Round Top Film Festival has chosen Family Movie as its opening-night film this November. The horror comedy, filmed in and around Round Top, was directed by  Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, who share billing with their children, Travis Bacon and Sosie Bacon. Some of the family is expected to attend the opening-night screening on Thursday, November 12.

Shana Feste’s Heartland, Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, and the Texas Premiere of Louis L’Amour’s FLINT, are also on the list of opening night screenings.

The festival has also unveiled new programming for the 2026 season. A music component presented in partnership with Nashville’s iconic listening room Bluebird Cafe and Vinyll Studios includes the screening of an episode from the Vinyll-produced documentary Songwriter, featuring Grammy Award-winning songwriter Shane McAnally. McAnally, a native of Mineral Wells, has written songs recorded by country music stars Sam Hunt, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, and many others.

He and fellow Grammy Award winner Josh Osborne will headline an intimate concert and storytelling round after the screening on Saturday, November 14.

Songwriter Shane McAnally. (Photo by Robby Klein)

The Round Top Film Festival, founded by mother-daughter duo Shanna and Skylar Schanen to celebrate independent filmmaking in Texas, is now in its third season, Thursday through Sunday, November 12 through 15. The festival continues to grow, offering screenings for more films in more categories, and drawing brighter stars. To secure passes to the film festival, visit
roundtopfilmfest.org.