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27th Los Angeles Indie Film Festival

Early bird Deadline: December 12th, 2025  (-$40 off)
Regular Deadline: January 2nd, 2026  (-$30 off)
Late Deadline: January 23rd, 2026  (-$20 off)
Final Deadline: February 13th, 2026  (-$10 off)
11th Hour Deadline: March 6th, 2026 
Last Chance Deadline: March 27th, 2026 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 27th, 2026
(Submissions received after the submission deadline will be considered for the next festival.)

NOTIFICATIONS: April 8th, 2026
FESTIVAL RUNS: May 14th-17th, 2026

All films must have been completed no earlier than January 1, 2025

Please choose the correct submission type. If your entry is submitted in the wrong category, it will not be eligible for programming or awards consideration.

We are currently accepting submissions in ANY GENRE in the following categories:

• Feature - Narrative (up to 120 min)

• Feature - Documentary (up to 120 min)

• Short (10-30 min)

• Short Short (under 10 min)

• Animated Short (under 30 mins)

• TV Pilot (industry standard 22 mins)

• Web Series (up to three episodes with combined TRT of no more than 30 mins)

• Sketch Comedy (under 10 min)

• Music Video (under 10 min)