DIFF Has Been Named an Oscar® Qualifying Festival by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Dallas International Film Festival
Now in its 18th year, the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) is the region’s most powerfully inclusive and equitable platform for diverse, emerging and underrepresented voices. Since its founding, DIFF has screened more than 2,500 widely diverse new films from 50 countries, provided more than $1.1 million in awards and hosted more than 100,000 filmgoers and filmmakers. The annual festival is presented by Dallas Film Society, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. www.dallasfilm.org
Qualifying awards are:
Grand Jury Prize – Best Animated Short Film
Grand Jury Prize – Best Documentary Short Film
Grand Jury Prize – Best Narrative Short Film
Submissions for the 2025 Dallas International Film Festival, April 25 – May 1, 2025, are open.
Films that win qualified awards between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025, may be qualified to enter the 98th Academy Awards®, provided that the films meet all the requirements set forth in the official rules for that season. See here for details.