Call for Entries Opens Sept 1st 2020
FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Fest 21
SPECIAL 1st 21 days- $21 entry fee for select categories!
A 4-night event in Spring 2021 with Live Awards Presentation by FirstGlance Alumni and Director/Actor Raphael Sbarge
$1000 Cash Prize to the Top Judged 1st time US short Filmmaker from our partner Papaya Films.
Open to all first time directors, producers, writers, editors, cinematographers, who are screening their debut film at FirstGlance Los Angeles 21.
FirstGlance Film Fests: One of the TOP RATED Film Festivals on FilmFreeway
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ALL Official Selections receive social media marketing unlike any film festival on EARTH!
Accepting Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Action and all genres from filmmakers of all genders, races, color, ethnicity, religions and countries.
FirstGlance is an all inclusive and diverse event for first time filmmakers to Professionals from Los Angeles and across the globe!We continually champion amazing filmmakers and storytellers from across the globe!
Features, Shorts, Documentary, Animation, Live Action, Web Series, Music Videos, Original Concept Trailers, Student Films
The 21st Annual FirstGlance Los Angeles Film Festival screens local and international professional, first time, and student filmmakers, celebrating the best in indie film making from around the world and featuring locally produced Los Angeles and West Coast Filmmakers
Screenings, Red Carpet, Live Awards Presentation and Nominations in over 25 nominating categories for Official Selections, plus Best of Audience awards for each category, and BEST OF FEST award winners.
FirstGlance Film Festivals are the longest running international bi-coastal indie film festivals in the United States. FirstGlance has theatrically screened over 2200 films to over 225,000 attendees and has the most active Short Online Contest, having screened over 700 short films to over 250,000 online viewers and voters over the past 12 years.
FirstGlance Film Fests have a 98% track record with feature films (Narrative and Documentary) acquiring VOD, theatrical and Pay Cable distribution.
FirstGlance has a deal to license science fiction and horror shorts and webseries with our streaming partner, Gunpowder and Sky's Alter and Dust networks an amazing online network, offering filmmakers a non exclusive, cash up front short term licensing deal with amazing exposure potential.
Named 5 times as a Best Film Festival Investment by Moviemaker Magazine
and named by Time Magazine as, "One of the Festivals for the Rest of Us"
And One of FilmFreeway's Top 100 Film Festivals!
Semi-Finalists in our Shorts Categories are invited to take part in our very successful Short Online Contest, that has been running twice yearly for over 12 years alongside our physical festival for the opportunity to win over $2000 in prizes and a place in our next FirstGlance Film Festival.
The Best of Fest Award Winner prizes furnished by Red Giant, Boris FX, Glidecam, Jungle Software, Beachtek, ShotListerApp, InkTip and more.
Short Online Contest- Over $2000 in prizes and premiere at our next film festival, FirstGlance Film Fest Los Angeles (Spring 2020)
BONUS PRIZES: EVERY category that receives over 200 submissions, category winner will be awarded a $500 CASH PRIZE
First Time US Short Filmmaker: $1000 Cash Prize from our Sponsor Papaya Films