The City of Edinburg, in an effort to promote the Visual Arts in the Rio Grande Valley, hosts the annual South Texas International Film Festival,  Held in Edinburg, Texas. STXIFF is a competitive international film festival currently accepting films in the categories of RGV Film, Short Film, Feature Length Film, Documentary Short Film, Music Video, and Animated Short Film.

This four day festival is open to the public and features free film screenings, low and no-cost film workshops, panel discussions, a live screenplay pitch session, and various networking events.