NIFF HOUSTON

Overview

Next International Film Festival of Houston (NiffHouston), presented by Next Actor Studio, will hold its 12th edition on October 28st- October 30th 2026 . In the past eleven years, Niff Houston was able to put together a great lineup of independent and foreign films and brought together actors, directors and producers from different parts of the world, who stayed back in Houston to enjoy the awards show at the end of the festival. Award winners who could not make it to Houston, sent in their acceptance speech by video. The videos by best actor Dominique Pinon (Amelie, A Very Long Engagement) and best actress Laya Lewis (Skins) are online for viewing. After entertaining the audience at Niff2015's opening night short film 'Narcissist', lead actor Brionne Davis went on to excel at Cannes, Sundance and other major venues with his starring role in the 2016 Oscar-nominated Colombian film Embrace of the Serpent. Last year, NiffHouston was thrilled to present the audience award to a documentary on Sikhism, starring Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, and the cinematography award to Academy Award winner Claudio Miranda for the beautiful short film "The Circle" which was completely shot on drone. This goes to show that Niff Houston is a festival of substance, that thrives to showcase ingenious talent and celebrate original content through a phenomenal line-up of Independent American Cinema and diverse foreign films in both competitive and non-competitive sections. Submission for 2026 is now open. Complete information and screening schedule will be available at www.niffhouston.org. For media Inquiries, please contact : info@niffhouston.org Thank you.

Last updated Oct 1, 2026

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• Filmmaker

  Thank you for selecting our film THE VISION as one of your selections for your film festival. It was a great film festival put on by a great staff and I encourage all film makers if you ever get a chance this is the one. You don't want to miss out on it.

• Filmmaker

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• Filmmaker

  We had a wonderful time at the NIFF film festival. Thank you so much for awarding our documentary "Don't Forget Them" the Best Film of the Festival. They were able to safely create a welcoming and fun live event with great films. Thank you NIFF!

• Filmmaker

  I'm truly honored to have my drama/fantasy feature "The Seedling" as an Official Selection in 2020! Thank you so much!

• Filmmaker

  NIFF HOUSTON was a very professional film festival with quality feedback. Thank you. I will enter again.

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