The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) seeks narratives, documentaries, shorts, music videos, experimental, children's and animated films of any length and format for the 10th Anniversary festival taking place April 2012 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Los Angeles. Jury and Audience Choice prizes will be awarded for best feature, documentary and short film.
IFFLA 2011 saw rise in attendance, publicity, and support from all the major US studios. Over 7,500 attended the festival over 5 days at the Arclight Hollywood. 31 films were screened, including ZOKKOMON (Satyajit Bhatkal) the first live action feature from Disney India.
In addition to providing a premier showcase for their films, IFFLA also fosters access for filmmakers to distributors, agents, producers and other entertainment professionals based in Hollywood through a series of industry events including the Industry Leadership Awards, seminars and our One-on-One program for participating filmmakers.
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Previous films screened at IFFLA include: UDAAN (Vikramaditya Motwane), I AM KALAM (Nila Madhab Panda), MUMBAI DIARIES (Kiran Rao), 3 IDIOTS (Rajkumar Hirani), THE WAITING CITY (Claire McCarthy), SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Danny Boyle), FIRAAQ (Nandita Das), SITA SINGS THE BLUES (Nina Paley), QUICK GUN MURUGAN (Shashank Ghosh), WATER (Deepa Mehta), LOINS OF PUNJAB PRESENTS (Manish Acharya), DOMBIVLI FAST (Nishikant Kamat), VANAJA (Rajnesh Domalpalli), and BLACK FRIDAY (Anurag Kashyap) among others.
Submission Deadlines & Fees
Early Bird Deadline: November 11, 2011
Films under 40 min: $30
Films 40 min and over: $45
Final Deadline - January 6, 2012
Films under 40 min: $45
Films 40 min and over: $60
Submission Rules
- Films from or about India, with or without an Indian theme, made by Indian and international filmmakers, produced in 2010 or later, and films that have not had a public screening in Los Angeles are eligible to be submitted.
- All submissions must be made through Withoutabox.com.
- Filmmakers may submit more than one entry. Each entry must be submitted separately and with an entry fee. Please note that submission fees are not refundable.
- DVDs (preferably in NTSC format) and online, streaming files will be accepted for submission screening.
- DVDs must be labeled with the title, running time, format (PAL or NTSC), and contact information on the DVD label.
- Submission DVDs will not be returned unless the filmmaker agrees to cover the mailing expenses.
- Submission of a screener via a digital file may be made through Withoutabox.com. When using an alternate site (i.e., Vimeo, Dropbox, etc) the web link and password needed to view the film must be clearly indicated on the entry form.
- The entry fee is non-refundable. We only accept checks, US money orders or credit card payments through pay pal or withoutabox.
- Please make check or money order payable to Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, in US dollars ONLY.
- If your film is selected, you will be required to provide 10 DVD (NTSC) screeners, a press kit with press reviews, synopsis, full credits, film stills, trailer (or film clips), posters, and a director's bio with a headshot.
- All filmmakers will be notified via email by March 1, 2012.
Send DVD screeners to:
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA)
ATTN: Programming
5225 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 417
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States
For questions, please contact our Programming Coordinator, Rachael Sevilla at rsevilla@indianfilmfestival.org.
We look forward to receiving your entry!
IFFLA Programming Department
