Viva Texas Film Festival

03/11/2026

Industrial High School student wins state award for animated short film

03/08/2026

Amazing time at the PLTX Art Walk screening Fidelis Itinere directed by Tomas Vasquez! Thank you to everyone who helped with set up, break down, and to those that came & enjoyed the film!

We absolutely loved the historic Port Lavaca Main Street Theatre & hope to be back for more screenings!

03/06/2026

Dr Boom Studio will be closed today as we prepare for a special fundraising event with the Victoria Bach Festival

Join us for an evening of art and creativity as Christopher Jaramillo paints live during the Bachtastical Renaissance Faire: A Night of Revelry and Merriment.

🗓 March 6th, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Spring Creek Place Event Center

02/05/2026

You don't want to miss this epic event happening this Saturday in San Antonio by Beyond The Canvas it is the kick off party and features the film Ride or Die made right here in our community! ❤️🎉🎥

01/28/2026

🎬💀 SAVE THE DATE 💀🎬
VIVA TEXAS FILM FESTIVAL
November 6th-8th 2026
This year for our fifth anniversary, our Viva Texas Film Festival shirt colors will be hot pink and gold! 💗🌟

Elias Rodriguez is bringing back Hasta Los Huesos!

We’ll share more exciting updates soon!

01/28/2026

Official Film Saturday - Kick Off Party - #72 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/official-film-saturday-kick-off-party-72-tickets-1977778380376?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

Make sure to out this exciting event by Beyond The Canvas Productions happening February 7th. They will be screening Ride or Die, a film shot in VivaTXFF’s hometown of Victoria, TX!

Join us in person for the Official Film Saturday Kick Off Party #72 – good vibes and great films await!

11/07/2025

The Pandora Short Film Grant is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that awards an annual $12,000 Grant to an early-career US filmmaker for the production of

11/06/2025

10/29/2025

10/27/2025

10/27/2025

We had so much fun at the awards night!! 🎉

🌟Huge shout out to MLC Photography for capturing the evening! Local photographer Elias Rodriguez and Mizz V did a great job 📸

🌟Waterwell Cafe catered an amazing spread! We are super thankful to Jennifer for taking the time to come to our event 🍔

🌟VISD Fine Arts Center was the perfect venue 🎟️

🌟Josh Murray created amazing one of a kind awards for our talented filmmakers 🏆

🌟A Plus Party & Events provided the popcorn machine 🍿

🌟The delicious desserts were brought to you by Las Conchas Bankery 🍪

🌟Del Papa Distributing sponsored signs & products 🍻

🌟Viva would not be possible without our wonderful Volunteers 🫶

🌟Victoria Bach Festival was an amazing non profit partner this year! 🎼

🌟We are so proud of all of the filmmakers! Even if you didn’t win this year, your film was an important part of our festival and we had a great time getting to know all of you! 🎬

🌟We are super thankful to our community!!! Each and every sponsor, VIP Passholder, and everyone who came out to see the films!! We appreciate you 🎊

10/27/2025

Students from around Victoria, TX did an amazing job on creating robots for the robot sculpture garden! Thank you to Trinity Episcopal School - Victoria, TX, Howell Middle School, Victoria East High School, and Victoria West High School for participating!!

Huge shout out to Things That Match & Dr. Boom Studio for facilitating a robot sculpture contest and giving cash prizes valued at $200 to local students! Thank you to Crossroads Art House for housing the robots before and after the competition.

The first two photos here were brought to you by MLC Photography! Local photographer Elias Monito Rodriguez did a fabulous job capturing each aspect of VivaTXFF!