Submissions deadline
01 Apr 17
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Early registration films will be included in an interactive addition on our website to showcase their trailers. The best trailer will be automatically selected into the festival.
30 Oct 2016
Call for entries
01 Dec 2016
Early deadline
01 Feb 2017
Standard deadline
01 Apr 2017
Late deadline
01 Apr 2017
Festival closed
30 Apr 2017
Notification date
27 May 2017
28 May 2017
Festival start: 27 May 2017 Festival end: 28 May 2017
A short drive from Los Angeles.
May 27-28: Come spend your weekend at California Children Film Festival on 14 gorgeous, scenic acres in Joshua Tree and celebrate art and filmmaking (a quick hop for filmmakers based in Los Angeles, California). Bring, showcase, and sell your art by day, watch films under the stars by night! We welcome Worldwide submissions!
Partake in live performances, listen to acoustic music, eat fresh organic food, kiss stress goodbye with free yoga and meditation classes, and have fun meeting other vibrant artists at California Children Film Festival!
Leave the desert feeling fresh, recharged, and creatively renewed!
Participate with the potential of your film winning the Grand Juror Prize and showcasing to top agencies and managers in Los Angeles.
Give back to the planet and PLANT SOME TREES to offset our Los Angeles, California Carbon dioxide footprint! We are partnered with plantabillion.org! California Children Los Angeles Film Festival takes pride in giving back to the earth. We cherish our home and want to continue watching it grow.
See you all in the desert!
-CALIFORNIA CHILDREN, LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL Team
Los Angeles deserves a festival reflecting our free spirit. Come celebrate with us.
All rights reserve, California Children Los Angeles 2016
Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress.
Winning films will be showcased to top agencies and management companies in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Short Films under twenty minutes (exception can be made: see website)
The Grand Juror winning film will be showcased to top agencies and managers in Los Angeles, California.
Films can be no longer than 20 minutes. For films exceeding 20 minutes, please email for consideration: cclafilmfestival@gmail.com
Early registration will be set at $20. Each film submitted will be reviewed by the board. To learn more about the early registration benefits, click here.
Prices will be raised after December 1, 2016 and all (early and late submissions) will be reviewed and notified mid-late February if they will be shown at the festival in May.
Submissions deadline
01 Apr 17
Early registration films will be included in an interactive addition on our website to showcase their trailers. The best trailer will be automatically selected into the festival.
Festhome holds accountable fees festivals by holding the payment of the fees of most newer festivals until they have viewed the submissions, held their festivals and other methods.