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.
2007
Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: New Year Baby
Target Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: Shut Up and Shoot Me
Grand Jury Prize - Documentary: Iron Ladies of Liberia
Grand Jury Prize - Texas: A Lawyer Walks into a Bar
Student Competition: Redemption Maddie
Special Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Eve of Understanding
Best HD Feature: Sharkwater
Audience Award - Best Short: The Little Gorilla
Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Music Within
Audience Award - Best Feature: Darius Goes West
Audience Award - Best Feature (In-Competition): Divine Souls
2008
Target Filmmaker Award - Honorable Mention: Bad Habits
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: The Second Line
Special Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Cook County
Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): Bongo Bong - Ken Wardrop
Audience Award - Best Short: A Day's Work
2009
Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: Prom Night in Mississippi
Target Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: Gigantic
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Princess Margaret Blvd.
Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: The Other Side of Paradise
Student Competition: Hug
Grand Jury Prize - Texas Film: St. Nick
Special Jury Prize - Best Feature Film: Against the Current
Current Energy Filmmaker Award: Crude
Audience Award - Best Short: Lucy: A Period Piece
Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Skin
Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Rock Prophecies
Dallas Star Award: Kathryn Bigelow
2010
Target Filmmaker Award - Documentary: Waste Land
Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition (In-Competition): Hold and Carried Away
Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): Careful What You Wish For - Tim Vogel
Special Jury Prize - Documentary Feature: The Last Survivor
Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Brotherhood
Dallas Star Award: Amber Heard
2011
Target Filmmaker Award - Narrative Feature: 5 Time Champion
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: The Legend of Beaver Dam
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competition): Crazy Beats Strong Every Time
Student Competition: The Robbery
Environmental Visions Grand Jury Prize: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Direction): The Birds Upstairs - Christopher Jarvis
Special Jury Prize - Special Mention for Directing: Green Crayons - Kazik Radwanski
Special Jury Prize - Special Achievement (Acting): Surrogate Valentine - Goh Nakamura
Audience Award - Best Feature: Snowmen
2012
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film: Nani
Grand Jury Prize - Documentary: Tchoupitoulas
Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Wolf
Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature: Faith, Love and Whiskey
Special Jury Prize - Silver Heart Award: The Invisible War
Silver Heart Award (In-Competition): 5 Broken Cameras
Audience Award - Best Short: Nani
Audience Award - Documentary Feature: First Position
Dallas Star Award: Gabourey Sidibe
Career Achievement in Costume Design: Bernie Pollack
2013
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competition): Gun and The Devil's Ballroom and Matriarche
Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Pit Stop
Student Competition: The First Hope
Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature (In-Competition): He's Way More Famous Than You
Special Jury Prize - Silver Heart Award (In Competition): Small Small Thing
Best HD Feature (In-Competititon): Azooma
Audience Award - Documentary Feature: The Crash Reel
Audience Award - Narrative Feature: The Kings of Summer
Best Feature Documentary Award: Small Small Thing
2014
Animated Short Grand Jury Prize: The Missing Scarf
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film (In-Competititon): The Bravest, the Boldest and Easy
Grand Jury Prize - Documentary: The Special Need
Grand Jury Prize - Texas Competition: Flutter
Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature: Hellion
Special Jury Prize - Short Film: Easy
Special Jury Prize - Shorts Competition: Ni-Ni
Audience Award - Documentary Feature: Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo
Audience Award - Narrative Feature: Noble
