23nd Los Angeles Film Festival

Call for entries

(Films of all length and web series – all genres)

The Los Angeles Film Festival is currently accepting applications for its 2017 edition.

Please note that all films must be submitted directly to the festival.

• Submission Format: A digital online submission via filmfreeway.com, otherwise, a DVD
• Competitive: Yes
• Entry Fees: Yes

Festivals Deadlines with varying entry fees:

November 18, 2016 December 16, 2016

Eligibility

•  Feature films must have been completed after May 1st, 2016.
• World premiere status of feature-length narratives and documentaries is required
• An L.A. Premiere status is a consideration for short films;
• Feature films must not have had any commercial theatrical, television, or internet play in the U.S.
• Features films must be over 65 minutes, mid-length films — between 26 and 45 minutes, and shorts should be under 26 minutes.
• The Festival’s feature-films competitive sections are World Fiction, Documentary and Nightfall and one for the shorts.
• The Los Angeles Film Festival is a qualifying festival in the Academy Awards® in the Narrative, Animated, and Documentary Short Film categories.
• New as of 2016 is a special section for short-length web storytelling “Episodic content — less than 12 minutes”.

Telefilm Canada recognizes selection in the Los Angeles Film Festival and provides assistance through the International Festival Participation Program.

International Promotion
Telefilm Canada, Montreal
514 283-6363