Film
Our Film Program is dedicated to expanding film education, workforce development, and creative access in Houston, one of the most culturally diverse and creatively rich cities in the nation. Through hands-on workshops, screenings, mentorship, and community partnerships, this program focuses on film education, storytelling, production and post-production training, career pathways in the film industry, and amplifying underrepresented voices, including women, people of color, and emerging filmmakers. This work is especially impactful in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States, where the creative economy continues to grow but access to structured film education and industry pipelines remains limited particularly for low-income communities.
Investing in film programming in Houston, we aim to strengthen the local creative economy, create career-ready opportunities in film, and empower storytellers to share authentic narratives that reflect Houston’s communities while building sustainable, long-term careers in the arts.
Houston Film & Media Calendar
Trying to keep up with multiple organizations around Houston can be difficult to keep track of everyone's events. That is why we created a public calendar where multiple org's in the area are pouring in their event details and you can subscribe to it and have the information ready to go at your fingertips via your phone's calendar app. Click the "calendar" button to subscribe today!
The Actors Circle HTX
This group was created to support our local actors in Houston and surrounding areas by providing topics focused on sharpening an actors craft. Through workshops, panels, special events, and soon an actors directory.
PLTX Film Festival
LSCDF and VisitPearland, through a Cultural Arts Grant, collaborates to host the PLTX Film Festival in Pearland, Texas and made a historical milestone of being the FIRST and only film festival in the region to incorporate a Location Scout Tour. For more information be sure to follow the below social media handles to stay up to date on future events with PLTX Film Festival.
Our Partners
In our industry, this is not a one person show.
Our Houston filmmaking growth is only possible because of the collaborative efforts from multiple people and organizations that are passionate about helping this community:
