12th Annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival
This year, we will be expanding into the virtual space with virtual screenings and a virtual film pass. We are also expanding our dates across 2 weeks, beginning November 12th and ending on November 22nd.
2020 PASS
Unlock all programs at one low price with the 2020 HCAF Virtual Film Pass
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Houston Cinema Arts Festival
Save the date – November 12 – 22, 2020
The 12th Annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival takes place from November 12th through 22nd virtually and at drive-ins across Houston. The Festival will feature over 20 films, Q&A’s, performances, and workshops. We will be expanding this year into the virtual space with virtual screenings and a virtual film pass.
CINESPACE
CineSpace, the Houston-based short film competition, is a collaboration between NASA and Houston Cinema Arts Society that offers filmmakers around the world a chance to share their work inspired by, and using, actual NASA imagery. All finalists are screened at the annual Houston Cinema Arts Festival in November, where the winners will be announced.
Get Involved
membership
We are happy to offer annual memberships that include discounts to festival passes, exclusive access at special events, and more!
sponsorship
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.
volunteer
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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HCAF 2020 Virtual Launch Party
While this year has provided so many obstacles, our team has worked tirelessly to provide amazing programming and reimaginations of what community can look like through pandemic times. This new vision fully embraces the current circumstances and provides a new vision to our festival's mantra, local meets global. We are so excited to present our vision for this festival and hope to see you there!
