La Febbre - 35mm - PANORAMA ITALIA - (Encore Screening) - Alessandro D'Alatri - Director - In this declaration of love and anger towards modern Italy, a young man struggles to open a nightspot with his friends.- ITALY

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Vineta: The Secret Project - 35mm - USA PREMIERE - (Encore Screening) - Franziska Stunkel - Director - Six men meet to design the perfect futuristic city, but their leader leaves them in the dark about his true intentions.- GERMANY

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Digital Remi Award Winning Shorts - Page down to see the full list.

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35mm Remi Award Winning Short Films - Page down to see the full list.

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35mm Remi Award Winning Short Films - Page down to see the full list.

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Digital Remi Award Winning Short Films - Page down to see the full list.

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Sunday In Kigali - 35mm - REGIONAL PREMIERE - Robert Favreau - Director - (Encore Screening) - During the Rwandan genocide, a dissolute French journalist meets a beautiful young waitress, who is tragically mistaken for a Tutsi. - CANADA

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Greyfriars Bobby - 35mm - Family/Children's Films - (Encore Screening) - Drama - John Henderson - Director - A terrier named Bobby spends his nights by his recently deceased master’s grave despite the cemetery’s strict “no dogs” policy and soon the townspeople of Edinburg become inspired by this terrier and his new owner’s loyalty.- SCOTLAND UK

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The Wonder of It All - Focusing on the rarely told human side of the men behind the Apollo missions expressed through thoughtful and candid accounts from seven of the surviving 12 Moonwalkers. Some of the Astronauts will attend the Premiere. - CALIFORNIA

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Saigon Eclipse - 35mm - WORLD PREMIERE - (Encore Screening) - Othello Khanh - Director - In this update of a Vietnamese epic poem from the early 19th century, a beautiful young woman tries to save her family after her uncle turns to crime. - VIETNAM

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Just Sex and Nothing Else - 35mm - REGIONAL PREMIERE - (Encore Screening) - Krysztina Goda - Director - Playwright Dóra has had it with men, but her biological clock is ticking, so she decides to get pregnant through a no-strings-attached affair. - HUNGARY

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The Jammed - Digital - USA PREMIERE - Dee McLachan - Director - A young Melbourne woman, trying to help a Chinese mother search for her missing daughter, is exposed to the world of human trafficking, prostitution, and deportation. - AUSTRALIA

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Crime & Punishment - 35mm - NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE - (Encore Screening) - Drama - Menachem Golan - Director - In this interpretation of Dostoevsky’s masterpiece, set in modern-day Russia, a struggling law student commits what he believes to be a justified murder. - RUSSIA

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Chosyu Five - 35mm - WORLD PREMIERE - (Encore Screening) Drama - Sho Igarshi - Director - The true story of five young Japanese men who stowed away to England in1853 and used what they learned there to shape modern Japan.- JAPAN

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The Little Things - Digital - REGIONAL PREMIERE - Stephen Padilla - Director - Miranda is leading a placid, comfortable life with her boyfriend in New York City until she meets Michael and has the chance to develop a more substantial relationship. - NEW YORK

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"KIDS ENJOY BUT HAVE A CARE"

THE DANISH POET – Animation – Director - Torill Kove (15 min) CANADA
THE PRINCESS TURNED INTO A FROG – Animation – Director - Robert Turlo (13 min) POLAND
TZARITZA – Animation – Director - Théodore Ushev (7 min) CANADA
THE SUNDAY MAN – Family – Director Danielle Shamash (15 min) USA
TYTTONEN – Music – Director - Fabian Giessler (6 min) GERMANY
DARTSVILLE – Comedy – Director - Tony West (23 min) USA
PORTABLE LIVING ROOM – Fantasy – Director - Ransom Riggs (3 min) USA LOOK BOTH WAYS - Sci/Fi – Director - Daniel Oron (11 min) CANADA

1:00 pm

35mm Shorts

Total Time:
80 min

"KIDDIE TREATS" - ENCORE

EL VIAJE DE SAID – Family - Director - Isabel Guerrero (13 min) SPAIN
SPOONFED – Family - Director - Marie Horodyski (15 min) CANADA
EL HOYO – Family - Director - Carlos Ceacero (19 min) SPAIN
SKINHEADS – Comedy - Director - Michael Vass (17 min) CANADA
GUIDE DOG – Animation - Director - Bill Plympton (6 min) USA
MCLAREN'S NEGATIVES – Animation - Director - Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (10 min) CANADA

"FANTASY, FUNNY, & FRIGHTFUL"

KOONIKLASTER – Fantasy - Director - Mariko Saga (17 min) POLAND
ENERGY – Comedy - Director - Tina Olivares (16 min) SPAIN
LA ULTIMA PAGINA – Drama - Director - César Rodríguez-Moroy (15 min) SPAIN
BY CHARLIE WALKER – Drama - Director - Rebecca Sernasie (23 min) USA
SCREENING – Drama - Director - Anthony Green (15 min) CANADA
SINGLE BED –Experimental/Suspense - Director - George Kouvaras (12 min) GREECE

"SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE"

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK – Animation – Director - Don Hertzfeldt (17 min) USA
STELLA - Family Drama – Director - Anke Hentschel (13 min) GERMANY
3 IN 34 – Documentary – Director - Jae Song (3 min) USA
THE CLAP – Comedy – Director - Geoff Lindsey (13 min) ENGLAND
DISCONNECTED – Fantasy – Director - C.W. Park (27 min) USA
TEN TO TWO – Dark Comedy – Director – Mathijs Geijskes – (6 min) HOLLAND

The Renaissance Hotel - Lower level meeting rooms
6 Greenway Plaza
Houston, TX
Check Festival Registration Desk for the location of the meeting room.

Script Protocol - a serious look into the business of writing and selling your screenplay.
Jon Scheide, International award-winning Hollywood director, writer.

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2:00 pm

Directing the Indie Film
A Special Panel of selected filmmakers whose films are premiering at WorldFest Houston. They will offer in depth knowledge about the gritty realities of independent filmmaking. Moderated by International award-winning Canadian/USA director, producer, and writer - David Winning.

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