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LOS ANGELES MOVIE AND MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS!

Are you a filmmaker or music video creator dreaming of making it big in Hollywood? Look no further! ๐‹๐จ๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐๐ž๐จ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ - ๐ˆ๐Œ๐ƒ๐› ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ is a one-of-a-kind online festival where more than 5000 creators from 105 countries have already placed their trust.

Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards is part of the Best Film Awards - IMDb Qualifying Film Festival. Last year, we celebrated directors and musicians who were shortlisted for prestigious nominations. Previous winners of our festival include renowned creators such as Kareen Mallon (Canada), Ivรกn Mauricio Razza (Argentina), Joshua Echevarria (United States) and many other. Creators from over 50 countries have already won awards at our festival. This attests to the trustworthiness of our festival and why it's the perfect platform for your work.

How many viewers will see my creation, you ask? While local venues might have limited capacity, imagine your film or music video being viewed by 1,000 to 10,000 people simultaneously during our online screenings. Our festival can reach a wider audience, and that's why we believe your creation can connect with hundreds of thousands of viewers and producers. Yours could be the next success story thanks to our festival.

The festival is particularly interested in projects that offer unique storytelling, innovative visual styles, and compelling narratives in both film and music video formats. Celebrating diversity, Los Angeles Movie and Music Video Awards is open to creative projects that showcase unique perspectives and push the boundaries of artistic expression.

We ourselves are creators, producers, and entrepreneurs. We understand the struggles of gaining recognition for your work. That's why we've devised a unique project, involving jurors from around the world, to create a new opportunity to showcase your creations to a global audience. Our mission is to recognize talent, passion, and to honor the best projects in both film and music video categories.

Our festival offers a wider reach and more effectiveness for creators than traditional live screening festivals, as online screenings can be accessed by anyone in the world, not limited to one city.

ABOUT OUT JURY PANEL
David A. Miller โ€“ Multidisciplinary storyteller and author of award-recognised screenplays and novels, blending cinematic pacing with human resilience themes

Julian Jay Burton โ€“ Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and musician developing original long-form storytelling across film, prose, and graphic novels

Marcus Drake โ€“ Jury member recognising originality, direction, and strong music-driven storytelling

July Raynolds โ€“ Jury member focused on rhythm, audience impact, and creative execution

Feber E. Coyote โ€“ Jury member supporting bold ideas and distinctive audiovisual style

Jude Quintiere โ€“ Screenwriter, composer, and filmmaker whose documentary work is housed at the Library of Congress

Weller Vision โ€“ Jury member supporting innovation and strong visual storytelling craft

Adam Courtney โ€“ Jury member valuing confident filmmaking, pacing, and emotional impact

If you win, you can register your project on our IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0024787/2025/1/

OUR JURY

DAVID A. MILLER
Jury Member for Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards
David A. Miller is a multidisciplinary storyteller working across political thrillers, faith-based dramas, and romantic narratives, with feature screenplays and novels including And Justices for All, Deep Within Us, and the multi-award-winning Italian romance 21 Lemons, 21 Days. Drawing on a background in technology and business, his work combines cinematic pacing with strong sense of place and recurring themes of justice, redemption, and human resilience. Learn more: IMDB

JULIAN JAY BURTON
Jury Member for Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards
Julian Jay Burton is an award-winning American filmmaker, writer, and musician working across film, screenwriting, prose, and graphic novels. He is the founder of Burtown Publishing and its sister companies Red Crow Comics and Bermuda Image Entertainment, where he develops original characters and long-form storytelling across media. His background also includes professional screenwriting, comic publishing, music, and stage work, including the lead role in Othello.

JUDE QUINTIERE
Jury Member for Los Angeles Movie & Music Video Awards
Jude Quintiere is a screenwriter, composer, and filmmaker educated in music theory and composition at the New York College of Music, with a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. He wrote, directed, and produced the documentary The Feast, which is housed at the Library of Congress. His screenplays have received awards and laurels from multiple international screenwriting competitions.

SUBMIT YOUR FILM OR MUSIC VIDEO NOW AND BE A PART OF OUR JOURNEY TO CELEBRATE THE ART OF CINEMA AND MUSIC WHILE SUPPORTING TALENT!

