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The WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, founded in 1968, is an annual film festival held annually in April in Houston, Texas.[2] 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.[3]
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| Location | Houston, TX, USA |
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| Founded | April 1968; 56 years ago (1968-04) |
| Founded by | Hunter Todd[1] |
| Awards | Remi Award |
| Website | worldfest |
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.[4]
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: