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 and Texas Commission on the Arts; ADDITIONAL SPONSORS - AdChat DFW Akin AT&T Discovery District BestofGuide.com Bonez Creative Agency Burned to Light Media and Video Production Commerce House Dallas County Historical Commission Dallas Film Commission Dallas Producers Association DFW MSP DGN Entertainment News Event Horizon Films Fade In FilmFrog Fons PR Four Corners Brewing Company Harwood H-E-B History Undressed Keurig Dr Pepper Mario Zie MoviCo Nowadays Orange Productions OneBarUSA Panavision SAG-AFTRA SDG Releasing Sherrill Actors Studio Victory Park and Videomaker Magazine.
Passes are on sale now at dallasfilm.org/diff/passes. Tickets will be available to the general public beginning April 7.
WHEN: Friday April 25 through Thursday May 1 2025
WHERE: Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Victory Park
2365 Victory Park Lane Dallas TX 75219
LINK: https://diffdallas.org/
CONTACT: Ariel Herr 469-235-2708 [email protected]
MORE: DIFF (also referred to as Dallas Film) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in
2006 as Dallas Film Society Inc. DIFF provides accessible inclusive immersive educational and entertaining film experiences for all through year-round programs including an educational screening and talk series for area high school students with industry professionals; free advance screenings of new films for subscribers volunteers sponsors supporters and the public; film series in collaboration with community partners; and other unique events ranging from film premieres to classic film anniversary celebrations. The signature film festivals of DIFF are the Dallas International Film Festival held annually in the spring and the DIFF SHORTS Film Festival which debuted in August 2024. More information is available at www.dallasfilm.org.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas Victory Park, 2365 Victory Park Lane, Dallas, TX, United States
