DIFF NEWSREEL | OCTOBER 2025

IT'S TIME FOR DIFF SHORTS 2025!

Friday, October 17 - Sunday, October 19, 2025

Angelika Film Center & Café | 5321 E Mockingbird Ln #230 | Dallas 75206

The 2nd Annual DIFF SHORTS Film Festival is coming October 17 through 19, 2025, to Angelika Film Center & Café in Mockingbird Station. DIFF SHORTS will feature 15 themed film blocks with 100+ films, Q&As, industry panels, daily red carpets, and receptions for filmmakers and sponsors. Check out the full schedule and buy passes and individual tickets now.

MOVIES WITH THE MEADOWS: SPAIN IN THE SIXTIES

ATRACO A LAS TRES | ROBBERY AT THREE O'CLOCK

Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:00 pm

Meadows Museum | 5900 Bishop Blvd | Dallas 75205

In honor of the Meadows Museum’s sixtieth anniversary, Movies with the Meadows will present three films from the decade of its founding, the 1960s. These films, whether drama, comedy, or satire, capture the spirit of the decade in Spain.

José María Forqué’s Atraco a las tres is considered one of the best Spanish comedy films of all time. Fed up with the new director of the bank where he works, Galindo convinces his fellow employees to plan a perfect robbery in their own branch. They prepare everything carefully, but things take a turn when real robbers show up before they can execute their plan.

Movies with the Meadows is presented in collaboration with DIFF. While not every film in the series has an MPAA rating, all are intended for mature audiences only.

Spanish with English subtitles | Comedy | 92 minutes

$5; free for SMU faculty/staff/students and members at the Individual level and above.

MOVIE NIGHT IN TURTLE CREEK PARK | MAMMA MIA!

Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 pm

Turtle Creek Park | 3333 Turtle Creek Blvd | Dallas 75219

Join Turtle Creek Conservancy for Movie Night in Turtle Creek Park, a free annual event featuring an outdoor screening of MAMMA MIA! and complimentary popcorn. Click the button below for details.

DIFF OCTOBER MIXER

Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 5:30 to 8:30 pm

Virgin Hotels Dallas | 1445 Turtle Creek Blvd | Dallas 75207

Join us for the DIFF October Mixer at Virgin Hotels Dallas in the Dallas Design District. No program, no agenda—just a time to mingle with fellow film enthusiasts and the DIFF community for conversation, camaraderie, and connections!

DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026 SUBMISSIONS

The 2026 Dallas International Film Festival is set for April 23–30, 2026, marking its 20th anniversary of championing filmmakers and cinematic storytelling. More than just a week of screenings, DIFF has become a signature Dallas event—one where the magic of film illuminates the city and the world converges on its screens.

Film submissions for the Oscar® Qualifying Dallas International Film Festival are open now on FilmFreeway.com.

NOIR RETROSPECTIVE: HARDBOILED & HEARTBROKEN

MILDRED PIERCE

Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 7:15 pm

Violet Crown Dallas | 3699 McKinney Ave | Dallas 75204

DIFF is pleased to be a promotional partner with Violet Crown Dallas for the final film in the Noir Retrospective: HARDBOILED & HEARTBROKEN.

Don't miss this opportunity to see Joan Crawford on the big screen as Mildred Pierce, a hard-working mother inching towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

EDGEMERE FILM FEST

Friday, October 24 - Sunday, October 26, 2025

Edgemere | 8523 Thackery St | Dallas 75225

DIFF is pleased to be a part of the inaugural Edgemere Film Fest, celebrating the timeless value of senior voices in cinema and the enduring power of film to reshape how we view growing older. Join DIFF Artistic Director James Faust and other special guests for complimentary screenings of THE OLD MAN & THE GUN, 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS, and THE ALAMO (2004), followed by Q&As with insiders who helped bring these great Texas stories to life.

JOIN US AS A DIFF FILM INSIDER

When you become a DIFF Film Insider, you'll be among the first to receive invitations to advance screenings and events. Every membership fee goes toward furthering the art of film and building community through film year-round, from education to screenings to community partnerships to annual film festivals in North Texas, and more. Join today and gain insider benefits and access to all-things DIFF.

DIFF is dedicated to building community through film. DIFF provides accessible, inclusive, immersive, educational, and entertaining film experiences for all through hosting year-round programs including an educational screening and talk series 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 festivals of DIFF are the Dallas International Film Festival, held annually in the spring, and the DIFF SHORTS Film Festival held annually in the fall. DIFF (also referred to as Dallas Film) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2006 as Dallas Film Society, Inc.