The Hill Country Film Festival (HCFF) was created to celebrate and showcase filmmakers from Texas and around the world. The festival began in 2010 and screens independent films, short and feature length, as well as hosts filmmaker Q&A and interviews, discussion panels, and festival parties. 

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Executive Director Chad Mathews spent his childhood summers in the Texas Hill Country and has always had an affection for Fredericksburg and its people. Partnering with Gary Weeks, the festival’s programming director, they wanted to create a festival atmosphere where filmmakers got a chance to not only showcase their passion, but were offered the opportunity to build lasting relationships and find an audience for their film. Their desire to create a film festival has expanded into a non-profit organization as well, known as the Hill Country Film Society. The society presents the annual festival, provides year-round independent film programming in the Hill Country, and fosters education in the art of independent film.

 

Over the past thirteen years, filmmakers have flocked from Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and elsewhere to promote and enjoy independent film, ranging from animation and action, to drama and comedy. 

 

Such offerings are resonating with consumers and filmmakers alike as festival attendance has increased by more than 5x since 2010. We have also generated a healthy following on social media with more than 9,700+ combined Facebook, Instagram fans and followers on Twitter.