Tyler Film Festival is a celebration of storytelling through film in East Texas. We accept and show short films from all around the world, but we have a special fondness for local independent works.
The 2024 festival will take place in person at Liberty Hall Theatre in Downtown Tyler, TX. If you plan to visit Tyler, you can learn more about the area through our Visiting page.
Students get in for free! If you are in college, please bring your student ID.
Questions regarding tickets and the festival can be directed to Contact@TylerFilmFest.com.
The 2024 festival includes new award categories:
- Jury Award/Best of the Festival – $1,000 and trophy
- Best Student Film – $500 and trophy
- Best Cinematography – $500 and trophy
- Best Actress – $200 and trophy
- Best Actor – $200 and trophy
- Best Young Actor – $200 and trophy
- Film with the Biggest Heart – Trophy
- Funniest of the Fest – Trophy
- Audience Favorite – Trophy
The festival ticketing is flexible in its packaging so attendees can customize their experience.
2024 Festival Schedule
The festival schedule is jam-packed with lots to do.
Thursday, September 12 @ 7 p.m.
Night 1 – We will showcase a variety of student and independent short films.
There will be a Q&A with attending filmmakers, cast/crew and our judges.
Be sure to stick around for the entire night to cast a vote for your favorite film to win Audience Favorite!
Schedule:
- My Pencils Death – Director Diego Rotmistrovsky
- THE SPRAYER – Director Farnoosh Abedi
- Ofrenda – Director Tyler Garcia
- HOPE – Director Volkan Girgin
- Queen of Death – Directors Elise and Emily Holder
- Curiosity – Director Tito Contreras
- Larry McMurtry’s All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers – Chapter 1 – Director Stephen Purvis
- Pitage – Director Ali Khaledi
- From Stone to Stone – Director Louie Clive Norman
Friday, September 13 @ 7 p.m.
Night 2 – We will showcase a variety of student and independent short films. There will be a Q&A with attending filmmakers, cast/crew, and our judges. Be sure to stick around for the entire night to cast a vote for your favorite film to win Audience Favorite!
Schedule:
- The Word – Director Rob M. Neilson
- Take me to Hawkins, Texas – Director Ben Fenton
- Not According to Plan – Director Anna Makeeva
- I Used to Play Piano – Director Grayson Lackey
- Life is Like a Play – Director Olivia Carter
- Duvar Duvar / Wall, the Wall – Director Yusuf Ölmez
- 5/3/0 – Director Danilo Stanimirovic
- Bed Bugs – Directors Christopher Greening and Conner Baudier
- Audience Favorite from Night 1
Saturday, September 14 @ 6 p.m.
Night 3 – We will showcase a variety of student and independent short films. There will be a Q&A with attending filmmakers, cast/crew and our judges. At the end of this night, we will announce the winners!
Schedule:
- A Summer’s End Poem – Director Lam Can-zhao
- 5:01 – Director Seth Sonnier
- The Sunset of Green Snails – Director Mohammad Hasani
- Victim – Director Sina Abhari
- Ink – Director Ashley Worley
- Titty Boy – Director Austin Ford Franklin Culp
- Almost Perfect: The 99th Pitch – Director John Benjamin Terrell
- First and Last – Director DeAnda Mechelle Frost
- Audience Favorites from Night 2
Special Beer by True Vine
True Vine Brewing, a festival sponsor, is providing a special brew, Reel Independent, inspired by the Tyler Film Festival. The brew will only be available at the three-day event.
About
The Tyler Film Festival began in 2011 after the City re-opened its home venue, Liberty Hall theatre. The festival is focused on encouraging filmmakers from across the globe and introducing them to cinephiles of all ages and creeds. TFF is a laid-back and film-focused festival.
The 2024 Tyler Film Festival is sponsored by Dobbs & Porter, Sharon and James Wynne, True Vine Brewing, CBS19, Heart of Tyler, Visit Tyler and the Texas Film Commission.
Please note that some films feature mature content. Parents are urged to use discretion and refer to the festival schedule and program guide for film content, which will be out at a later date.
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