Embedded Files
Opening Day of Festival: Monday, April 27, 2026
Opening Ceremony & Dinner
Opening Ceremony & Dinner
LSC- Orange Ballroom
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
*Formal/Semi-Formal Attire Encouraged*
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Guest Speaker: Enrique Vasquez
Guest Speaker: Enrique Vasquez
Broadcasting Professional
Belvin-Buchanan Hall, College of Arts & Media Creative Community
1008 17th Street, Huntsville, TX 77343
9:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Guest Speaker: Micheal Flores
Guest Speaker: Micheal Flores
Public Relations (PR) Professional
Public Relations (PR) Professional
Belvin-Buchanan Hall, College of Arts & Media Creative Community
1008 17th Street, Huntsville, TX 77343
10:45 a.m.- 11:45a.m.
Display of Media Finalists (non-film)
Display of Media Finalists (non-film)
DRCB Room 212
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, TX 77343
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Narrative Student Film Screenings
Narrative Student Film Screenings
Belvin-Buchanan Hall, College of Arts & Media Creative Community
1008 17th Street, Huntsville, TX 77343
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Nobody Cares about Girl Code, Selah Grace, dir.
Seen as Temporary, Selah Grace, dir.
Blue, Steven Escudero, dir.
The Impossible DJ, Maggie Guill, dir.
Chime, Anderson Sellers, dir.
Transcend the Maelstrom, Monica Yasmin Arceo, dir.
Lost Footage, Elizabeth Lemke, dir.
The Visitor, Matthew Hoover, dr.
Belvin Block Student Film Screenings
Belvin Block Student Film Screenings
Belvin-Buchanan Hall, College of Arts & Media Creative Community
1008 17th Street, Huntsville, TX 77343
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Media Trivia Game Night!
Media Trivia Game Night!
Test your media knowledge with a fun trivia game!
Belvin-Buchanan Hall, College of Arts & Media Creative Community
1008 17th Street, Huntsville, TX 77343
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Screening and Q&A with Guest Speaker: Ashley Seering
Screening and Q&A with Guest Speaker: Ashley Seering
Former SHSU film faculty and Beyond Texas finalist Screenwriter; Screening of A Lovely Uncontrollable Thing and Q&A
Former SHSU film faculty and Beyond Texas finalist Screenwriter; Screening of A Lovely Uncontrollable Thing and Q&A
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Guest Speaker: Diamond Dickson
Guest Speaker: Diamond Dickson
Journalism Professional
Journalism Professional
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
2025 Howard Grant Award Winners Screenings and Q&A
2025 Howard Grant Award Winners Screenings and Q&A
Moontime, Emily Perez, dir.
Moontime, Emily Perez, dir.
Last Light, Angelyna Simons, dir.
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
2:00p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Texas Independent Film Screenings
Texas Independent Film Screenings
It Came from Studio A, Marshall Wright, dir.
Patch, Meg Cook, dir.
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Leon Langford
Guest Speaker: Leon Langford
Screenwriter; Screening of Safe House and Q&A
Screenwriter; Screening of Safe House and Q&A
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
High School Day
High School Day
SHSU intro and workshops, masterclasses, high school screenings and displays
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
9:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Masterclass with Prof. Jake Portie
Masterclass with Prof. Jake Portie
AI Tools in Filmmaking
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Masterclass with Dr. Dixuan Cui
Masterclass with Dr. Dixuan Cui
Videogames
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, TX, 77340
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
High School Screenings
High School Screenings
Produced by Texas High Schoolers
DCRB, 1st Floor, Room 125
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
1:00p.m. - 2:00p.m.
Dungeons and Drama, Grey Ortiz & Tony Torrez, dirs.
Grief, Rae Murphy, dir.
Gunslingin' Grandpa, Madden Stahlecker, dir.
Hollow, Isabella Huczek, dir.
Value, Sidney Mallari, dir.
When it's Gone, Manyu Dubbyreddy, dir.
Without their Dreams, Xavier Alexander & Alice Hakalendo, dirs.
Would You Still Love Me if I was a Cockroach? Andy Alexander Araujo, dir.
The Botanical Garden: A Reflection of the Soul, Logan Michael Kord, dir.
The CIT Chronicles: Turning Crisis into Connections, Brook Danielle Ellis, dir.
Tatum Tough, RJ James Brummett, Addison Frances Sandifer, and Maddie Marie Myles, dirs.
Heatwave Student Finalist Screenings & Other Displayed Work
Heatwave Student Finalist Screenings & Other Displayed Work
DRCB, 1st Floor, Room 125, Room 212
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Escapism, Christohper Demond Jordan, dir.
Check Your Insides, Shea Clews, dir.
Film Noir, Jesikah Cox, dir.
Pretty Bolt Nori, Christian James Alexander Brooks, dir.
Rocket, Jahsoulii Blain, dir.
Veridis Quo, José Aaron Lumbreras
The Botanical Garden: A Reflection of the Soul, Logan Michael Kord, dir.
The CIT Chronicles: Turning Crisis into Connections, Brook Danielle Ellis, dir.
Tatum Tough, RJ James Brummett, Addison Frances Sandifer, and Maddie Marie Myles, dirs.
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Dungeons and Drama, Grey Ortiz & Tony Torrez, dirs.
Goo Goo for Ga Ga Ball, Spencer Tristan Hancock, dir.
Grief, Rae Murphy, dir.
The Gift of Today, Michael Loya, dir.
Gunslingin' Grandpa, Madden Stahlecker, dir.
Hollow, Isabella Huczek, dir.
The Mystical Gamble, Michael Loya, dir.
Ramen, Jahsoulii Blain, dir.
So Far Away, Chantal Nkiruka Obi, dir.
Spin, Adam Babu, dir.
Value, Sidney Mallari, dir.
When it's Gone, Manyu Dubbyreddy, dir.
Without their Dreams, Xavier Alexander & Alice Hakalendo, dirs.
Would You Still Love Me if I was a Cockroach? Andy Alexander Araujo, dir.
Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Orange Ballroom - Lowman Student Center, 2nd Floor
1717 Avenue J, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
*Formal/Semi-Formal Attire Encouraged*
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse