Dallas FilmGET READY TO FEST! The Dallas International Film Festival returns to West Village in Uptown next month with screenings at host theater Violet Crown Cinema (formerly The Magnolia) April 28 – May 5. Get ready for 8 days of 100+ screenings of new narrative features, mind-expanding docs, intriguing shorts, filmmaker Q&As, nightly red carpets, welcoming Festival […]
Read MorePARALLEL MOTHERS SCREENING MARCH 30 This spring we are proud to collaborate with the Meadows Museum on a series of films that address the effects of Franco’s dictatorship. Each of these in-person screenings includes a brief talk to introduce the film and relate it to themes in the museum’s current exhibition, In the Shadow of […]
Read MoreGUEST FILMMAKERS: BRANDON OLDENBURG AND LIMBERT FABIAN Our film education series, INSIDE FILM, was presented on March 1 at Violet Crown Dallas with special guests, filmmakers Brandon Oldenburg and Limbert Fabian, and DIFF Artistic Director James Faust. Students, parents and teachers from area high schools visited with and viewed works by the award-winning local duo, […]
Read MoreSCREENING OF BROWN SUGAR, FEBRUARY 28 (A special conversation will follow with Brittny Nation, Camika Spencer, Lincoln Stephens, and DIFF Artistic Director James Faust.) In collaboration with The Texas Theatre, City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, and GO3 Vodka, the South Dallas Cultural Center presents the last screening of the second annual Love […]
Read MoreCBT OSCARFEST Movie mavens James Faust and Stephen Becker will be the guest speakers at the annual Congregation Beth Torah Men’s Club/Sisterhood lox-and-bagels OscarFest on Sunday, Feb. 5. The Oscar edition of the monthly breakfast features discussion about the upcoming Academy Awards and the changing state of moviemaking in general. Faust, Artistic Director of the […]
Read MoreGUEST FILMMAKER: CHRIS DOWLING It was a thrill to debut our new film education series at Violet Crown Dallas. Students, parents and teachers from area high schools enjoyed a screening of WHERE HOPE GROWS, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Chris Dowling (pictured), who wrote and directed the film, moderated by DIFF Artistic Director James […]
Read MoreWe’ve rolled up the Red Carpet on DIFF 2022! To all who made this year’s festival happen, thanks for the memories. See you next spring for DIFF 2023! How and when to catch Dallas International Film Festival entries you might have missed (dallasnews.com) This Year’s Dallas Film Festival Features Stories That Must Be Seen | […]
Read MoreSHORTS FROM SPAIN DIFF was pleased to join with the Meadows Museum for ARTafterDARK, an after-hours experience with great food and wine; art-making activities; a collection of Spanish short films curated by DIFF Senior Programmer of International Films Alex Garcia Topete (pictured); and whimsical event design, including an immersive market that showcased the best of […]
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