Events
SabIFF 2026 HISTORY UPRISING Matinee
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Open to:
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Student Field Trip, Senior Centers, Filmmakers, Creatives |
A morning of history-themed presentations featuring guest speakers and theme curated short films.
Special Guest presenters and topics TBA • (RSVP required)
Special Guest presenters and topics TBA • (RSVP required)
History UPRISING Art ExhibiT
in the eye of the beholder Black Art Gallery | St. Paul Square - sa, tX
Visit San Antonio’s Black Art Gallery located in the city’s historic St. Paul Square. #InTheEyeOfTheBeholder
Program and time TBA
Program and time TBA
SA Black History Bus Tour(s)
MelanEyes Media's highly rated San Antonio Black History Bus tour
(Reservations and pre-payment required)
Discover the roots, resilience, and remarkable legacy of San Antonio’s Black community. San Antonio Black History Tours, created by Melaneyes Media, offers immersive, story-driven experiences that bring to life the people, places, and events that shaped the city’s African American history. Crafted tours explore landmark neighborhoods, historic sites, and cultural icons that reveal a side of San Antonio rarely seen.
Discover the roots, resilience, and remarkable legacy of San Antonio’s Black community. San Antonio Black History Tours, created by Melaneyes Media, offers immersive, story-driven experiences that bring to life the people, places, and events that shaped the city’s African American history. Crafted tours explore landmark neighborhoods, historic sites, and cultural icons that reveal a side of San Antonio rarely seen.
AI & History
interactive workshop presented by plotweavers.com
"AI for Film & Cultural Storytelling: Tools, Workflows and the Future of Global Cinema"
2.5–3 hour industry-focused session -- This interactive extensive workshop combines live AI demostrations, case studies, and post discussion.
Highly recommended for Film Creatives, including: Producers, Directors, Production Managers, Coordinators, Assistant Directors, Students, Communication Professors, Techies, AI enthusiasts.
2.5–3 hour industry-focused session -- This interactive extensive workshop combines live AI demostrations, case studies, and post discussion.
Highly recommended for Film Creatives, including: Producers, Directors, Production Managers, Coordinators, Assistant Directors, Students, Communication Professors, Techies, AI enthusiasts.
Networking EVENINGS
Wind-Down Networking NightS
Network, eat, drink, and unwind with live music at a popular San Antonio hotspots.
Films In Competition showcases
Official Selection screenings
Festival-judged narrative and documentary shorts and features, animation, music videos, and student films. Programmed into curated hourly blocks, and screened all day for your viewing. Films show simultaneously on two screens at The Carver (Big & Lil Venues).
ANKH Awards
ANKH Achievement Awards
Ankh Awards will happen in 2027, we now present awards every other year.
UbUNTU Community Awards -&-
Filmmakers & Ubuntu Community Awards
Closing Night Awards Dinner & Gala featuring live entertainment, DJ, and dancing. This upscale evening pays homage both to winning Filmmakers, and also honors Texas history makers committed to the stewardship and dissemination of African American history. The night culminates with the Best of Show Film Awards presentation, in an uplifting celebration. (Reservations & prepaid tickets required)
