The film industry in Latin America is rapidly evolving to a world-class level. Increasingly, works from this region are not only finding their way to the world's most prestigious festivals, but garnering top critical recognition as well. The same can be said for U.S.-based Latinx projects. This festival, designed to cast a spotlight on the emerging Latino film industry features works by up and coming and well-established filmmakers from the area and seeks to build professional and artistic exchanges between Latin America and the Hollywood film world.
This year, PIFFLA is tremendously excited to partner once again with The East Los Angeles film festival as well as CAL STATE/LA who have invited us to bring our collective offerings onto their campus for a weekend of Latino arts featuring films, art, dance, panels and more.
Please note that this year we are only soliciting short films in all genres- drama, comedy and documentary. Filmmakers are advised to limit their projects to no more that 15 minutes as length will impact your consideration for programming.
A panel of industry judges comprised of producers, filmmakers, writers and others review all submissions and select winners in Directing, Acting and Writing categories. Awards are given for Best Feature, Best Documentary and Best Short. An Audience Award, based on polling of audience members during screenings, is also awarded.