Keith Houk is an educator. That is what pays most of the bills and what shows up on his
business cards. Even if it wasn’t his chosen profession he would still be an educator. He has a
passion for teaching regardless of the situation he finds himself in. If he isn’t teaching then he is
trying to learn something new to pass along down the road. What he teaches is as varied as his
experiences. He has been making movies and visually telling stories since he was 12 and that
was a very long time ago. He has a B.S. in R/Tv/F from T.C.U. where he focused on media
production and film history. He owned a film and video production company in Fort Worth and
served as writer, director, editor and producer. One of those rare epiphanies in life found Mr.
Houk realizing he wasn't doing what he was meant to do. He left Fort Worth and returned to
Houston, the town where he was raised. In 2003, he earned an M.F.A. in photography from the
University of Houston and began teaching in the Valenti School of Communication that year. He
has taught courses in film history, screenwriting, editing, pre-production management, black and
white photography, studio art, television production, and film production. He has also won
awards as a screenwriter as well as graphic designer. Each summer he leads a five week film
program for are High Schoolers that focuses on production, film history and theory. He is on the
board of the One Step Closer Foundation a charity for people with Cerebral Palsy. He also is
passionate about the music he likes, especially the lyrics. He also used to shoot a pretty mean
game of pool. Mr. Houk desperately needs to update his website at keithhouk.com.
Film and Video Productions
1. “Ghost Light” - Short Film - Executive Producer, Co-Writer, Colorist
2. “In the Car” - Short Screenplay - Official Selection Austin Short Film Festival 2024
3. “On a Slow Boat” - Feature Screenplay -First Place - Best Comedy Screenplay - Houston Comedy Film Festival 2022
Quarter-Finalist - Emerging Screenwriter’s Comedy Screenplay Competition 2022
Nominee - LWIFF | Lonely Wolf 2023
Nominee - FilmHaus 2024
Finalist Official Selection Georgia Comedy Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist - Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards September 15, 2024
Nominee - YETI FilmFest - nominated in 2024 with final notification on January 22, 2025
Semi-Finalist - C L I M A X film festival April 24, 2024
4. “Interesting Times” - Quarter-Finalist - Emerging Screenwriter’s Comedy Screenplay Competition
2022
5. “Safe” - Short Film - executive producer
Selected SoCal Film Awards 2023
Official Selection Cannes World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Dublin World Film Festival 2022
Selected Oaxaca FilmFest 2022
6. After the Fall - Short Film - Executive Producer, Writer, Supervising Editor 2022
Semi-Finalist Berlin Shorts Award 2022
Semi-Finalist Dublin World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist First Contact Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills 2022
7. Sensibilities - Short Film, Writer, Producer, Editor
Finalist Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival 2022
Finalist Houston Comedy Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival 2022
Semi-Finalist Berlin Shorts Award 2022