BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:ChamberPages/Events METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:frisco-10374@chamberpages SUMMARY:Dallas International Film Festival Returns April 25 – May 2\, 2024 at Violet Crown Cinema DTSTAMP:20261015T060937Z DTSTART:20240426T000000Z DTEND:20240503T043000Z DESCRIPTION:The Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) will return for i ts 18th Festival\, April 25 – May 2\, 2024 with feature screenings of more than 100 films\, Q&\;A sessions and panels with filmmakers and actors\ , nightly DIFF Red Carpets\, and special events at Violet Crown Cinema in West Village Uptown. This year’s Festival will open with the World Premier e of ESPN Films’ “30 FOR 30” documentary\, DUDE PERFECT: A VERY LONG SHOT\ , with Texas A&\;M University as the Opening Night Sponsor. The documen tary will open DIFF 2024 on Thursday\, April 25\, at The Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas. Additional Opening Weekend screenings will take place at The Texas Theatre. The Festival will close with A24’s SING SING on May 2\, which is based on the real-life program Rehabilitation Through the Art s\, and features a cast that includes formerly incarcerated actors and alu mni of the program. A full lineup of feature films for DIFF 2024 can be vi ewed at dallasfilm.org. DIFF is supported by the City of Dallas Office of Arts &\; Culture\, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District\, and Tex as Commission on the Arts. For more information on sponsorships\, visit ht tps://dallasfilm.org/sponsor. DIFF 2024 Sponsors as of April 11 include: P REMIER SPONSOR – Virgin Hotels Dallas\; PRESENTING SPONSORS – Akin\, Boxer Property\, Commerce House\, Mercury One\, Oliver Wyman\, Panavision\, Rel ay Human Cloud\, Texas A&\;M University\, Vestals Catering\, Violet Cro wn\, West Village\; MAJOR SPONSORS – Dallas Film &\; Creative Industrie s Office\, Fort Worth Film Commission\, Selig Polyscope Company\; VIP SPON SORS – Bonez\, Consulate General of Canada in Dallas\, Dallas County Histo rical Commission\, Dehancer\, DFW MSP\, Event Horizon Films\, Favorite Bra nds\, Filmmakers Academy\, Four Corners Brewing Co.\, H-E-B\, K Forbes Soc ial\, MoviCo\, Nowadays Orange\, SAG-AFTRA\, ShotDeck\, Texas Film Commiss ion\, Tulsa Office of Film\, Music\, Arts &\;amp\; Culture\, UnaVida\, Univision\; PARTNER SPONSORS – AdChat DFW\, BestofGuide.com\, Burned to Li ght Media\, DIRECTV\, DJ Astronaut\, E.L.E. Social Marketing LLC\, Fade In \, Folk &\; Rowe\, Fons PR\, Gentle Ben Spirits\, IdeaMan Studios\, Kev in Porier\, LaByron Thomas Media\, Ritual Zero-Proof\, Sherrill Actors Stu dio\, Soundly\, Top Tier Event Rentals. Tickets: https://dallasfilm.org/di ff/passes. Passholders will have priority opportunity to reserve seats for the Opening Night screening. Individual tickets for the Opening Night scr eening will go on sale to the public on April 8. Location: Violet Crown Ci nema 3699 McKinney Ave\, Dallas\, TX 75204 Social: INSTAGRAM - @WeAreDIFFD allas\, FACEBOOK - @WeAreDIFFDallas About Dallas International Film Festiv al Now in its 18th year\, the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) is the region’s most powerfully inclusive and equitable platform for diverse \, emerging and underrepresented voices. Since its founding\, DIFF has scr eened more than 2\,500 widely diverse new films from 50 countries\, provid ed more than $1.1 million in awards and hosted more than 100\,000 filmgoer s and filmmakers. The annual festival is presented by Dallas Film Society\ , Inc.\, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. www.dallasfilm.org The Commun ity Calendar is provided as a community service to citizens and businesses within Frisco and the surrounding community. Events posted on this calend ar in the "Community" category are not Frisco Chamber events. Please conta ct the organization or organizers directly with questions. LOCATION:Violet Crown Cinema Dallas\, 3699 McKinney Ave\, Dallas\, TX\, 752 04 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR