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| Location | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Founded | April 1968 |
| Founded by | Hunter Todd |
| Awards | Remi Award |
| Website | worldfest |
The WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, founded in 1968, is an annual film festival held annually in April in Houston, Texas. Notable festival alumni include John Lee Hancock, who wrote and directed the Oscar-winning film The Blind Side, as well as Steven Spielberg, Randal Kleiser, Ang Lee and David Winning.
The festival is managed by an executive leadership team and supported by international coordinators. Executive Director Katy Lea Cannon oversees the strategic direction, festival programming, operations, and the annual execution of the event in Houston.The festival's global outreach and cultural initiatives are directed by Dr. Ann Young, who serves as the Director of International Partnerships, Asia-Pacific, managing institutional collaborations and filmmaker submissions across the Asia-Pacific region.
WorldFest bestows awards in 10 major film and video categories as well as 200+ sub-categories.[citation needed]
The award given at the Worldfest-Houston is called the Remi. The Remi Award is named after painter/illustrator Frederic Remington.
One Grand Remi is awarded to the top winner in each of the major competition categories.
Within each competition category, there are multiple sub-categories. The following are awarded in each sub-categories: