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DIFF Becomes Academy Award-Qualifying Festival, Expands 2025 Screenings

by | Dec 16, 2024
Submissions are now open for the 19th annual Dallas International Film Festival, with more than 125 films slated to be screened from April 25 to May 1. For the first time ever, DIFF-winning animated, documentary, and narrative short films may be qualified to enter the Academy Awards.
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“CatVideoFest” Is Meowing Across Dallas This Weekend
by | Aug 2, 2024
"CatVideoFest 2024" is purring its way into Dallas this weekend, with cat video compilation screenings at Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff and Violet Crown Cinema in Dallas' West Village. A portion of ticket sales will go to help kitties in need.
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Dallas International Film Festival Opens with Dude Perfect Doc, Several DFW Projects Among 100‑Plus Film Lineup
by | Apr 25, 2024
The 18th Dallas International Film Festival opens today with a Majestic Theatre screening of "Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot" from ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series. Running through May 2 and featuring more than 100 films, the festival includes an array of titles from local filmmakers, producers, distributors, and investors.
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Jim Lake On Building the Future While Preserving the Past
Jim Lake Companies has carved out a niche in Dallas for redevelopment — not simply knocking down the old to make way for the new, but blending the best of both, to give long-neglected areas a new lease on life. You can find the company's fingerprints in Cedar Hill, Waxahachie, Bishop Arts, and as of this month, Jefferson Boulevard in Oak Cliff.

Here, Lake and one of his Jefferson Tower tenants talk about the impact of investment dollars.
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AFS Grants to Support North Texas Filmmakers, EECU Scholarship Recipients

by | Apr 6, 2018
North Texas nonprofits and educational institutions receive financial backing from foundations and businesses to further their work.
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Dallas Artist/Maker Creates ‘a Little Bit of Magic’ With Her Shamstones
by | Dec 12, 2017
The art pieces combine resin and bits of nature Shamsy Roomiani finds in her garden or her walks in the city.
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Wild Texas Film Tour Showcases State’s Beauty
by | Aug 7, 2017

There’s more to the state of Texas than large buildings, oil wells and highways — much more  and a short-film tour hitting 11 cities in the Lone Star state aims to show natural wonders outside the state’s urban centers....

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Dallas Film Festival Features African Stories ‘In Their Words’
by | Jun 21, 2017
With submissions from local and international independent filmmakers, The African Film Festival, which runs June 30-July 3, is set to deliver 40 original projects.
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3 Things: Festival Introduces Women-centric Films

by | Aug 18, 2016
The Women Texas Film Festival will run Friday though Sunday at the Texas Theatre.
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