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Introduction to the film festival

IMDb qualifier Indie Short Fest (ISF-LA) is an LA-based international film competition with bimonthly live screenings at the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, CA. ISF-LA is looking for independent projects from all genres, particularly low or no-budget ones, as well as from all countries, especially from those traditionally underrepresented in the global film industry. Each round, all submitted projects are featured in ISF-LA site and social media (with the publication of synopsis, stills and a trailer/teaser) as part of a general promotional action of indie production. Submitter has the option of decline any public highlight, as long as notified ISF-LA, keeping however his project(s) under consideration. These projects are judged by a random team of invited experts from academia and film industry from Los Angeles area, against a high standard of merit. From the pool of official selection, which has a very competitive acceptance rate, ISF-LA chose the nominees and award winners of the season. All of them can add their projects to IMDb. Some of the award-winning projects, selected by the programmers of ISF-LA, are publicly screened in Los Angeles at the end of each round. Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.

Awards

All projects officially selected in each round receive the Indie Short Fest official laurel and the customized certificate of achievement according to their final status in the competition. As underlined above, some of them are publicly screened in Los Angeles. Besides the Major Award for each category, it can be given also Outstanding Achievement Awards (for the runner-ups) and Honorable Mentions. Also, for each round, Indie Short Fest (ISF-LA) decides and award two overall winners (chosen from all categories) as Best Short (spoken in English) and Best Foreign-Language Short. The awards by category: Best Indie Short Best Documentary Short Best Experimental Short Best Student Short Best Animation Short Best Drama Short Best Comedy Short Best Romantic Comedy Short Best Dark Comedy Short Best Thriller Short Best Film Noir Short Best Mystery Short Best Action Short Best Crime Short Best Fantasy Short Best Horror Short Best Sci-Fi Short Best Western Short Best Parody Short Best Children Short Best Women Short Best Web Series/TV Pilot Best Web and New Media Best Microfilm Best Music Video Best Mobile Short Best Drone Short Best Producer Best Director (Female) Best Director (Male) Best First Time Director (Female) Best First Time Director (Male) Best Student Director (Female) Best Student Director (Male) Best Young Filmmaker (Female) Best Young Filmmaker (Male) Best Actress Best Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Child/Young Actress Best Child/Young Actor Best Acting Duo Best Acting Ensemble Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Sound Design Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Original Score Best Original Song Best Original Story Best Adapted Screenplay Best Short Script Best Special FX Best Visual FX Best Costume Design Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Special Makeup Best Production Design Best Trailer/Teaser

Rules

Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Terror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Music Love Magic Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Literary Biography Western Drama
Subject ：Unlimited Children Humanistic Animals Food Women Education City Campus Sports Gay Old man Environment Home Workplace Special people
Video Format ：MPEG4 MOV

Previous Shortlisted And Award-winning Films

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile

Authorization type

    Exclusive Contract

Duration (several sessions)

    1

Film Festival Features

  • Red Carpet
  • Celebrity Guest
  • Filmscreen
  • Trophy
  • Copyright transactions
  • Certificate

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2019-10-09
    Submission start time

  • 2019-11-26
    Submission end time

  • 2019-12-03
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2019-12-03
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2019-12-03
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2019-12-03
    Award ceremony end time

Categories and fees

  • Best Indie Short
    Video length ：1 - 55
    All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 55 minutes. The films must include English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English). By submitting the film, the submitter agrees that: 1. Indie Short Fest can use trailer/teaser/film poster/stills or BTS for promotional purpose (but do not release, under any form or circumstances, the full film) 2. Entry fees are non-refundable unless they are covered by the submission protection option, according to the Sfilmmaker terms. 3. The submitter owns all the rights to the film. 4. The information about the entries can be disclosed to ISF-LA associated film festivals, namely the upcoming other cities-based ISF. Indie Short Fest does not accept the following: 1. Extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations. 2. Films which are made before 2016. 3. Films with a poor production standard (bad sound, lack of subtitles/captions for non-English films, or video resolution less than 720p HD). For student fees, it is mandatory the student status evidence (e.g copy of student card included in the project).

    2019/10/16

    Standard: 30 Dollar

    Student： 25 Dollar

    2019/11/05

    Standard: 40 Dollar

    Student： 35 Dollar

    2019/11/26

    Standard: 50 Dollar

    Student： 45 Dollar

    Not available

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