Wednesday, September 10 - OPENING Night

Edinburg Arts, Culture & Events Center 315 W McIntyre St, Edinburg

free open to the public

5:00 PM DOORS OPEN, Filmmakers/Pitch Contestants Packet Pick-up

5:30 PM-6:30 PM RED CARPET

6:30 PM-9:45 PM MUSIC VIDEOS & RGV SHORT FILMS - Ballroom - Free, open to the Public

  • Come and Take it, Directors Mario Alberto Zamarripa & Jose Guadalupe Zamarripa, Music Video, 4 minutes.

  • Bottled Milk, Director Joel Hernandez, RGV Short Film, 4 minutes.

  • GROCERY BAG - LAST DRAW (LIVE), Director Andres Cooke, Music Video, 3 minutes.

  • EL Lloron, Director Rodrigo Moreno-Fernandez, RGV Short Film, 17 minutes, RGV Premiere.

  • Olvidar, Director James Fite,  Music Video, 4 minutes. RGV Premiere.

  • Llorona, Director Silvia Vera, RGV Short, 12 minutes.

  • White & Black Canvas. Director Luis Antonio Rodriguez, RGV Short Film, 9 minutes.

  • PopularLon3r - Bleed, Director Baldemar Garcia, Music Video, 3 minutes.

  • YAHWEH, Director Juan Ruben Cantu, RGV Short Film, 6minutes.

  • Remember Me, Director Rodrigo Rodriguez, Music Video, 5 minutes.

  • Yuri, Director Zack Rodriguez, RGV Short Film, 24 minutes.

  • The Price, Director J.B. Lawrence, Music Video, 3 minutes.


Thursday, September 11

Edinburg Arts, Culture & Events Center 315 W McIntyre St, Edinburg

8:00 AM Doors open

9:00 AM-3:00 PM STUDENT DAY - Ballroom - Free - Registration Required

  • Workshops, Panels, Films

All Screenings are Free and Open to the Public

5:30 PM DOORS OPEN, Filmmakers/Pitch Contestants Packet Pick-up

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

WORKSHOP - Board Room East - Free, open to the Public

  •  To be Announced

DOCUMENTARY FILMS - Free, open to the Public

  • The Girls from Sweetwater, Director Jon T Anderson, Documentary Short Film, 26 minutes.

  • The Path to Uhuru. Director Joshua Gallas, Documentary Feature Film, 45 minutes. RGV Premiere.

TEXAS YOUNG FILMMAKER SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

  • A Step Away, Director Karla Sofia Rivera, Texas Young Filmmaker Short Film, 3 minutes.

  • Bottled Milk, Director Joel Hernandez, RGV Short Film, 4 minutes.

  • Dreams Unpainted [未绘之梦], Directors Dilan Arjun Koganti & Winston Lin, Texas Young Filmmaker Short Film, 11 minutes.

  • In the Wake of Silence, Directors Brooklyn Deva Rice & Max Davis, Texas Young Filmmaker Short Film, 22 minutes. World Premiere.

  • The Warning Dream, Director Daniel Jinsol Lee, Texas Young Filmmaker Short Film, 5 minutes.

  • Unseen, Director Karla Sofia Rivera, Texas Young Filmmaker Short Film, 2 minutes, RGV Premiere.

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

48 HOUR FILM RACE - Ballroom - Film Screening & Awards - Free, open to the Public

7:30 PM-9:30 PM

SHOWCASE FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public

  • Say a Little Prayer, Director Patrick Perez, Showcase Feature Film, 1 hour 43 minutes. Q&A with director Patrick Perez following screening.

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public

  • Sacred Temple [Templo Sagrado], Director Orlando Moguel, International Feature Film, Country of Origin & Filming: Mexico, 1 hour 46 minutes.


Friday, September 12

Edinburg Arts, Culture & Events Center 315 W McIntyre St, Edinburg

All Screenings are Free and Open to the Public

4:00 PM DOORS OPEN, Filmmakers/Pitch Contestants Packet Pick-up

 4:30 PM-6:00 PM

PANEL FILMMAKER ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION - Board Room East - Free, open to the Public

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

DOCUMENTARY FILMS - Free, open to the Public

  • The Non-Biological Mexican, Director Joseph Balderas, Documentary Short Film, 15 minutes.

  • This Is Not Life, Director Leo Pfeifer, Documentary Short Film, 22 minutes.

  • Valley Underground, Director Carlos Lopez, Documentary Short Film, 22 minutes.

  • We're Here, Director Lee E Wells, Documentary Short Film, 39 minutes. Rio Grande Valley Premiere.