BEST SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
BEST STUDENT FILM
BEST SUPER SHORT FILM (UNDER 10 MIN)
BEST AMERICAN SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR AMERICAN SHORT FILM
BEST INDIE SHORT FILM/LOW BUDGET (UNDER 25000 USD BUDGET)
BEST DIRECTOR INDIE SHORT FILM
BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
BEST YOUNG DIRECTOR (UNDER 30Y.)
BEST MALE DIRECTOR
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR
BEST MICROFILM (UNDER 5 MIN)
BEST DIRECTOR MICROFILM
BEST DRAMA
BEST DIRECTOR DRAMA FILM
BEST COMEDY
BEST DIRECTOR COMEDY FILM
BEST ANIMATION
BEST DIRECTOR ANIMATION FILM
BEST HORROR
BEST DIRECTOR HORROR FILM
BEST THRILLER
BEST DIRECTOR THRILLER FILM
BEST WEB SERIES
BEST DIRECTOR WEB SERIES
BEST TV PILOT
BEST DIRECTOR TV PILOT
BEST EXPERIMENTAL
BEST DIRECTOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST SCI-FI
BEST DIRECTOR SCI-FI FILM
BEST FANTASY
BEST DIRECTOR FANTASY FILM
BEST LGBTQ FILM
BEST DIRECTOR LGBTQ FILM
BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL FILM
BEST DIRECTOR PSYCHOLOGICAL FILM
BEST WAR FILM
BEST DIRECTOR WAR FILM
BEST PARODY
BEST DIRECTOR PARODY FILM
BEST WESTERN
BEST DIRECTOR WESTERN FILM
BEST ROMANCE FILM
BEST DIRECTOR ROMANCE FILM
BEST MUSICAL/DANCE FILM
BEST DIRECTOR MUSICAL/DANCE FILM
BEST TRAILER
BEST DOCUDRAMA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST EDITOR
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTOR IN AN INDIE FILM
BEST ACTRESS IN AN INDIE FILM
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST CHILD ACTOR (5-12)
BEST YOUNG ACTOR (13-18)
BEST CHILD ACTRESS (5-12)
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS (13-18)
BEST DUO
BEST ENSEMBLE
BEST COMMERCIAL / PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

FOR SCREENPLAYS:
SCREENPLAY CONTEST - FEATURES
SCREENPLAY CONTEST - SHORTS
BEST FIRST TIME SCREENWRITER
BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT
BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY
BEST COMEDY SCREENPLAY
BEST ACTION SCREENPLAY
BEST FANTASY SCREENPLAY
BEST HORROR SCREENPLAY
BEST THRILLER SCREENPLAY
BEST SCI-FI SCREENPLAY

FOR MUSIC VIDEO:

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST POP MUSIC VIDEO
BEST ROCK MUSIC VIDEO
BEST ANIMATION MUSIC VIDEO
BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO
BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
BEST HIP HOP MUSIC VIDEO
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY MUSIC VIDEO
BEST LOW BUDGET MUSIC VIDEO (BUDGET UNDER 3K USD)
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BEST LYRICS SONG
BEST VIDEO GAME MUSIC
BEST AMERICAN MUSIC VIDEO
BEST EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEO
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC VIDEO
BEST SOUTH AMERICAN MUSIC VIDEO
BEST AUSTRALIAN MUSIC VIDEO
BEST ASIAN MUSIC VIDEO
BEST DIRECTOR MUSIC VIDEO
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MALE DIRECTOR MUSIC VIDEO
BEST FIRST TIME DIRECTOR
BEST ART DIRECTOR
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST COSTUME
BEST EDITING
BEST ACTOR MUSIC VIDEO
BEST ACTRESS MUSIC VIDEO
BEST VFX
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST
BEST VOCALIST
BEST FEMALE VOCALIST
BEST MALE VOCALIST

Language Requirements.

Films that are not in the English language must include English subtitles. Failure to provide English subtitles may result in disqualification.

Screenplay Submission
We accept this submissions only in PDF

Accepted Production Date.
Only films produced after January 1, 2022, are eligible for submission.

All entry fees are non-refundable.
Submission fees will not be refunded under any circumstances, including disqualification, withdrawal, or non-selection.

Multiple entries are permitted.
Applicants may submit multiple projects. Each project must be submitted separately and accompanied by a separate entry fee.

Final decision.
The decision of the festival selection committee and jury is final and not subject to appeal.

Original work and copyright compliance.
All submitted projects must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe upon any copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, or other rights of any third party.
The entrant confirms that they have obtained all necessary rights, licenses, and permissions for music, sound, images, performances, and any other copyrighted material included in the submission.

Liability.
The festival organizers are not responsible for any copyright violations or legal claims arising from submitted projects. All legal responsibility rests solely with the entrant.

Online screening consent.
By submitting a film, the entrant expressly agrees that, if officially selected, the film may be screened online as part of the festival program.

Geo-blocking.
All officially selected films will be geo-blocked and made available for online screening exclusively within the territory of the United States (USA). The festival is not responsible for unauthorized access attempts outside this territory.

Online screening rights confirmation.
By submitting a film, the entrant confirms that they hold all necessary rights and permissions required for digital exhibition and online screening within the United States.

Eligibility.
Submissions are open to production companies, film studios, sales agents, registered independent filmmakers, screenwriters, and film schools. Each entrant must have the legal authority to submit the project.

Promotional rights.
By submitting, the entrant grants the festival a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use trailers, still images, excerpts (up to 2 minutes), titles, and names for promotional purposes on the festival website, social media platforms, press releases, and other marketing materials.

Disqualification.
The festival reserves the right to disqualify any submission that does not comply with these rules or contains illegal, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate material.

Rule changes.
The organizers reserve the right to update or modify these rules at any time.

Acceptance of rules.
Submission to the festival constitutes full acceptance of all the rules and regulations stated above

SCREENPLAY CATEGORIES
All writers of submitted material must be 18 years of age or older
โ€ข Entries must be in English
โ€ข Submissions via PDF file only
โ€ข Resubmits/changes incur additional fee
โ€ข Produced/optioned or otherwise encumbered scripts are ineligible
โ€ข All submitted materials must be the original work of the author(s)
โ€ข Adaptations of prior works must give source material credit
โ€ข Decisions of judges are final as per industry criteria
โ€ข Pages should be numbered.
โ€ข Full-Length Feature Scripts: 160 pages or under
โ€ข Short Film Scripts: 40 pages or under
โ€ข TV Pilots: 130 pages or under
โ€ข All written or verbal coverage, critique, criticism, or analysis of submitted material is provided subjectively based upon objective standards as they are applied to the writing submitted and under consideration.
โ€ข No warranties are expressed or implied as to the utility, value, or accuracy of statements written or spoken by our reader-analysts with regard to material submitted to us by writers, customers, or contest entrants.
โ€ข Comments provided by judges, readers, administrators, or other writers are based upon personal opinion only and do not reflect the opinions of management; management assumes no responsibility the academic, creative, professional, economic, or emotional impact or consequences of the opinions we provide.
โ€ข Submitting writers agree to hold harmless against claims of any and every kind, each and every employee, independent contractor, reader, analyst, system administrator, or officers of the company in perpetuity.
โ€ข Material submitted to the competition is solely at the risk of the individual registering, entering, or offering written material for scoring, analysis, judgment, or commentary.
โ€ข Once submitted material has been read, reviewed, analyzed, critiqued, scored, or commented upon by agents, employees, representatives, or management of the company, no refund of entry fee will be made.

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  • Sunil Datar

    Excellent. Los Angeles has special meaning for any filmmaker. It has given me enough energy and reason to submit for Music Video Award as well. We won the Movie category.

    May 2026
    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words. We are delighted that the experience was so encouraging.

  • We are honored and grateful for the selection of this fantastic festival!

    May 2026
    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your kind words.

  • Franco Ceredi

    โ€œAn extraordinary festival! Iโ€™m truly happy to have been selected and to have received such an important recognition. The atmosphere is welcoming, the communication excellent, and the attention toward independent artists is sincere. My heartfelt thanks to the team and the jury for this wonderful experience.

    Franco Ceredi

    May 2026
    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your generous review. We are delighted that the festival was such a positive experience for you and truly appreciate your support and kind words.

  • Being recognized with an Official Selection for our film 'Iva Delta 7' at the Los Angeles Movie and Music Video Awards is an incredible honor. For an independent filmmaker, having your work celebrated in the heart of the film industry means the world. The communication was excellent, and the professional atmosphere they build for creators is outstanding. Thank you to the organizers and the jury for believing in our creative vision and providing such a fantastic platform for global artists. Highly recommended!

    May 2026
    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your thoughtful review. We are honored to have included your work in the festival and are delighted that the experience was a meaningful one for you and your team.

  • Justin Shaw

    A fantastic festival to be involved with. Thank you for honouring my work!

    May 2026
    Response from festival:

    Thank you for being of part the festival.