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You COULD Win an Oscar | DIFF 2026 Film Submissions Are Now Open!

Calling All Filmmakers and Screenwriters! Film and screenplay submissions for the 2026 Dallas International Film Festival, an Oscar® Qualifying Festival, are NOW OPEN!

Join us for the celebration of the 20th edition of DIFF, April 23 – 30, 2026, as we showcase the best narrative and documentary features and short films, as well as screenplays, from across the globe.

Submit your film or screenplay at FilmFreeway.com now: https://filmfreeway.com/DallasInternationalFilmFestival. See rules for Oscar® qualification at www.oscars.org/rules

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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