Celebrating global diversity, the 6th Annual Long Beach Indie International Film & Entertainment Festival takes place September 16-20, 2020 at the Cinemark at the Pike Theaters in scenic Long Beach, California. We are looking for films, television pilots, web series, and music videos of any theme or genre and we love projects that celebrate the triumph of the human spirit.
Women, diverse directors, and projects centering women and diverse characters are especially encouraged to submit. We also have a special place in our programming heart for:
* Music and Arts-focused documentaries
* LGBTQ-centered stores
* Horror/Suspense
* Student and Youth (Under 18) directed films
Entertainment Festival
Hosted in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Commerce's Entertainment and Media Division, Long Beach Indie also includes the LBI Entertainment Industry Conference. The event draws top scholars and industry leaders from across the globe, equips creative professionals with the skills they need to be successful in the global BUSINESS of entertainment, and exposes urban youth to careers in arts, entertainment, and digital media.
About Long Beach Indie:
Since its inception in 2014 the festival has screened more than 1000 films from 50+ countries, drawn over 12,000 attendees, received coverage from more than 300 international media outlets, and drawn Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy, Emmy, Directors Guild of America, ALMA, and NAACP Image Award winners and nominees as presenters. More than half of our features have gone on to gain national or international distribution.
Location, Location, Location!
Long Beach Indie takes place in scenic downtown Long Beach, California at the beautiful Cinemark at the Pike Theaters (all reclining seats) and a host of other high-end downtown and waterfront venues.
The Pacific Ocean is less than a five-minute walk from the theatre.
Long Beach Indie offers "Best" awards in animated, documentary, and narrative film (shorts and features), horror/suspense (shorts and features), web series, music video, student film, and youth-directed film (under 18).