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Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) this week announced its return to West Village Uptown in spring 2023.
Violet Crown Cinema, formerly the Magnolia, will be the host theater for DIFF 2023, April 28-May 5, organizers said.
That’s a familiar venue for the festival, whose hub in 2019 was West Village and the erstwhile Magnolia Theater.
James Faust, DIFF Artistic Director said the return of the Festival to West Village in Uptown
“feels like a homecoming” following a four-year absence.
“Our vision is to activate all of West Village and Uptown to create a Film Festival Village for the eight days of DIFF,” he said.
The 2023 festival will feature screenings of more than 100 films from some 30 countries, as well as Q and A sessions with filmmakers and actors, nightly DIFF Red Carpets, a festival lounge and an array of special events throughout the week.
Bill Banowsky founder of Violet Crown and Magnolia Pictures and original owner of Magnolia said it is an honor to return to a tradition of hosting DIFF in the heart of Uptown, bringing a range of programming for everyone, especially those seeking the thrill of the premiere, the chance to meet filmmakers, and to celebrate the joy that is modern cinema.”
DIFF CEO Beth Wilbins promises a week packed with inclusive, immersive, accessible, educational and entertaining film experiences.
“Attendees are in for a treat with richly diverse voices in the films our programming team is
curating from hundreds of submissions,” she said.
Since its founding, DIFF has screened more than 2,000 new films from 50 countries. Organizers take pride in the festival’s “wildly diverse” programming. The festival has provided more than $1.1 million in awards and hosted more than 100,000 filmgoers and filmmakers, according to a press release from DIFF.
DIFF is the signature program of Dallas Film, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established as Dallas Film Society, Inc. in 2006 by “people who believe passionately in the magic of film,” according to promotional literature.
Keep up with the festival organizers on Instagram and Facebook, where they will post announcements leading up to the festival.
Filmmakers, DIFF is accepting submissions through Friday.