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public

  • My Little Moon, Director Ali Atshani, International Feature Film, Country of Origin: United States, Country of Filming: United States & Islamic Republic of Iran 1 hour 27 minutes, World Premiere. A young Iranian woman secretly resists an oppressive system and seeks freedom in a world that punishes her for dreaming.

U.S. FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public

  • 20 Pounds to Happiness, Director Yelyna De León, U.S. Feature Film, 1 hour 40 minutes.

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public

  • Uvalde Mom, Director Anayansi Prado, Documentary Feature Film, 1 hour 28 minutes.

U.S. SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

  • Bones, Director Gerhardt Slawitschka, U.S. Short Film, 10 minutes.

  • Cowboys and Hindus, Director Tejal Desai, U.S. Short Film  16 minutes.

  • EL Lloron, Director Rodrigo Moreno-Fernandez, RGV Short Film, 17 minutes.

  • Llorona, Director Silvia Vera, RGV Short, 12 minutes.

  • MOTOS, Director Jesus Beltran, U.S. Short Film, 19 minutes.

  • Nightmare of La Lechuza, Director Lainnie Contreras Felán, U.S. Short Film, 6 minutes.

  • The Ride, Director Slava Denisov, U.S. Short Film, 15 minutes.

  • White & Black Canvas, Director Luis Antonio Rodriguez, RGV Short Film, 9 minutes.

WORKSHOP - Board Room East - Free, open to the Public

  •  To be Announced


saturday, September 13

Edinburg Arts, Culture & Events Center 315 W McIntyre St, Edinburg

All Screenings are Free and Open to the Public

8:30 AM DOORS OPEN, Filmmakers/Pitch Contestants Packet Pick-up

Filmmakers/Pitch Contestants Awards ceremony ticket must be picked up by 9:30 AM

9:00 AM-10:00 AM TEXAS YOUNG FILMMAKER PITCH FINALISTS- Room TBA - Free, open to the Public

  • Finalists Announced Aug 1

10:00 AM-11:00 AM THE PITCH: SCREENWRITING FINALISTS- Room TBA - Free, open to the Public

  • Finalists Announced Aug 1

11:00 AM-12:00 AM WORKSHOP - Free, open to the Public

  •  To be Announced

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS -Free, open to the Public

  • Little Queen [Petite reine], Director Julien Guetta,  International Short Film, Country of Origin & Filming: France, 25 minutes.

  • Oyu, Director Atsushi Hirai,   International Short Film, Country of Origin: France, Country of Filming: Japan, 22 minutes.

  • Shakespeare for all Ages, Director Hannes Rall, International Short Film, Country of Origin: Germany, Country of Filming: Germany & Singapore, 3 minutes, Texas Premiere.

  • The Wake, Director Peter Ahlén, International Short Film, Country of Origin & Filming: Denmark, 29 minutes.

  • With All Due Humanity [Avec l'humanité qui convient], Director Kacper Checinski, International Short Film, Country of Origin & Filming France, 25 minutes.

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Celebrity Panel - Edinburg Municipal Auditorium

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public

  • STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon, Director Ernie Bustamante, Documentary Feature Film, 1 hour 25 minutes.

TEXAS SHORT FILMS - Free, open to the Public

  • A Woman Is Many Things (Just Fine Isn't One of Them), Director Chase Musslewhite, Texas Short Film, 17 minutes, RGV Premiere.

  • Buddy, Director Jacob Sizemore, Texas Short Film, 10 minutes.

  • Daddy War Bucks, Director Jake Abraham,  Texas Short Film, 20 minutes.

  • Kitty Bravo in Freefall Failure, Project Manager Spencer Bryant, Texas Short Film, 1 minute.

  • Neches, Director Katy McCarthy, Texas Short Film, 9 minutes. RGV Premiere.

  • Peace and Serenity, Director Triston Kollister, Texas Short Film, 11 minutes, RGV Premiere.

  • Sous Vide, Directors Luke Van Garza & Martha Louise Van Garza,  Texas Short Film, 9 minutes.

  • YAHWEH, Director Juan Ruben Cantu, RGV Short Film, 6minutes.

  • Yuri, Director Zack Rodriguez, RGV Short Film, 24 minutes.

  • Zoe, Director Hannah Martinez, Texas Short Film, 17 minutes.

US FEATURE FILM - Free, open to the Public

  • Beyond the Drumlins, Director Daniel W. Bowhers, U.S. Feature Film, 1 hour 35 minutes.

 10th Annual STXIFF Award Gala

Edinburg Arts, Culture & Events Center 315 W McIntyre St, Edinburg

6:30-7:30 PM RED CARPET

7:30-9:30 PM 10th Annual STXIFF Award Ceremony and Dinner - Ballroom TICKETS