Applications are now open.A lab designed for the needs of producers living and working in the American South.The countdown for the 31st annual New Orleans Film Festival has begun!
In 2018, 9 experimental shorts were selected to screen at NOFF.
Recent jurors in this category have included Oscar-winning director Tia Lessin, Indiewire founder Eugene Hernandez, ITVS programming manager N'Jeri Eaton, filmmaker David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi), and Women Make Movies director Debbie Zimmerman.
Richard Miron) in 2018; Ask the Sexpert (dir. While world premieres are not requirements for NOFF, this information is taken into consideration when making final programming decisions.- All accepted films may be screened more than once, and are scheduled at the discretion of the New Orleans Film Festival staff.- Films produced or financed by a major motion picture studio are eligible for festival screenings but are not eligible for competitive awards. Feature films must be Louisiana premieres.
We've also hosted special events like a live taping of Slate's Represent podcast with Aisha Harris interviewing Gabourey Sidibe, a conversation with acclaimed filmmakers Julie Dash and Arthur Jafa, and a masterclass with multiple Academy Award®-nominee Agnieszka Holland. Recently MovieMaker placed us on their even more exclusive list of "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World. James and I will be doing a more exhaustive recap of our experience at the festival in early April (along with this week’s PATOIS Film Fest), but for now here’s a ranking of the few films we’ve seen that screened at the 2019 New Orleans French Film Festival. It is one of the few film festivals that is Oscar-qualifying in all three Academy-accredited categories: Narrative Short, Documentary Short, and Animated Short—and it’s been recognized by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” and as one of the “Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” every year since 2012 (one of only two festivals to receive that recognition for seven straight years).The festival’s growing reputation is built upon a commitment to discovering new and diverse voices. Awards, selections, and decisions of the New Orleans Film Festival Screenplay Competition are final.9. AN UPDATE REGARDING THE 2020 NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVALThe 31st annual New Orleans Film Festival was originally scheduled to take place October 14-21, but we have made the decision to push it back by a few weeks to November 4-22 to allow us more time to prepare.
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To be classified as a Louisiana Feature, the film must meet two of the following three qualifications: New Orleans is a city that currently and historically has given voice to black American artists.
*Oscar®-Qualifying Category*
The New Orleans Film Society announced the Jury Award winners of the 30th-annual, Oscar®-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival.
I am so humbled that our tiny film was included. An aging mother who lives in cane fields of rural Louisiana, is torn between her religious convictions and the love of her son.
Congratulations to all filmmakers!Open to filmmakers of color living and working in Louisiana. Irene Gutiérrez Torres) in 2015; and When the Bell Rings (dir. Now in its 30th year, the Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival (October 16-23, 2019) has grown into an internationally respected annual event that attracts 30K people, 500+ filmmakers, and 240 films. The festival is excited about discovering new and diverse voices and connect them to gatekeepers, industry leaders, and career-advancing opportunities at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Projects that are 30 minutes or less and explore new and creative uses of film and video, whether in technique, form, or both.
I can only hope that we will be back again soon. Aug 15th
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