{"id":419915,"date":"2026-08-29T05:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419915\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T05:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T05:02:22","slug":"free-tickets-available-for-dallas-latino-film-festival-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/419915\/","title":{"rendered":"Free tickets available for Dallas Latino Film Festival next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161768\" class=\"size-large wp-image-161768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/latino-cultural-center-1050x786.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1050\" height=\"786\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-161768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural and free Dallas Latino Film Festival will take place next week, Friday, Sept. 4 through Saturday, Sept. 5, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lcc.dallasculture.org\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawT9w3twZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVlRYzFuTnhKRlBxSjRBNkVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe9rC-K5E4YAwLxFDiTQOll--te_OcPMhtyeyJnpB15aAroj_s8i6ZT8V_EOQ_aem_EmWkE9X55SQjy0UoqjRMgg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latino Cultural Center<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The festival will include screenings and resources for those wanting to learn more about filmmaking, like Q&amp;As, panels, workshops, presentations and networking opportunities. The festival took short film submissions of all genres <a href=\"https:\/\/lakewood.advocatemag.com\/dallas-latino-film-festival-accepting-short-film-submissions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">through Aug. 5<\/a> and encouraged a diverse array of creatives to enter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether you\u2019re a filmmaker, industry professional, film lover or simply looking for a new way to connect with Latino stories, the Dallas Latino Film Festival offers a space to experience, celebrate and support the next generation of Latino cinema,\u201d reads the Eventbrite page for the festival.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule, according to Eventbrite, is as follows:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday:<\/p>\n<p>6 p.m. \u2014 Dallas Latino Film Festival opening<br \/>\n6:15 p.m. \u2014 DLFF selection: family film block<br \/>\n7:15 p.m. \u2014 Dawged films block<br \/>\n8:15 p.m. \u2014 DLFF selection: documentary block<br \/>\n8:15 p.m. \u2014 Pegasus Media Project programming<br \/>\n9:45 p.m. \u2014 DAART Club (Dallas Asian American Art Collective) programming<\/p>\n<p>Saturday:<\/p>\n<p>12:30 p.m. \u2014 welcome and festival kickoff<br \/>\n1 p.m. \u2014 Prism Movement \/ Austin Flores Conference \/ Pegasus Media block<br \/>\n2:15 p.m. \u2014 Denton Black Film Festival \/ Blaze Unlimited \/ Oba Workshop<br \/>\n3:30 p.m. \u2014 DLFF Selection: art house film block \/ Oba Productions screenwriting workshop<br \/>\n4:30 p.m. \u2014 KERA Arts Docs block \/ Ceci Ceci Performance<br \/>\n6:15 p.m. \u2014 DLFF selection: awards and finalists screening<br \/>\n7:30 p.m. \u2014 festival awards<br \/>\n8:00 p.m. \u2014 closing mixer<\/p>\n<p>You can get your tickets for free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/dallas-latino-film-festival-latino-cultural-center-tickets-1998653039042?aff=oddtdtcreator\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tShare This Story, Choose Your Platform!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787979742_514_de19317ca2dfde9f1923a5adc9302a9d640b82604d14deeec34c6ee45688a42a.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-72 photo\" height=\"72\" width=\"72\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am a North Texas native with roots in Arlington and Benbrook, and I graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2018. My previous work has centered around small towns and cities west of Fort Worth, and my byline has appeared in The Springtown Epigraph\/The Tri-County Reporter, Weatherford Democrat, NewsBreak, Fort Worth Weekly and The Shorthorn. I am happy to serve in Lakewood, which I&#8217;ve heard referred to as a small town within the big city. Feel free to email me at medwards@advocatemag.com\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo courtesy of City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. 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