We are now accepting submissions for the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival, which will take place June 21 – July 1 in Westwood Village.

See below for information regarding eligibility requirements and submission deadlines, fees, and procedures.

Eligibility Requirements

Feature films, short films, and music videos must have been completed after January 1, 2006.
Feature films must not have had any public or festival screenings in the greater Los Angeles area, including Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties.
Feature films and short films must not have had any commercial theatrical or television play in the US. Features films must not have had been broadcast on the internet. Short films may have had non-commercial broadcast on the internet for a limited time only.
For feature films, world and US premieres are not required but are strongly preferred, and premiere status will be one of the factors considered when determining a film's inclusion in the Festival. For short films and music videos, premiere status is not a factor in the selection process.
Feature films and short films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English for Festival presentation.
Music videos must have a running time of less than 10 minutes.
For submission purposes, preview tapes/DVDs may be works-in-progress, films with temporary soundtracks, or digital outputs.
Filmmakers must deliver final format (as indicated) for Festival screenings. No exceptions will be permitted.
High school films must be works shot, directed, and produced by high school or secondary school (pre-college) students. Adult supervision must be limited to an advisory capacity.

Festival Prizes

Select narrative features, documentary features, and short films participate in the Festival’s three competitive sections, the winners of which are chosen by special juries. The winner of the Narrative Feature Competition receives the Target Filmmaker Award, while the winner of the Documentary Feature Competition receives the Target Documentary Award. The Target Filmmaker Award and the Target Documentary Award each carries a $50,000 unrestricted cash grant renewed annually by Target. In the Short Film Competition, awards are given for Best Animated/Experimental Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Narrative Short.

All features and shorts are eligible for Audience Awards, which are chosen based on ballots submitted by Festival audiences and are presented in the following categories: Narrative Feature, Documentary Feature, International Feature, Short Film, and Music Video.

The Los Angeles Film Festival is a qualifying festival in all categories for the Independent Spirit Awards and is also a qualifying festival for the Short Films categories of the Annual Academy Awards.®

Submission Materials

Completed submission form
Preview DVDs (Region 0 or 1, NTSC, preferred) or VHS cassettes (NTSC or PAL)
For feature-length films (50 min. or more), submit two DVDs or VHS cassettes.
For short films (under 50 min.) or music videos, submit one DVD or VHS cassette.
Entry fee payment
One press kit – recommended for feature films; optional for short films and music videos
[Optional] For confirmation of receipt, one self-addressed postcard with return postage affixed

All submission materials must be delivered together in one package. If completing your submission form online, do not deliver your submission materials until you have completed your online entry, and be sure that your online entry number is printed clearly on all materials.

Screening Requirements

If your film or music video is selected for exhibition, please be advised that the Festival will require:

35mm, 16mm, HD-CAM, or DigiBeta (NTSC) prints/tapes for features and shorts; Beta SP tapes for music videos
Additional press kits with photo stills (color and black/white)
Headshots of Director(s) and Writer(s)
Biographies of Director(s) and Writer(s)
Trailers, clip reels, posters, postcards, and EPKs, if available, to maximize exposure for your film.

Entry Fees and Submission Deadlines

Payment in US dollars may be made by check, money order, American Express, Visa, or Mastercard. Checks or money orders (in US Dollars only, from a US bank) should be made payable to “Film Independent.” The film title must be clearly printed on all checks/money orders. Do not send cash.

Entry fees*	EARLY	REGULAR	FINAL
Feature FIlms (50 min. & over)	$50.00	$60.00	$70.00
Short Films (under 50 min.)	$30.00	$40.00	$50.00
Music Videos	$10.00	$15.00	$20.00
High School Shorts	no charge	no charge	no charge

Submission Dealines
Early Deadline:		November 30, 2006
Regular Deadline:		January 12, 2007
Final Deadlines
• Short films & music videos		February 9, 2007
• Feature-length narrative & documentary films		March 1, 2007

*$5.00 discount on entry fees for Film Independent members. Additional discounts and extended deadlines may be available for submissions made through withoutabox.com.

Packaging/Labeling – For DVD submissions, the Festival requires standard commercial 5-1/4” x 7-1/2” DVD cases (aka amaray cases). For all submissions, include the film title (in English) and the running time on the spine of the tape/DVD packaging and on the tape/DVD itself. If the tape/DVD is in PAL format, print “PAL” on the spine label. If you are submitting a work-in-progress, indicate the elements that are incomplete on the tape/DVD packaging.

Multiple Entries – You may submit more than one film or music video, but each one must be on a separate preview tape/DVD and must be accompanied by its own completed submission form and entry fee.

Shipping - All costs for shipping submission materials to and from Los Angeles are the responsibility of the sender. Ship your tapes/DVDs in a bubble-pack envelope. The Festival is not responsible for damage to submitted materials incurred in shipping.

International entries - All entries from outside the US should be sent Air Mail Registered or by a parcel or express service. We cannot accept entries shipped via air-freight if customs and delivery fees have not been paid.

Receipt of entries - For confirmation of receipt, include a self-addressed stamped postcard with your entry. The Festival will not confirm receipt of submitted materials by telephone or email.

Return of entries - Unless indicated on the submission form, preview tapes/DVDs will not be returned. To have your tapes/DVDs returned, you must pay an additional return fee of $10.00. Do not include pre-paid envelopes for the return of tapes/DVDs. Submitted press materials will not be returned.

Deliver entries to:

Los Angeles Film Festival
c/o Film Independent
9911 West Pico Blvd, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90035
USA

To enter your film for consideration for the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival, complete your submission form online via an existing Withoutabox.com account or by clicking here.