April 17-19, 2026

All Submissions will be accepted for consideration as an "official selection" at Fiesta SATX Film Festival through FilmFreeway. 

 

​ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

 

All entries must be submitted through the FilmFreeway link provided and must meet the following criteria.

 

1. ​Indie Production

2. Potential to be a series 

3. Shorts must be between 5 - 40 minutes 

4. Feature Films must be over 41 minute plus 

5. Animations can be 2+ minutes 

6. a 15-30 second promotional trailer must be included 

7. Original Soundtrack 

8. High quality video in HD or 4k 

9. 27 x 40 inch promo poster 350 dpi jpeg must be submitted 

10. Additional 30-50 minute script ready a plus 

11. Non English language films must be subtitled in English

12. No pornographic content  as defined by the US Supreme Court 

13. ​Festival judges will evaluate and score all submissions. 

14. Designate who your lead and supporting actors are.

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GENRES

 

All Genres accepted and will compete against each other: 

 

Action

Adventure

Children's

Documentary

Drama 

Fantasy

Game Shows

Horror

Mystery

Reality

Religious

Romance

Sci-Fi

Sitcom 

Thriller

Variety

Western 

Other

 

Pilot Representative must specify which Genre they will enter.  

 

LEGAL

 

• By submitting filmmaker certifies that they have read and agree to abide by the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy,   Pilot Representative Agreement, and full rights to enter and make all decisions pertaining to the pilot submission. 

 

​TIMELINES

 

• All submissions must be entered within the time frames specified. 

 

GENRE COMPETITION 

 

• All Genres will be judged under the awards categories.

 

JUDGES

 

• Judges may not contact the competitors for any reason. If a judge contacts you, you must report it to the festival officials immediately.  

 

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​ATTENDING THE FESTIVAL

 

• ​A representative from films who are Official Selections are encouraged to attend. Attending will be at their own expense.  

 

WINNING ENTRIES

 

• ​The objective of the festival is to discover projects that may be adaptable to a streaming or television series.  We intend to work with the winning entries to create and /or find on-line and television distribution for a series. In the event the film is picked up for a serial production, the filmmaker must be open to allowing recasting and shooting a series in Texas.

 

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CALL FOR ENTRIES

•  Indie entries will be accepted beginning July 08, 2025 until the deadline on FilmFreeway and will be scored on a scale from 1-10 in various categories. 

 

 

Rules and Regulations are subject to change at the discretion of the board.