DIFF 2016

The largest cinematic event in Texas, the Dallas International Film Festival presents 11 days of independent and studio films each spring. DIFF's panel discussions, conversations with inventive and award-winning filmmakers, elegant galas and thrilling world premieres bring thousands of people to the event each year.

The Dallas Film Society has hosted nine Festivals—three under the AFI Dallas name (2007–2009) and five as the Dallas International Film Festival (2010–2015). Since 2007, the Festival has:

Hosted more than 1,500 filmmakers in Dallas
Awarded more than $740,000 in cash/pro-bono prizes
Received more than 11,133 film entries from more than 50 different countries
Screened 95 world premieres and 31 U.S. premieres
Shown 804 features and 883 shorts
Each year, the Film Society and the Festival present the Dallas Star Award to individuals who have made a significant impact on the art of film.

Dallas Star Award Honorees and special guests at the Festival have included: William Friedkin, Sherry Lansing, Laura Linney, Glen Keane, Bernie Pollack, Gabourey Sidibe, Pete Docter, Wally Pfister, Frank Darabont, Peter Bogdanovich, Steve James, Kathryn Bigelow, Adrien Brody, Robert Towne, Henry Selick, Helen Hunt, Todd Wagner, Eric Pleskow, Chris Wedge, Charlize Theron, Lauren Bacall, David Lynch, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Guillermo Arriaga, John Lee Hancock, Ann-Margret, Sydney Pollack, Marvin Hamlish, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Peter Fonda, Josh Brolin, Bill Paxton, John Hawkes, Simon Pegg, America Ferrera, Dennis Quaid, David Gordon Green, Jeremy Renner, Val Kilmer, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, John Kricfalusi, John Wayne (posthumously), Blythe Danner, John Landis, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, and L.M. "Kit" Carson (posthumously).