The TARZANA COMIC CON FILM FESTIVAL is the ultimate entertainment and Pop Culture platform celebrating and honoring the achievements within the epic blockbuster genre including Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comic, Superhero, Horror, Sci-Fi, Supernatural & Environmental content.

The festival line-up showcases a variety Feature films, Short films, TV pilots, Trailers, Documentaries, Music Videos & Animation films from new and established talent, special programs, guests, and events influenced under a comic book spell and encircled by an atmosphere smelling like “popcorn @ the movies”.

OUR MISSION:
The essence of this festival is that it takes place on SEPTEMBER 1, which is the birth date of best-selling author EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS and therefore this festival aims to celebrate the life, influence and district where ERB lived. The TARZANA COMIC CON FILM FESTIVAL wants to emphasize, Recognize and Encourage the participation of filmmakers, actors and industry professionals in the genre of Heroes.

ORIGINS OF TARZANA:
The festival name is inspired from ‘’Tarzana’’, a suburban neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by the world famous best-selling author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero, Tarzan.

"TARZANA SPEAKS TO THE HERO WITHIN EVERY PERSON TO BECOME THE HERO IN REAL LIFE THAT INSPIRED THEM ONSCREEN.''

FILM FESTIVAL CATEGORY AWARDS:
Film festival awards for selected films will be awarded to 1st place category winners only. Awards will be in the form of a custom made online Digital Certificate & an exclusive membership deal with IPITCH TV.

CATEGORY AWARDS:
Best Feature film - (1st place award*)
Best Short film - (1st place award*)
Best Animation Feature film - (1st place award*)
Best Animation Short film - (1st place award*)
Best Documentary film - (1st place award*)
Best Experimental film - (1st place award*)
Best TV Pilot - (1st place award*)
Best Trailer - (1st place award*)
Best Fan Film - (1st place award*)
Best Superhero Film - (1st place award*)

PARTNERSHIP:
Our Collaborative Partnership features the exclusive membership deal with IPITCH TV Film, and New Media Market place, where film category winners receive a Complimentary Term Membership to the IPITCH TV, Film and New Media Marketplace! iPitch.tv is the Film and Television Industry's newest marketplace for Creators and Buyers of original projects for Film, TV & Web/Digital Media.
iPitch.tv bridges the gap between creators with new undiscovered pitches and entertainment industry professionals scouting for new ideas. iPitch.tv offers creators and filmmakers the opportunity to share their ideas in our marketplace for discovery by Entertainment Industry Executives and gives those Executives an unparalleled sourcing tool for fresh material.

SPECIAL GUEST AWARDS:
Tarzana Comic Con Film Fest’s special guest award, endeavors to reach out & recognize established artists who heavily influenced the genre of the supernatural & fantasy realm.

SPECIAL GUESTS 2023!

GUEST 1 - Linda Burroughs & Daughters:
Linda was married to Danton Burroughs, who spent his life marketing and protecting the work of his grandfather, Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. Linda has 2 daughters, Dejah & Llana Jane Burroughs.

GUEST 2 - Scott Tracy Griffin:
Scott is an American writer, actor and "one of the world's leading experts" on author Edgar Rice Burroughs and his works.

GUEST 3 - Frank Dietz:
Frank is an award-winning artist, screenwriter, producer, director and actor. In 1996, Frank joined Walt Disney Studios as an animation artist. His work can be seen in such films as HERCULES, MULAN and TARZAN, and is known for his SKETCHY THINGS classic monster artwork.

SPECIAL GUESTS 2022:
- Jennifer O'Dell.
- Lydie Denier.
- Scott Tracy Griffin.
- Adam Weissmuller.

UPDATE:
The live - screening event are scheduled to take place along with the awards ceremony, which aims to only screen the top selections per category, but is only pursued if the latest Covid regulations permit us to do so. In the case of extreme measures, the festival, interviews & screenings might be executed via an online event only.

The TARZANA COMIC CON FILM FESTIVAL welcomes Animation and Live Action Features, Shorts, TV Pilots, Trailers in all aspects of the Blockbuster genre including: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Suspense, Fantasy, horror, Mythology, Paranormal, Sci-Fi and Supernatural content.

FILM SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY :
(Animation/Live-action/Documentary/Experimental/TV pilot/Trailer):

- Completed after January 1st, 2018
- Only completed films are accepted
- Short films of 40 mins or less
- Feature films of 40 mins or longer
- Films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English
- A previous limited screening or limited release in the U.S. or Internationally does not disqualify your film from consideration by the festival.

The Tarzana Comic Con Film Festival cannot guarantee that the short- or feature films submitted will be selected and shown in public / on-line, as the festival selection members / committee will be the final arbiters.

The Tarzana Comic Con Film Festival ONLY accepts online film screeners. Also any applicable submission fees must be paid online at time of your entry.

By submitting the film, the submitter agrees that:
1. Tarzana Comic Con Film Festival can use trailers/teasers/film posters/stills for promotional purposes.
2. Entry fees are non-refundable.
3. The submitter owns all the rights to the film.
4. The submitter cannot withdraw the submission after the official selection announcement.

For more info regarding submissions please email us at:
tarzanacomiccon@gmail.com

- Team TARZANA
Tarzana Comic Con Film Festival CC 2023 © All Rights Reserved

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  • Happy to have our film join their line up!

    September 2023
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    Response from festival:

    It was a pleasure and well done to you too. Mercy Land is a fantastic film. Congrats on the win!

  • Brit Tobin

    This festival is cool and unique with a slate of incredible content. Very honored to be a part of it! Highly recommend submitting to this festival, and I'll definitely be submitting again in the future. Thank you DeWet, Rudolph, and the rest of the TCC team!

    October 2022
  • Pedro Jaen R.

    Very good festival! Interesting content. You help greatly to promote new films and authors.

    September 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Many thanks for the kind review Pedro, glad you enjoyed it.

  • Organisers created a great variety of films for display for the festival for all ticket-holders and even shared great interviews by some interesting characters from known TV-shows. Festival has all the potential to become on of the greats with the vision they did for the first time. It was a pleasure to be part of this first round. If you want to be the best festival, then find a way to connect the audience and filmmakers more actively online (nobody has done that yet succesfully to my experience) . Thank you guys and thanks for the honorable mention.

    September 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for participating and for the informative review. Hope to see you at the next one!

  • Mai Bui

    We go to a lot of film festivals that show our work, Tarzana Comic Con/Film Fest is incredible, is one of the very best. It's such an honor to be a part of this amazing event. The communicaiton was great. It was awesome watching all the really nice projects from pasionate filmmaker.
    I'm very grateful for the award and for the trophee.
    Do yourself a favor and submit to Tarzana Comic Con/Film Fest because THEY ARE THE BEST!

    September 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for your great review and welcome to the Tarzana Winners Circle!