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26th Los Angeles Indie Film Festival

WELCOME DEADLINE: May 30th, 2025 - $40 off
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: June 20th, 2025 - $40 off
REGULAR DEADLINE: July 25th, 2025 - $30 off
LATE DEADLINE: August 22nd, 2025 - $20 off
FASHIONABLY LATE DEADLINE: September 12th, 2025 - $20 off
FINAL DEADLINE: October 3rd, 2025 - $10 off
11TH HOUR DEADLINE: October 24th, 2025
LAST CHANCE DEADLINE: November 14th, 2025

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 14th, 2025
(Submissions received after the submission deadline will be considered for the next festival.)

NOTIFICATIONS: December 3rd, 2025
FESTIVAL RUNS: January 15th-18th, 2026

All films must have been completed no earlier than July 1, 2024.

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)