LOS ANGELES BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Culver City, CA, United States, North America

21 - 25 Oct, 2020

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LOS ANGELES BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL

Culver City, CA, United States, North America

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General Information

edition

13th

Contact details

9301 Lucerne Ave Culver City, CA 90232 United States

90232

meirefernandes@criaturafilms.com

1213-210-8505

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About the festival

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please be advised that due to the pandemic, the festival will be online. If the situation change, we might have the actual event along with our online edition. Thank you for your understanding.

13th LOS ANGELES BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL - LABRFF 2020
The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival - LABRFF is the most important Brazilian film festival in the United States. It was founded in 2007 and has screened over 800 films including features, documentaries and shorts. One of the most important aspect of the film festival is the Brazilian Film Market - BFM. Filmmakers and Producers will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to executives from Hollywood.

The festival has been recognized from the City of Los Angeles as the most important international cultural event for the past 13 years.

TOP REASONS TO SUBMIT:

1) Win up to $30,000 in Prizes
2) Oscar style award ceremony (EXCEPT IN 2020)
3) Screening movies to distributors
4) Get a distribution deal during the Festival
5) Walk the red carpet and do interviews with the media (EXCEPT IN 2020)
6) Meet industry / like-minded professionals
7) Learn from the best in the industry
8) Meet some of the best actors (ONLINE MEETINGS)
9) Known as the friendliest festival
10) Meet international producers and filmmakers (ONLINE MEETINGS)

The following categories are in competition at the festival:

Best Film
Best Director
Best Photography
Best Soundtrack
Best Screenplay
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Documentary
Best Short Film
Best Animation
Best 60 Seconds Movie

Special recognitions:
LABRFF Achievement Award
BWIE - Brazilian Women in Entertainment
Best International Shorts
Black Cinema Achievement

About

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please be advised that due to the pandemic, the festival will be online. If the situation change, we might have the actual event along with our online edition. Thank you for your understanding.

13th LOS ANGELES BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL - LABRFF 2020
The Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival - LABRFF is the most important Brazilian film festival in the United States. It was founded in 2007 and has screened over 800 films including features, documentaries and shorts. One of the most important aspect of the film festival is the Brazilian Film Market - BFM. Filmmakers and Producers will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to executives from Hollywood.

The festival has been recognized from the City of Los Angeles as the most important international cultural event for the past 13 years.

TOP REASONS TO SUBMIT:

1) Win up to $30,000 in Prizes
2) Oscar style award ceremony (EXCEPT IN 2020)
3) Screening movies to distributors
4) Get a distribution deal during the Festival
5) Walk the red carpet and do interviews with the media (EXCEPT IN 2020)
6) Meet industry / like-minded professionals
7) Learn from the best in the industry
8) Meet some of the best actors (ONLINE MEETINGS)
9) Known as the friendliest festival
10) Meet international producers and filmmakers (ONLINE MEETINGS)

The following categories are in competition at the festival:

Best Film
Best Director
Best Photography
Best Soundtrack
Best Screenplay
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Documentary
Best Short Film
Best Animation
Best 60 Seconds Movie

Special recognitions:
LABRFF Achievement Award
BWIE - Brazilian Women in Entertainment
Best International Shorts
Black Cinema Achievement

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

Due to the pandemic, this year the festival will be online and if things change we MIGHT be able to have an actual event as well.

Read before submitting your movie:
All shorts MUST be only up to 20 minutes long.
All movies MUST be subtitled in English if English is not the original language.
WE HAVE A SHORT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
WE HAVE A MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL at www.filmfreeway.com/lamv

Submitting your film does not guarantee festival acceptance or screening. Acceptance into
the festival does not guarantee award or prize. Submission fee's are nonrefundable. LABRFF reserves the right to change its programming without notice.
LABRFF is not responsible for your Airlines tickets and/or hotel to attend the event.
LABRFF is not responsible for your subtitles, however we do have a vendor to recommend.
We only accept movies with English subtitles, no exceptions.
We only accept shorts with maximum of 20 min. No exceptions.
We do not return and promotional material sent to us to promote your movie.
You must provide us with all the metadata and trailer in ENGLISH.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Feature Film
Early Bird (30th June, 2020) €30
Regular (31st July, 2020) €35
Late (20th August, 2020) €35

We except films made from 2017 to 2020 and that have not yet been screened in California.

Documentary
Early Bird (30th June, 2020) €30
Regular (31st July, 2020) €35
Late (20th August, 2020) €35

We except films made from 2017 to 2020 and that have not yet been screened in California.

Short Films
Early Bird (30th June, 2020) €25
Regular (31st July, 2020) €25
Late (20th August, 2020) €25

We accept films made from 2017 to 2020 and that have not yet been screened in California.

Animation
Early Bird (30th June, 2020) €25
Regular (31st July, 2020) €25
Late (20th August, 2020) €30

We except films made from 2017 to 2020 and that have not yet been screened in California.

BWIE Filmmakers
Early Bird (30th June, 2020) €25
Regular (31st July, 2020) €25
Late (20th August, 2020) €30

This category is for movies produced, directed or written by women. Movies must have had at least 40% of women in its crew. We can accept: Shorts Feature / Fiction Feature/ Documentaries Animation

60 Seconds Movie
Early Bird (30th June, 2020) €0
Regular (31st July, 2020) €0
Late (20th August, 2020) €0

This category is for anyone that wants to tell a story in 1 minute or less using the theme: Racism & Discrimation Film must be made using a cell phone. Kids from 10 and up can submit their movies.

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