The 19th edition of the annual Dallas International Film Festival marks DIFF’s first as an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival. The 2025 festival will include more than 120 screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, nightly red carpets, and special events.
Highlights include the world premiere of Happy as Larry, which began as a semifinalist in DIFF’s inaugural Screenwriting Competition, as well as The Confession, DIY: The Rise and Fall of Punk, Night in West Texas, A Portrait of a Postman, and Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies. The festival will also feature a special music and film panel with Abraham Alexander, nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Original Song for Sing Sing, which screened at DIFF in 2024.
Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Victory Park will serve as the main venue. Additional screenings and events will take place at the AT&T Discovery District, Harwood District, Texas Theatre, Virgin Hotels Dallas, and other Dallas locations to be announced.
Go to the festival website for a full schedule of events.
The 19th edition of the annual Dallas International Film Festival marks DIFF’s first as an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival. The 2025 festival will include more than 120 screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, nightly red carpets, and special events.
Highlights include the world premiere of Happy as Larry, which began as a semifinalist in DIFF’s inaugural Screenwriting Competition, as well as The Confession, DIY: The Rise and Fall of Punk, Night in West Texas, A Portrait of a Postman, and Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies. The festival will also feature a special music and film panel with Abraham Alexander, nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Original Song for Sing Sing, which screened at DIFF in 2024.
Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Victory Park will serve as the main venue. Additional screenings and events will take place at the AT&T Discovery District, Harwood District, Texas Theatre, Virgin Hotels Dallas, and other Dallas locations to be announced.
Go to the festival website for a full schedule of events.
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