Houston Media Conference | August 23–25, 2024 ➡️ Houston Cinema Arts Festival | November 7–17, 2024 HCAS is a non-profit that produces an annual film festival and year-round film and arts programming. Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) engages diverse audiences through innovative film screenings, media installations, multimedia performances, and educational and filmmaker focused initiatives. HCAS flagship programs include the Houston Cinema Arts Festival held annually in November, CineSpace and Borders | No Borders short film competitions, and the Black Media Story Summit. CineSpace is a collaboration with NASA challenging filmmakers to create films from the NASA archives. Borders | No Borders is open to short narrative and documentary films with strong ties to Texas, the states bordering Texas, and Mexico. The Black Media Story Summit is an all day free conference in collaboration with Black Public Media, the Austin Film Society, and the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation.