๐Ÿ—ฝ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—ฝ

"...๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•๐’” ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’“๐’–๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’‰ ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’†๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‚๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’… ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’๐’†๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’†. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’•๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’Œ๐’†! ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ญ๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’, ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’–๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’• ๐’๐’‡!" โญโญโญโญโญ
๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐Ÿงง ๆˆ‘ไปฌ็ƒญ็ˆฑๆ”พๆ˜ ไธญๅ›ฝ็”ตๅฝฑ๏ผŒๅฏนๅ†…ๅฎนไธๅŠ ้™ๅˆถๆˆ–่ฏ„ๅˆคใ€‚
๐Ÿ—ป ็งใŸใกใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌๆ˜ ็”ปใฎไธŠๆ˜ ใ‚’ๆ„›ใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๅ†…ๅฎนใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ๅˆถ้™ใ‚„ๅˆคๆ–ญใฏไธ€ๅˆ‡ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
๐ŸŒธ ์šฐ๋ฆฌ๋Š” ํ•œ๊ตญ ์˜ํ™” ์ƒ์˜์„ ์‚ฌ๋ž‘ํ•˜๋ฉฐ, ๋‚ด์šฉ์— ๋Œ€ํ•œ ์ œํ•œ์ด๋‚˜ ํŒ๋‹จ์ด ์—†์Šต๋‹ˆ๋‹ค.

โญ Lift-Off Season Awards Qualifying
โญ Screenings, Networking, Workshops & Events
โญ In-Competition Online Screenings
โญ Network Hub Access, Focus Groups & more...!

Learn more about the Lift-Off Season
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/season

Calling all indie filmmakers! Join us in celebrating creativity at the New York Lift-Off Film Festival, where we showcase outstanding filmmaking talents from around the world. As a central hub of creative ambition, New York City is the perfect destination for independent artists to showcase their work. With a month-long event featuring both online screenings and in-person networking events, this is the ultimate opportunity to connect with industry leaders and gain recognition for your unique voice in the film industry. Don't miss out on this chance to launch your career and be a part of the vibrant independent film community in New York City. Submit your work now and be a part of the Lift-Off Global Network.

Join us at the famous Lift-Off Networking-Speed-Date session, followed by drinks and a party! Can't attend live? Don't worry - there are plenty of online events and networking opportunities.

Festival Winners are placed on the shortlist for the Lift-Off Season Awards Nominations to be considered by the Lift-Off Jury. Season Award Nominations are screened at the prestigious John Barry cinema in Pinewood Studios. The Season Awards recognise the best films from across the Lift-Off Season.

Find out more about the Season Awards
๐Ÿ‘‰liftoff.network/seasonawards

You'll find free content on our YouTube Channel, such as live workshops, interviews with filmmakers, news updates, and more. Subscribe!
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.youtube.com/c/liftoffglobalnetwork

๐†๐„๐“ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐’๐”๐๐Œ๐ˆ๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐…๐ˆ๐‹๐Œ ๐…๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐•๐€๐‹๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐:

โญ Fee waivers to all Lift-Off Festivals & Showcases (worth $300)
โญ Apply for representation at international film markets, including Cannes, EFM, and AFM
โญ Access to international film jobs
โญ Networking, Workshops & Online Events

Find out more about Lift-Off Network Membership
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/membership

๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š! ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š! ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š! ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š! ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š! ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š! ๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐‘๐Š!

Awards & Prizes

๐—”๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ฆ ๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—•๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ† New York Audience Choice Award
๐Ÿ† New York Best Film in Category
๐Ÿ† New York Jury's Special Mention
๐Ÿ† New York Best Screenplay

๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐“-๐Ž๐…๐… ๐๐„๐“๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Šโ€™๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ & ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐’๐“๐‘๐”๐‚๐“๐”๐‘๐„

The Official Selections are reviewed by the Judging Panel and receive scores from the attending audience throughout the festival. After the festival closes, the weighted scores are combined, and the top-scoring films are promoted into the internal 'Network Round'.

The Network Round is hosted on the Lift-Off Network Hub, where the Lift-Off Jury and Network Hub Members score the films and vote for the winners.

After the festival closes, prizes are awarded, and winning projects are placed on the Season Award Nominations Shortlist. Lift-Off Season Award Nominations are allocated by the Jury based on merit within each category.

Find out more about our awards & judging process:
๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/awards

๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ ๐๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’

Lift-Off Season Award nominations screen at Lift-Off's HQ, the prestigious Pinewood Studios, during the celebration held at the end of the Lift-Off Season. The Season Awards celebrates the best-of-the-best of the projects nominated throughout the Lift-Off Season.

For more info ๐Ÿ‘‰ liftoff.network/seasonawards

Rules & Terms

- All support queries must be sent via. support@liftoff.network
- All submissions are to be sent digitally via FilmFreeway
- Project feedback (where applicable) is sent shortly after the festival closes.
- If you pay a submission fee, we will screen your work. Our online programmes are separated into categories based on your content's level of storytelling, production value, impact and acting.
- We have two separate voting committees during the festival - the official judging panel & the general public
- The official jury allocates Season Award Nomination
- Proudly, we have no other restrictions for screening your work. This includes your work's premier status, age, and/or whether your work is available online.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The online festivals are NOT pay-for-vote platforms. Whilst participating filmmakers may invite their team, friends and family to participate & vote, it is encouraged that ALL attending audiences engage with as much of the content as possible and vote accordingly. We are doing our best to invite new and exciting audiences to genuine indie content - if you can encourage your audiences to do the same, we will build a wonderful network of opportunities for all, no matter where you are starting your career.