International Screenwriting Competition and a Chance to Win Valuable Prizes
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Filmfreeway is pleased to announce LA Shorts International Film Festival in its 27th year, and a competition for screenwriting. This is the longest-running short film festival in Los Angeles and one the most prestigious and largest international short film festivals in the world. The festival screens over 350 films and attracts over 10,000 attendees each year including Hollywood industry professionals and emerging independent filmmakers.
Benefits
If you are among the winners, you will have one of the following prizes:
- $5,000 in Cash Prizes
- Best of Fest
- Best International
- Best Drama
- Best Comedy
- Best Animation
- Best Experimental
- Best Documentary
- Best Sci-Fi
- Best Horror
- Best Music Video
- Best Web Series
- Best High School Film
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Moreover, you will be Qualified for:
- Academy Award OSCAR®
- BAFTA Awards
- Canadian Screen Awards
- Goya Awards
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Eligibility criteria
You should follow the following criteria:
- Participation is available for:
- All genres, from a wide spectrum of categories with high to low-budget films 40 minutes or under.
- All who are interested, from recognizable directors and celebrity actors to students from the finest film schools and high school teenagers.
- Films must NOT screen in Los Angeles County prior to this festival. Previous screenings in the Los Angeles area will be an important factor when determining a film's selection.
- Films are preferred NOT be available online prior to the festival.
- Films must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2022.
- Non-English films must have English subtitles.
- Works-in-progress will be considered, provided they will be completed prior to the festival.
- You may submit more than one film, but you must complete a separate entry form and pay an entry fee for each film.
About FilmFreeway:
FilmFreeway is the home of the Industry's Top Festivals and Filmmakers. It is the main way to discover, submit to thousands of film festivals, screenplay contests, music contests, and photography contests all over the world. In addition, more than one million filmmakers, screenwriters, and artists use FilmFreeway to submit to over 10,000 of the world’s best film festivals and contests (including 170+ Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festivals).
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