Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Filmmakers walk the red carpet before the Dallas Film Society Honors Award Ceremony at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The Events took place at The Highland in Dallas. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Michael Krist-Donen, from MediaTech Institute, answers questions about his film 'Behind the Red Door' at the North Texas College Shorts Showcase at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The screening took place at the Alamo Drafthouse DFW. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

Parker Smitherman, from Southern Methodist University, answers questions about his film 'Lucky' after the North Texas College Shorts Showcase at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The screening took place at the Alamo Drafthouse DFW. (Photo by Sam Hodde)

The audience and filmmakers engaged in a Q&A discussion after the North Texas College Shorts Showcase at the 2016 Dallas International Film Festival. The screening took place at the Alamo Drafthouse DFW. (Photo by Sam Hodde)