The WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, founded in 1968, is an annual

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online. Films may be of recent ...

held annually in April in

Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

. Notable festival alumni include

John Lee Hancock John Lee Hancock Jr. (born December 15, 1956) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films '' The Rookie'' (2002), '' The Alamo'' (2004), '' The Blind Side'' (2009), '' Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013), '' The Founder'' (2016), '' ...

, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film '' The Blind Side,'' as well as

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is ...

Randal Kleiser John Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the films ''Grease (film), Grease'' (1978), ''The Blue Lagoon (1980 film), The Blue Lagoon'' (1 ...

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and List o ...

and

David Winning David Winning is a Canadian- American film and television director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and occasional actor. Although Winning has worked in numerous film and TV genres, his name is most commonly associated with science fiction, th ...

Competition categories

WorldFest bestows awards in 10 major film and video categories as well as 200+ sub-categories. * Independent Shorts * Independent Experimental Films & Videos * Independent Theatrical Features * Independent Study Films & Videos * Television and Cable Production * TV Commercials / Public Service Announcements * Film & Video Production * Screenplays * Music Videos * New Media (including websites and 3D productions)

Awards

The award given at the Worldfest-Houston is called the Remi. The Remi Award is named after painter/illustrator

Frederic Remington Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Sta ...

. One Grand Remi is awarded to the top winner in each of the major competition categories. * Grand Remi Within each competition category, there are multiple sub-categories. The following are awarded in each sub-categories: * Special Jury Award * Platinum Remi * Gold Remi * Silver Remi * Bronze Remi

References

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External links

Official website
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