NORTH HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES AND FREE SUMMER 2015 MOVIE SERIES
FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 28-MAY 1, 2016
The inaugural North Hollywood International Film Festival (NHIFF) is now accepting submissions, announced Festival Founder, Nicholas Goodman. The Festival will take place April 28 – May 1, 2016 in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, California.
We are interested in seeing cutting edge work that breaks boundaries, challenges conventions, entertains and amazes, in all genres, from firt-timers to industry veterans. We are putting a focus on films about music, food, and dance, reflecting the diversity of the people of North Hollywood.
The regular deadline is January 1, 2016, the late deadline is February 1, 2016 and the extended deadline is March 1, 2016.
Please visit FilmFreeway for submission guidelines.
IFFNoHo is designed to be a launch platform for new films, a nexus for discussion, and an expertly programmed showcase in all genres. The best films share a wonderful combination of substantive story-telling and creative use of the moving image and we invite all of you who are passionate about this collective form of expression to apply.
We will showcase your film for a Los Angeles audience and create exposure for your work in the world's leading movie market. We seek stories that define who we are and reflect what you care about. Stories that engage us and films that entertain and inform, break boundaries, challenge conventions, in all genres, from first-timers to industry veterans. We look forward to showcasing your work April 28 - May 1, 2016 at the NoHo Arts Center, North Hollywood, CA.
IFFNoHo supports the stories of emerging narrative and documentary filmmakers from around the world.
IFFNoHo is designed for the filmmaker experience. We want to give your film the attention it deserves and give you an opportunity for networking with four days and four nights of film screenings, distinguished industry guests, panel discussions and parties.
MISSION
The International Film Festival North Hollywood (IFFNoHo) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that celebrates the art of filmmaking, helps support a community of artists and showcases North Hollywood as an entertainment and travel destination. Our goal is to collaborate with community partners to build social cohesiveness, philanthropy and volunteerism using film as the catalyst.
THE TEAM
Nicholas Goodman – Artistic Director, CEO – Nicholas is a director, editor and producer at Mental Properties Productions, Inc., an independent Los Angeles production company. Recent projects include the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award presentation for the Golden Globe Awards honoring Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Jodie Foster, Woody Allen, George Clooney, and the 2016 recipient, Denzel Washington. Nicholas has extensive experience as a producer and editor of trailers for the motion picture industry, creating campaigns for Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Minority Report, Jack Reacher, Cast Away, and Sin City, among others, and he is an award-winning independent filmmaker who has traveled extensively to film festivals around the world.
Hortencia Goodman – Executive Director, Founder - Hortencia is an Executive Manager and award-winning Independent Producer. She was the Director of Contract Administration for Sony Pictures Entertainment during the merger of the Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures theatrical divisions, working with top producers and directors and coordinating with heads of production, post-production, business affairs, legal, music, product placement and various other departments as well as working with contracts, union rules and studio policy.
We currently offer awards for:
Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Student Film
Best Music Video
Best Trailer
Best Food Film
Best Dance Film
Best Music Film
Best In Show Award
Audience Choice Award for Best Film
By submitting to the International Film Festival North Hollywood you warrant that you possess the necessary authority to submit this project to the film festival.
Please submit your film via FilmFreeway.com
Only completed entries will be processed and considered for festival presentation. A complete entry includes:
-- An online screener
--Completed submission online form (IFF NoHo is not responsible for incorrect wording in publications or on awards if the entry form is incorrect or illegible)
--Submission fee
--Digital Press kit (2 Hi-Resolution JPEG stills from the film)
--Brief film synopsis
Each entry must be a separate submission. If you select more than one film category for your film you must pay the full entry fee for each category.
Student films must include a copy of a student ID or proof of enrolment at the time the film was made. Copies of student ids can be e-mailed to info@iffnoho.com
Submission packets must be completed by posted deadline dates.
Submission fees are non-refundable.
Works in progress are NOT eligible. Submissions will be jurored in the state they are received.
If your film is selected as an official submission the cost of shipping hard copies of festival screeners to the Festival must be paid by the entrant. Collect or COD shipments will not be accepted.
All international entries must be sent with all transportation charges, duties, and taxes prepaid by the shipper. Fees charged to IFF NoHo will be refused. Be sure to include the proper customs documentation required by your shipping service.
Official selection screeners will NOT be returned unless the submission filmmaker provides a self addressed stamped envelope. No exceptions.
Entrant confirms and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry into the Festival and to use all music, images and content in the entry. Entrant will allow usage of clips from the entry for promotional use on television, radio, in print, and at live Festival events. The undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless International Film Festival North Hollywood from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening, and loss of or damage to the materials entered.
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Also announced, the festival will host a series of free outdoor movies this summer in public spaces in and around North Hollywood. Kicking off with "A Hard Day’s Night" on May 16 in NoHo Plaza, located at 5225 Lankershim Blvd. The movie series is presented in association with City Councilman Paul Krekorian, the Midtown, NoHo North East & NoHo West Neighborhood Councils.