The International Fest of Cinema and Technology is a touring festival with a unique focus on technology. Past cities have included New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Brisbane, London, Paris, and Toronto.

The International Television Festival, is the premiere festival in the world for independently produced TV pilots, WebContent and Digital Features, in both live-action and animated mediums. In 2012, ITVfest will run concurrently with the 1st Annual 'Pop Con LA', the Popular Culture Convention. Always at the forefront of technology and entertainment trends, ITVfest prides itself on being for and about the creators of quality Content. ITVfest gives finalists unprecedented access to network with industry professionals. Technologically savvy and forward thinking, ITVfest is the place to jumpstart a career in both television and new media.

The Film Festival is So. Cal’s premier showcase for Asian Pacific diasporic and international cinema. Set for its 27th edition, the Festival is presented by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts organization.

The Event honors film stars in the international cinema for their body of work to date. Previous International Film Star Awards were held during in Cannes, and in Los Angeles.

The Directors Board Awards (The Pixie Awards) is not a festival, per se, but an AWARDS CEREMONY, for the very finest in online/internet films and animations. ALL films MUST be online at an addressable URL. www.pixieawards.org

The best films from the top academic film clubs in the world. Submit your films and you could win a scholarship to the New York Film Academy`s intensive 4 or 8 week courses in either New York or Universal Studios, Los Angeles.

The 1st and only film festival located in Silver Lake, the boho center of Los Angeles, and the historical birthplace of Hollywood. Accepting features, shorts, docus with an emphasis on creative, edgy, alternative, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic.

TARFEST - Festival of Film, Music & Art is an annual festival held in the historic Rancho La Brea Tarpits in Los Angeles and the galleries and music venues in the historic Miracle Mile. Short film programs are presented in the park under the stars.

Southeast European Film Festival educates about the cultural diversity of Southeast Europe and fosters cultural exchange through its annual presentations of films from this region.

SoCal Cinema Slam is a three-day filmmaking contest for pros and amateurs. Teams from San Diego and Los Angeles will go head-to-head to prove who can make a short film in just 3 days. Compete for glory, cash and other prizes, and just for fun!

Since`95. This year On the Road Screenings & we began a festival in Cologne, Germany supporting new European filmmaking talent. New $99 Specials, short dv films made for $99 by Slamdance alumni.Also screenplay comp., year-round online fest.

Since 1991 OUTrageous has presented films not otherwise seen locally, striving to provide access to diverse selections so people won’t have to travel to Los Angeles or San Francisco.

ShoWest is the annual convention for the motion picture industry held at the Paris/Bally`s hotel and casino complex. The festival has a competition & market.

Short film competition third Sunday of every month. Entry fee $10. 15 minute limit. VHS or DVD copy with contact info to 6470 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038. Filmmakers are announced two weeks prior to the screening. Annual film festival TBA.

Shock-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles’ Premiere 24-hour Horror, Sci-Fi, Biker Slut, Gore Film, Sexploitation, Euro-trash, Rebel Film, Women-in-Prison, Cannibal Film, Sleaze, Blaxploitation, Horny Trailer-Trash, B-Movie Film Extravaganza.

ShakeShock.com`s film festival specializes in videos that are both educational and entertaining. We have a festival twice a year, specializing in short poetry adaptation. Winner of the best video wins $200

Seeks short live-action films, animation, web commercials, web series, experimental works, under 15 MINUTES long, for an on-line competition. Winners announced March 13th, 2001 during 2-day Internet World D2ME Spring Conference in Los Angeles.

Renegade is the rebel festival for short films that defy convention and is the only shorts program in Los Angeles that rewards innovative filmmakers with cash prizes.

Providing a bridge between content creators in the independent and commercial communities, HypeFest showcases compelling and entertaining short films, commercials, music videos and promos. The event offers film screenings and nightly parties.

Now accepting Pitches, Short scripts, and Featue screenplays. Prizes include $18,000 in cash awards and one week of development in LA. DEADLINE Oct 1

Mainly dedicated to the exposure of all Latin filmmaker`s works.

Los Angeles Area Veterans` Artists Alliance is now accepting submissions to our short film festival being held May 20, 2006. For more information and an entry form, click here http://laavaa.org/film.itml

LAIFA is dedicated to the promotion of Italian cinema and to build an interface between the Italian filmmaking community and the Los Angeles entertainment industry.

LA Freewaves is dedicated to the creative exhibition of the most innovative and culturally relevant independent new media from around the world.

Italian Short Films