Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards (0)

Festival start: 07 August 2017      Festival end: 31 December 2017

Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards (LAAFA) is an organization focused on bringing Independent films from around the world a venue to show filmmakers’ shorts and feature films to an audience in the center of the Entertainment Industry. LAAFA is a quarterly festivals with a yearly LIVE screening, for selected winners from each quarter, held in Hollywood, California on February 10, 2018. All filmmakers who entered are welcome to join us at the LIVE screening. We will also hold Q&A’s as a live streamed interviews for those filmmakers’ films who can not attend.

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LOS ANGELES ACADEMY OF FILM AWARDS operates year-round, with quarterly festival winners announced in Spring, Summer, Winter & Fall. Winners of each quarterly festival qualifies to be entered in the LIVE Screening event which takes place on February 10, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards only notifies submissions of acceptance.

Feature films submitted to the Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards should be over 45 minutes, with a maximum of 120 minutes. Short films should be under 45 minutes, with a minimum of 2 minutes. Films must have been completed after 2014. All non-English films are required to have English subtitles. The award decisions and official results of the judges are final.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. All payments and Submissions must be received by Deadline Dates listed on Festhome.

2. DO NOT mail your submission. Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards accepts submissions only via FilmFreeway Online Screener system, or other online screeners (Vimeo) with DOWNLOADABLE links. All digital files are downloaded before viewing by judges.

3. Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards only notifies submissions of acceptance. Accepted films will be notified 4 -10 weeks prior to the Festival. At that time, a BluRay/DVD or Digital File must be shipped to the festival promptly. If sending BluRay/DVD: No menu screen and DVD back up required.

4. All applicants must be 18 years or age or older, or have legal parent or guardian apply on behalf of any minor submitting work to Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards.

5. Entries received, late incomplete, or broken may be disqualified.

6. Entry fees are payable through Festhome payment systems and are non-refundable.

7. Entrants are responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, royalties, release forms, clearances, permits necessary to present their work. Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards are not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, or royalty infringement related to the work. In the event of copyright disputes accepted films may possibly be pulled from festival exhibition.

8. Please keep and check the email and phone number used in your submission. This is how the festival will contact accepted films.

9. Please carefully read Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards Guidelines and all Terms & Conditions as well as the Disclaimer of Warranties below, prior to submitting to the Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

- By entering or submitting to the Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards, the participant acknowledges understanding and agreeing to all festival Rules, Terms, Conditions, Guidelines, and Disclaimer of Warranties associated with the Festival and listed below.

- The festival and our venues reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.

- Submitters agree that clips from films and other materials related to their project may be used and/or published in the website, digital and print event programs, and for any promotional purposes deemed appropriate by
the festival.

- Entries in our competitions are void where prohibited by law.

- Films cannot be tied to a domestic (United States) distribution deal unless prior written consent is provided to Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards by distributor.

- No screeners and/or promotional materials will be returned to the filmmaker, unless arranged in advance with the festival office in writing.

- If selected, all commercial/private property including all trademark/copyrighted materials shown or recorded are the responsibility of the filmmaker.

- The cost of delivery and pick-up of all materials is the responsibility of the filmmakers.

- The festival and any venues used, hold no responsibility for lost or damaged prints.

- Screenings of accepted films are subject to delay and/or change at any time with or without prior notice.

- By submitting to this festival, the submitter agrees to the following:

Submitter owns or controls the copyright in and to this film, and is authorized to submit this film to the Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards and to the best of their knowledge, all statements the following statements are true; This film contains no material which could result in tort claims, royalty claims, claims for breach of contract, or claims of any sort whatsoever; If this film is selected for screening, Submitter grants the festival the right to screen this film; Submitter understands and agrees that this film entry, if selected by the Festival, may have elements used for promotional purposes for the Festival, and/or its partners and submitter grants the rights to use up to eight minutes of footage, photographic stills and/or titles and information from the film for promotional purposes; Submitter fully indemnifies and holds the festival, all screening venues and festival partners harmless from: a) damage to or loss of the film print, digital copy, DVD, BluRay, Hard Drive, DCP, or videotapes en route to or from the festival and/or during the course of festival or afterwards; and b) from any claims which may arise in connection with this film. If a claim arises in connection with this film, Submitter will bear all the costs of defense incurred and pay any award of damages which may ensue. Submitter also agrees to reimburse the festival for any attorney fees incurred in connection with the defense of any such claims. All claims must be brought into court in the State of California, Los Angeles County.
Submitter understands that the festival reserves the right to place my film in the appropriate competition category. By submitting my film, Submitter admits to understanding and agreeing to comply with and agree to the Los Angeles Academy of Film Awards and all partner venue Terms of Entry, general rules, and eligibility requirements.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

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