Apr 25, 2025 - May 01, 2025

The 19th edition of the annual Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) will take place April 25–May 1, 2025, at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Victory Park. This year marks DIFF’s first as an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival, following its designation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in October. The 2025 festival will include more than 120 screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, nightly red carpets, and special events. Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Victory Park—located at 2365 Victory Park Lane near the American Airlines Center—will serve as the main venue. Additional screenings and events will take place at the AT&T Discovery District, Harwood District, the historic Texas Theatre, Virgin Hotels Dallas (returning as Premier Sponsor for the third year), and other Dallas locations to be announced. Highlights include the world premiere of HAPPY AS LARRY, which began as a semifinalist in DIFF’s inaugural Screenwriting Competition, as well as THE CONFESSION, DIY: THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE OF PUNK, NIGHT IN WEST TEXAS, A PORTRAIT OF A POSTMAN, and WILLIE NELSON PRESENTS: KING OF THE ROADIES. The festival will also feature a special music and film panel with Abraham Alexander, nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Original Song for SING SING, which screened at DIFF in 2024. A full lineup of feature films for DIFF 2025 can be viewed at dallasfilm.org. DIFF is supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, Moody Fund for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and Texas Commission on the Arts. For more information on sponsorships, visit https://dallasfilm.org/sponsor. DIFF 2025 sponsors include: PREMIER SPONSOR - Virgin Hotels Dallas; MARQUEE SPONSOR - Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Victory Park; GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION SUPPORT - City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, Moody Fund for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts
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2365 Victory Park Lane
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: 469-235-2708
Email: arielcherr@gmail.com
Cost: $100-$500
Time: Individual screening times vary