriguez Stuart Townsend amongst others 2009The 3rd annual festival was held from March 26 to April 2 2009 Kathryn Bigelow was presented with the AFI DALLAS Star Award before a screening of her film The Hurt Locker Adrien Brody was presented with the AFI DALLAS Star Award prior to the screening of the Opening Night Gala film The Brothers Bloom Robert Towne received the AFI DALLAS Star Award at a presentation of the 35th anniversary of the film Chinatown 2010In 2010 the name of the festival was changed to the Dallas International Film Festival after the contract with AFI expired 8 9 Amber Heard received the inaugural DALLAS Shining Star Award and writer director Frank Darabont received the DALLAS Star Award 10 The 4th annual festival was held from April 8 to April 18 2010 2011In 2011 the 5th annual festival was held from March 31 to April 10 2011 Opening night was held at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in the AT amp T Performing Arts Center a location in the Arts District of downtown Dallas The festival was dedicated to founder and chairman emeritus Liener Temerlin 11 2012The 6th annual festival was held from April 12 through April 22 2012 12 2013In 2013 the 7th annual festival was held from April 4 through April 14 2013 and presented more than 160 features documentaries shorts and student films from 28 countries 13 2014The 8th annual festival was held from April 3 through April 13 2014 14 2015In 2015 the 9th annual festival was held from April 9 to 19 2015 and featured 165 films 15 The opening night film was I ll See You in My Dreams starring Blythe Danner who was present to accept the Dallas Star Award Director John Landis An American Werewolf in London Coming to America National Lampoon s Animal House Blues Brothers was also present to accept the Dallas Star Award Texas writer producer actor L M Kit Carson Paris Texas and David Holzman s Diary was presented with a posthumous Dallas Star Award 2016The 10th annual festival was held from April 14 through April 24 2016 The opening night film was The Land starring Erykah Badu 16 The Dallas Star Award was presented to cinematographer Ed Lachman and the inaugural L M Kit Carson Maverick Filmmaker Award was presented to Monte Hellman 2017In 2017 the 11th annual festival was held from March 30 through April 8 2017 17 18 The Dallas Shining Star Award was presented to Zoey Deutch Before I Fall A posthumous Dallas Star Award was presented to Bill Paxton The L M Kit Carson Maverick Filmmaker Award was presented to David Gordon Green 2018The 12th annual festival was held from May 3 through May 10 2018 19 In 2018 the festival screened more than 130 films from 22 countries including several movies that were released nationwide later in the year Eighth Grade Won t You Be My Neighbor Dead Pigs and Blindspotting 20 2019In 2019 the 13th Dallas International Film Festival powered by Capital One was held from April 11 through April 18 2019 21 The festival screened more than 130 films from more than 35 countries including five world premieres one U S premiere 37 Texas premieres and 15 Dallas premieres 22 World premieres included After So Many Days El Corazon de Bolivar Bolivar s Heart Hurdle The Pursuit and This World Won t Break 2020The 2020 Dallas International Film Festival as an in person event was postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic Dallas Film presented summer drive in movie screening events in Dallas at Four Corners Brewing Company 23 Dallas Film and Ozarka also collaborated to present the first ever Ozarka Brand Drive In Film Festival events held in Dallas Austin and Houston in fall 2020 24 25 2021After the 2020 festival was postponed during the COVID 19 pandemic the 2021 Dallas International Film Festival returned under the direction of artistic director James Faust with an abbreviated in person event from October 8 through October 10 2021 at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Cedars 26 2022In 2022 the Dallas International Film Festival DIFF returned as a seven day festival from October 14 through October 20 27 In its 16th year DIFF presented screenings at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Cedars the Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Texas Theatre South Dallas Cultural Center and 4DWN Skate Park 28 2023The 2023 edition of the Dallas International Film Festival DIFF was held April 28 May 5 2023 at Violet Crown Cinema in the West Village district of Dallas 29 Awards edit2007Target Filmmaker Award Documentary New Year Baby Target Filmmaker Award Narrative Feature Shut Up and Shoot Me Grand Jury Prize Documentary Iron Ladies of Liberia Grand Jury Prize Texas A Lawyer Walks into a Bar Student Competition Redemption Maddie Special Jury Prize Best Feature Film Eve of Understanding Best HD Feature Sharkwater Audience Award Best Short The Little Gorilla Audience Award Narrative Feature Music Within Audience Award Best Feature Darius Goes West Audience Award Best Feature In Competition Divine Souls nbsp Actor Bill Paxton at the 2010 Dallas International Film Festival2008Target Filmmaker Award Honorable Mention Bad Habits Grand Jury Prize Best Short Film The Second Line Special Jury Prize Best Feature Film Cook County Special Jury Prize Special Achievement Direction Bongo Bong Ken Wardrop Audience Award Best Short A Day s Work2009Target Filmmaker Award Documentary Prom Night in Mississippi Target Filmmaker Award Narrative Feature Gigantic Grand Jury Prize Best Short Film Princess Margaret Blvd Grand Jury Prize Texas Competition The Other Side of Paradise Student Competition Hug Grand Jury Prize Texas Film St Nick Special Jury Prize Best Feature Film Against the Current Current Energy Filmmaker Award Crude Audience Award Best Short Lucy A Period Piece Audience Award Narrative Feature Skin Audience Award Documentary Feature Rock Prophecies Dallas Star Award Kathryn Bigelow2010Target Filmmaker Award Documentary Waste Land Grand Jury Prize Texas Competition In Competition Hold and Carried Away Special Jury Prize Special Achievement Direction Careful What You Wish For Tim Vogel Special Jury Prize Documentary Feature The Last Survivor Audience Award Narrative Feature Brotherhood Dallas Star Award Amber Heard nbsp Actress Judy Reyes at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival2011Target Filmmaker Award Narrative Feature 5 Time Champion Grand Jury Prize Best Short Film The Legend of Beaver Dam Grand Jury Prize Best Short Film In Competition Crazy Beats Strong Every Time Student Competition The Robbery Environmental Visions Grand Jury Prize If a Tree Falls A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Special Jury Prize Special Achievement Direction The Birds Upstairs Christopher Jarvis Special Jury Prize Special Mention for Directing Green Crayons Kazik Radwanski Special Jury Prize Special Achievement Acting Surrogate Valentine Goh Nakamura Audience Award Best Feature Snowmen2012Grand Jury Prize Best Short Film Nani Grand Jury Prize Documentary Tchoupitoulas Grand Jury Prize Texas Competition Wolf Grand Jury Prize Narrative Feature Faith Love and Whiskey Special Jury Prize Silver Heart Award The Invisible War Silver Heart Award In Competition 5 Broken Cameras Audience Award Best Short Nani Audience Award Documentary Feature First Position Dallas Star Award Gabourey Sidibe Career Achievement in Costume Design Bernie Pollack nbsp Actor Buck Taylor at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival2013Grand Jury Prize Best Short Film In Competition Gun and The Devil s Ballroom and Matriarche Grand Jury Prize Texas Competition Pit Stop Student Competition The First Hope Grand Jury Prize Narrative Feature In Competition He s Way More Famous Than You Special Jury Prize Silver Heart Award In Competition Small Small Thing Best HD Feature In Competition Azooma Audience Award Documentary Feature The Crash Reel Audience Award Narrative Feature The Kings of Summer Best Feature Documentary Award Small Small Thing2014Animated Short Grand Jury Prize The Missing Scarf Grand Jury Prize Best Short Film In Competition The Bravest the Boldest and Easy Grand Jury Prize Documentary The Special Need Grand Jury Prize Texas Competition Flutter Grand Jury Prize Narrative Feature Hellion Special Jury Prize Short Film Easy Special Jury Prize Shorts Competition Ni Ni Audience Award Documentary Feature Queens amp Cowboys A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo Audience Award Narrative Feature Noble2015Grand Jury Award Animated Short Film World of Tomorrow Grand Jury Award Short Film The Chicken Grand Jury Award Documentary Feature Barge Grand Jury Award Texas Competition Sacrifice Grand Jury Award 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International Feature Simon Audience Award Best Short Film Our Males and Females Best High School Short Film Lake Highlands High School ElevatorReferences edit 12 Best Places to Travel in April 2023 Travel Leisure Retrieved 2023 02 14 Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2023 www moviemaker com 2023 01 18 Retrieved 2023 02 14 Dallas International Film Festival Dallas Film Retrieved 2023 02 15 Dallas Film Society Inc Charity Navigator Profile www charitynavigator org Retrieved 2022 11 04 Mendenhall Ryan The Men Behind the Curtain D Magazine Retrieved 2022 11 04 Dallas International Film Festival Co Founder Liener Temerlin 1929 2017 Films Gone Wild 2017 01 13 Retrieved 2022 11 04 Wilonsky Robert AFI Fest Releases Lineup of Films and Guest List Oh Look The Guy From Office Space Dallas Observer Retrieved 2022 11 07 Wilonsky Robert 2009 06 17 AFI Dallas Is No More But Debuting Next Spring the Dallas International Film Festival Dallas Observer Retrieved 2019 07 25 Rogers Tim 2010 01 04 Bye Bye AFI Hello Dallas International Film Festival D Magazine Retrieved 2019 07 25 2010 Dallas International Film Festival Honors Amber Heard and Frank Darabont Dread Central 12 April 2010 2011 Dallas International Film Festival Dallas Film Society Renninger Bryce J 2012 03 15 Dallas International Film Fest Announces 2012 Lineup Cowgirls and Satellite to Make World Premieres IndieWire Retrieved 2019 07 03 Dallas International Film Festival Announces Full 2013 Lineup D Magazine 2013 03 12 Retrieved 2019 07 03 Simek Peter 2014 04 03 Your Guide to the 2014 Dallas International Film Festival D Magazine Retrieved 2019 07 03 Darling Cary March 16 2015 Dallas International Film Festival announces line up star telegram Retrieved 2019 07 03 Your Guide to the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival D Magazine 2016 04 14 Retrieved 2019 07 03 Dallas International Film Festival Unveils Full Schedule D Magazine 2017 03 13 Retrieved 2019 07 03 Laughlin Jamie 2017 03 15 Dallas International Film 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