The UNO Filmmaker's Club presents the 18th edition of the UNO Film Festival.

We are back again this Fall to celebrate the achievements of student filmmakers and emerging professionals across the country! The festival will be hosted at UNO Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall.

The UNO Film Fest is the largest student-run film festival in the state of Louisiana. The festival showcases student and emerging voices from around the world that reflect the values we hold as students at the University of New Orleans. We value films that enrich our lives through diverse stories representative of our culturally vibrant city and nation.

Emerging professionals are defined as filmmakers early in their career development, first-time directors/filmmakers, or recently graduated students - having graduated within the last three years.

The festival dates are November 14-16.

Awards & Prizes

The festival will award films and filmmakers that exhibit high-quality work in various categories including, but not limited to: Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Experimental Short, Emerging Professional Short, and Graduate Thesis recognition.

Previous awards and packages from past sponsors have included nationally-recognized organizations, equipment rental houses, and post-production and film production assistance

Rules & Terms

We are accepting short format student films and short format films from emerging professionals in the Louisiana area and all around the world. Short format film is defined as having a maximum total running time of 40 minutes or less including ALL credits.

All student filmmakers must provide student identity through their .edu email or student identification. Student IDs can be attached to your film on the View Projects tab, under Files & Attachments. Emerging professionals are defined as filmmakers early in their career development, first-time directors/filmmakers, or recently graduated students - having graduated within the last three years.

Submission fees are waived for all current UNO and Dillard's students submitting to the festival. All other students will pay a $20 submission fee, and all emerging professionals will pay a $25 submission fee for each film submitted. All filmmakers are limited to 2 total submissions in any one category.

Fee waivers are available to those who need it; feel free to reach out to unofilmfest@gmail.com for further information.

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  • Nastassia Aleksiyevich

    Glad to be on your festival! thank you!

    December 2024
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  • Majid Asadi

    We were thrilled to have" Brother's Horn" screened in this great festival and won with an excellent and diverse line up. Communication was smooth and easy. All very much worth it. Congratulations and keep it up!

    November 2024
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  • David Luck

    What an honor it was to be selected in this fantastic festival! Unfortunately, I was unable to attend. The Death by King Cake Cast and Crew are thrilled to have been invited to screen in the Big Easy, the city famous for King Cake !

    November 2024
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  • Nima Tabandeh

    Although I was not able to attend the festival in person, the regular updates about the festival made it a fascinating experience for me. Thank you very much. I was honored that my film was part of your festival.

    November 2024
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  • Amanda D'Ambrosio

    Thank you for selecting my comedy short "Natural Selection" to be included in UNOFF!!! Unfortunately, my team and I couldn't attend, but I appreciate the kindness of those I communicated with to make sure my film got screened!

    November 2024
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