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November 7th at The Museum Of Fine Arts Houston

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SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED

Featuring a live performance from Swamp Dogg

November 9th at The River Oaks Theatre

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THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

November 12th at The DeLUXE Theater

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CINESPACE 10TH ANNIVERSARY

November 17th at The Orange Show

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3rd Annual HOUSTON MEDIA CONFERENCE 

August 22-24 2025

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Houston Cinema Arts Festival 2024

November 7 – 17, 2024

The 16th Annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival takes place from November 7th through 17th across Houston. 

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CINESPACE

CineSpace is a collaboration between NASA and HCAS that offers filmmakers around the world a chance to share their works inspired by, and using, actual NASA imagery through “CineSpace”, a short film competition. Winners are announced and screen along with all finalists at the annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival which is held in November. Previous winners have gone on to screen across the nation and in space on the I.S.S.

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Houston Media Conference

Save the date: August 22 – 24, 2025

Exhibiting local and national production companies, equipment rental houses and featuring speakers from film, television, digital media, legal, and financial professions to discuss and provide information about the business side of filmmaking, the Houston Media Conference intends to provide an open forum where professionals involved in all aspects of production can meet, greet and engage with representatives from Houston’s film industry.

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2021 Sundance Film Festival

Curated Selections from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival

Thank you to everyone who came out or our #Sundance Satellite screenings, virtually and in-person! Screenings were presented by Houston Cinema Arts Society and the Sundance Institute with Acura, SundanceTV, Chase Sapphire, and Adobe

With the support of HAA, NEA, TX Commission for the Arts, Brown Foundation, Kinder Foundation, MoonStruck, DeLuxe Theater, Black Public Media, and Independent Media Arts Foundation.

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We are happy to offer annual memberships that include discounts to festival passes, exclusive access at special events, and more!

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Houston Cinema Arts Society is always eager to form new partnerships and work with organizations that share interest in the arts community. We offer a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities for both for-profit and non-profits.

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Want to join the HCAS team? We are always looking for volunteers both for our annual festival as well as our year-round programming.

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