International Festival that consists of Films, Art Objects, Photo Gallery and live-music accompaniment. LAIAIFF Team is based in Los-Angeles, United States. We’re group of professional filmmakers, influencers, producers, writers, photographers and musicians. Main goal of our festival is to find talents to work with and promote to big cinema. We’re building strong community of independent creators to to influence art together and become a new wave of independent cinema.
We believe that cinema have a philosophical fundament in each scenario. Power of creator is to bring it to big audience. That’s why we are here.
Festival Have Seasonal strcuture of selection process. Every 3 months we're selectin finalists that will be screened in our annual programme and will compete for main prize. Annual Event will be held in October 2023, Los-Angeles.
LAIAIFF ANNUAL EVENT
•October 2023 in LA
•Q&A with participants
•Media Marketing to newspapers and social media
•Opening night with secret guest from film industry
•5 days screening
•lectures in Photo gallery
•Closing award ceremony
•Afterparty with live music festival (line-up will be announced 2 months before event)
AWARD WINNERS
Los-Angeles Independent Authors First Edition
The Cows Came Home
Best Music Video
Chrysalis
Best Youth Actor/Actress
"medèn àgan" NOTHING BEYOND MEASURE
Best Actor
THE RED MOUNTAIN
Best Documentary
TRIANGLE Short Film 2019
Best Thriller
ANATOMY OF CHAOS
Best Experimental Film
Red black and red again
Best Dark Comedy
BLACK TEAR ON WOLF SKIN
Best Editor
SMILE - It was Written
Best Actress
Blackwater Blues
Best Web/TV Pilot-Series
Precursor
Best VFX
REDSTONE
Best Screenplay (Unproduced) Best Sci-Fi
Make A Wish
Best Composer
The American Good Samaritans
Best Producer
MOANIN'
Best Cinematographer
Hard Feelings
Best Narrative Short Best Drama
Lost mother
Best Student Film
Plastic terrorist & trash disco
Best Photography
Vivilandia
Best Short Film
Judas by the Sea
Best Director
Layers of Lies
Best Feature Film Best First Time Filmmaker
The Last Star
Best Animation
They
Best Indie Short
Life REBORN
Best Screenplay (Produced)
CATEGORIES
Best Short Film Best Narrative Short Best Feature Film
Best Short Documentary Best Feature Documentary Best Indie Short
Best Experimental Film Best Comedy Best Drama
Best Thriller Best Sci-Fi Best Horror
Best Dark Comedy Best Student Film Best Director
Best First Time Filmmaker Best Actress Best Actor
Best Animation Best Web/TV Pilot-Series Best LGBTQ
Best Music video Best Producer Best Cinematographer
Best Editor Best VFX Best Youth Actor/Actress
Best Screenplay (Produced) Best Screenplay (Unproduced) Best Photography
Best Poster Best NFT Best Composer
No suitable category? Take the initiative, send proposals by mail
All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 30 minutes for shorts, 30-50 minutes for mid-long shorts, 60-140 minutes for feature. Multiple entries are accepted.
Laurel is provided to all the official selections and the winners. Certificates are only provided to the Yearly winners in each category.
Entry fees are non refundable.
If the film is released online, it is still qualified to enter the online competition.
Festival can use trailer, stills and etc. in promotional purposes.
Festival can’t use whole work in any purposes except annual screening.
COVID-19 - Due to the unprecedented and ongoing problems presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. We reserve the right to change the festival to a virtual online festival if it is not possible to host the event in a physical venue.
Life - is singularity of emotions and feelings that inspires our creativity
Philosopher of the new generation
Vincenzo Ferrelli
Life - is singularity of emotions and feelings that inspires our creativity
Philosopher of the new generation
Vincenzo Ferrelli
SUBMIT VIA FILMFREEWAY
We accept films of all forms and genres. You can apply through the platform FilmFreeWay