Thank you! "Los Tejanos: A 500-Year History" Earns SIX Festival Honors in 2026!

"...an accurate, precedent-setting cinematic history that people will see, feel, and remember."

—Manuel F. Medrano, Professor Emeritus, History

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Important Films Media is proud to announce that its feature documentary Los Tejanos: A 500-Year History has so far earned four festival honors in 2026: Official Selection at the Cannes Arts Festival, Finalist Documentary at the Mexican American Film and Television Festival (MAFTF), Official Selection at the 47th CineFestival San Antonio, and Official Selection at the South Texas International Film Festival (STXIFF).

🎥  UPCOMING TEXAS SCREENINGS:

September 11, STXIFF - Edinburg

September 12, Latino Educational Archival Programs LEAP, Houston

September  16, Brownsville Historical  Association, Brownsville

October 15, WEBB County Historical Association, Laredo

November 17, Briscoe Museum, San Antonio

Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Joseph C. Stillman, produced by Jeri Wachter, and executive produced by Richard Stillman, Los Tejanos: A 500-Year History is a sweeping, 122 minutes journey that begins in 1528, when Spanish explorers first encountered the Indigenous peoples of South Texas, and continues through the generations that helped shape the cultural, economic, and civic identity of Texas itself. 

More than a historical account, the film is a powerful recounting of the perseverance, sacrifice, family, faith, and the enduring contributions of Mexican Americans whose stories have too often remained absent from the broader historical narrative. Developed in collaboration with La Santa Cruz de la Concepción Tejano (SCCT) in Concepción, Texas, the film draws on oral histories, archival research, and the voices of historians, educators, artists, ranchers, musicians, and community leaders across South Texas.

Watch for news about upcoming screenings this summer and fall in Houston, Brownsville, Laredo, Corpus Christi, Edinburg, Austin, and other Texas communities.