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Los Angeles CineFest (12)

Deadlines

28 Nov 2025
Call for entries

31 Dec 2025
Early deadline

30 Apr 2026
Standard deadline

30 Jun 2026
Late deadline

30 Sep 2026
Extended deadline

9
mths

01 Nov 2026
Notification date

12 Dec 2026
13 Dec 2026

Address

6149 Dalecrest, 91367, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Festival description

Short film festival >1' 60'<

Feature film festival >60' 180'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

January 2016

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >1' 60'<

Feature Films >60' 180'<

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Languages
English

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 12)

Festival start: 12 December 2026 Festival end: 13 December 2026

Los Angeles CineFest is an international event. We accept local, national and international films and scripts. Film industry specialists watch films and videos, read scripts, give notes and scores.

Once a year we screen selected work at the live event in Los Angeles.

Categories:

Short Film
Short Documentary
Web Episode
Trailer
Feature Film
Feature Documentary
Animation
Student
Film about Cosmos
Music Video
Experimental
Drone Films
Web/New Media
Screenplay (Short Films)
Screenplay (Feature Films)
Television Script
Film Score
Photography (any topic, photo from the set included)
Poster (any poster, film poster included)

Prizes and qualifications

1st Place Winner Golden Trophy
Other winners diplomas

Rules

1. Only work created after 2016 is acceptable.

2. Our judges have an access to all submitted work and they vote without sharing your work publicly (online).

3. No porn films.

4. All entries should be sent via Festhome. Please don't send discs (CDs, DVDs, BluRays) or any downloadable files to us directly, such as high-resolution posters or other digital media.

5. We do not accept "work in progress" versions. Make sure your work is finished.

6. By submitting to the festival you confirm that you own the rights to the work
submitted.

7. If you submit SONG, it should be a song separated from the movie,. The song only. If it's a foreign language, attach a translation

7. No Premiere status is required.

8. We select and screen around 20-30 films a year. If you are selected we'll ask you for a copy of the film and permission to use 30-60 seconds of it for the festival trailer.

9. We DO NOT offer semi-finalists or finalist options. Your work will be SELECTED or NOT SELECTED. Old fashion way.

Short Film (1-60 min)

Short and Feature Films >1' 60'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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Short Documentary (1-60 min)

Short and Feature Films 60'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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Web Episode (1- 60 min)

Short and Feature Films 60'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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Trailer (1-5 min)

Short Films 5'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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Feature Film (60-180 min)

Feature Films >60' 180'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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Feature Documentary (60-180 min)

Feature Films >60' 180'<

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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EXPERIMENTAL (ANY LENGTH)

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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ANIMATION (ANY LENGTH)

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

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MUSIC VIDEO (ANY LENGTH)

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Early 50$ 46$ 31 Dec 25

Standard 60$ 55.2$ 30 Apr 26

Late 70$ 64.4$ 30 Jun 26

Extended 80$ 73.6$ 30 Sep 26

Submissions deadline
30 Sep 26

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4$

Submit

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