The Dallas International Film Festival, presented by the Dallas Film Society, is an annual film festival which takes place in Dallas, Texas in April every year.
The most recent Dallas International Film Festival took place from April 3 to April 13, 2014.
The Dallas International Film Festival began in 2007 as the AFI Dallas International Film Festival. The 2010 festival was held from April 8 to April 18, 2010, and featured twelve official selections, including three world premieres. In 2011, the festival was held from March 31 to April 10, 2011. Opening night was held at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in the AT&T Performing Arts Center, a location in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. The festival was dedicated to founder and chairman emeritus Liener Temerlin.
2007Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: New Year BabyTarget Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: Shut Up and Shoot MeGrand Jury Prize - Documentary: Iron Ladies of LiberiaGrand Jury Prize - Texas: A Lawyer Walks into a BarStudent Competition: Redemption MaddieSpecial Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Eve of UnderstandingBest HD Feature: SharkwaterAudience Award - Best Short: The Little GorillaAudience Award - Narrative Feature: Music WithinAudience Award - Best Feature: Darius Goes WestAudience Award - Best Feature (In-Competition): Divine Souls2008Target Filmmaker Award - Honorable Mention: Bad HabitsGrand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: The Second LineSpecial Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Cook CountySpecial Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): Bongo Bong - Ken WardropAudience Award - Best Short: A Day's Work2009Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: Prom Night in MississippiTarget Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: GiganticGrand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Princess Margaret Blvd.Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: The Other Side of ParadiseStudent Competition: HugGrand Jury Prize - Texas Film: St. NickSpecial Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Against the CurrentCurrent Energy Filmmaker Award: CrudeAudience Award - Best Short: Lucy: A Period PieceAudience Award - Narrative Feature: SkinAudience Award - Documentary Feature: Rock PropheciesDallas Star Award: Kathryn Bigelow2010Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: Waste LandGrand Jury Prize - Texas Competition (In-Competition): Hold and Carried AwaySpecial Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): Careful What You Wish For - Tim VogelSpecial Jury Prize - Documentary Feature: The Last SurvivorAudience Award - Narrative Feature: BrotherhoodDallas Star Award: Amber Heard2011Target Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: 5 Time ChampionGrand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: The Legend of Beaver DamGrand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competition): Crazy Beats Strong Every TimeStudent Competition: The RobberyEnvironmental Visions Grand Jury Prize: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation FrontSpecial Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): The Birds Upstairs - Christopher JarvisSpecial Jury Prize - Special Mention for Directing: Green Crayons - Kazik RadwanskiSpecial Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Acting): Surrogate Valentine - Goh NakamuraAudience Award - Best Feature: Snowmen2012Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: NaniGrand Jury Prize - Documentary: TchoupitoulasGrand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: WolfGrand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature: Faith, Love and WhiskeySpecial Jury Prize - Silver Heart Award: The Invisible WarSilver Heart Award (In-Competition): 5 Broken CamerasAudience Award - Best Short: NaniAudience Award - Documentary Feature: First PositionDallas Star Award: Gabourey SidibeCareer Achievement in Costume Design: Bernie Pollack2013Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competition): Gun and The Devil's Ballroom and MatriarcheGrand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Pit StopStudent Competition: The First HopeGrand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature (In-Competition): He's Way More Famous Than YouSpecial Jury Prize - Silver Heart Award (In Competition): Small Small ThingBest HD Feature (In-Competititon): AzoomaAudience Award - Documentary Feature: The Crash ReelAudience Award - Narrative Feature: The Kings of SummerBest Feature Documentary Award: Small Small Thing2014Animated Short Grand Jury Prize: The Missing ScarfGrand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competititon): The Bravest, the Boldest and EasyGrand Jury Prize - Documentary: The Special NeedGrand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: FlutterGrand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature: HellionSpecial Jury Prize - Short Film: EasySpecial Jury Prize - Shorts Competition: Ni-NiAudience Award - Documentary Feature: Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay RodeoAudience Award - Narrative Feature: Noble
