Video Association of Dallas presents

VideoFest

Dallas’s longest-running independent video festival since 1986, with year-round programming plus our signature overnight filmmaking competition every fall.

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A team talking with an organizer after a past screening

Four teammates posing in the theater lobby after a past race

A winning team celebrating with their trophy

VideoFest staff and judges posing in the Angelika lobby

A packed theater audience wearing 3D glasses at a past screening

Video Association of Dallas presents

24-Hour Video Race

VideoFest’s signature filmmaking competition returns September 2026. Teams get four critical elements at midnight and 24 hours to write, shoot, and edit a complete short, any device, any experience level. Free and open to the public.