The Corpus Christi 7 Day Film Project is an annual filmmaking competition and screening founded in 2007. It celebrates local filmmakers—both veterans and first-timers—while growing the region’s creative economy and building real-world experience for actors and crew.
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Filmmaking teams have just seven days to create a short film from start to finish. Every entry must include four required elements: a line of dialogue, a character, a prop, and one surprise element; all elements are revealed at the Kick-Off event. Only completed films that follow all rules screen at the official premiere on September 6, 2026.
June 17, 2026
House of Rock
6:00 pm
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Whether you want to direct a team, work behind the camera, compose music, volunteer on a production, or try acting for the very first time, this is the place to meet the creative community behind one of Corpus Christi’s longest-running independent film events.
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In addition to CC7D Team Leaders, all local film projects looking to connect with cast, crew, and collaborators are invited to participate and recruit at the event.
July 8, 2026
House of Rock
Registrations begins at 6:00 pm
The CC7D Kick-Off is the moment before the city turns into a film set. Filmmakers, actors, musicians, artists, and storytellers from across the Coastal Bend come together for one night to launch seven days of creative chaos, collaboration, caffeine, and cinema.
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Team Leaders are REQUIRED to attend in order to officially register, receive the 2026 Essential Elements, and discover the final film submission deadline that every team will be racing toward.
For one week, empty rooms become sets, strangers become collaborators, and impossible ideas somehow become movies. The Kick-Off is where that energy begins.
Registration is $60 per team.
All Team Leaders are strongly encouraged to read the CC7D Rules, FAQs, and HOW TO PLAY prior to attending the Kick-Off. Everything you need to know is available at cc7day.com
July 15, 2026
House of Rock
Submissions accepted beginning at 6:00 pm
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CC7D Film Turn-In is the moment teams return from a week of creative chaos to deliver their completed films in time for the deadline. And celebrate what they've accomplished! Whether your team created a masterpiece, a beautiful disaster, or something in between, making a film in seven days is an achievement worth celebrating.
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Join filmmakers, cast, crew, friends, and supporters as teams officially submit their films before the deadline and gather for an evening of stories, laughs, war stories, and shared accomplishment.
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Because before the films ever reach the screen, there's a community behind them.
Free admission
Screening
September 6, 2026
Location TBD
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Award Ceremony
September 6, 2026
House of Rock
8:00 pm
Awar
This is more than a film screening. It's a celebration of the people behind the films—the writers, actors, crew members, musicians, editors, volunteers, and supporters who prove year after year that great stories are created by people in the community.
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What emerges is a collection of films that are surprising, funny, moving, inventive, and uniquely representative of the creative spirit of the Coastal Bend.
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Come celebrate local creativity, cheer on your favorite teams, and experience a night of original films made right here in the Coastal Bend.
Because every film has a story. And every story has people behind it.