Personnel:
Clint Bowie, Director of Programming
Jolene Pinder, Executive Director
Zuri Obi, Film and Conference Programmer
Tishon Pugh, Programming Coordinator
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Submission Policy:
Festival Season: Fall (usually October)
Deadline: April (check website for exact dates)
Entry: $59.50 for features. $49.50 for shorts. $40.90 for animated short. $38.50 for experimental short.
Content:
Features, Shorts, Music Videos, Documentaries
Festival Season:
Fall
Comments:
The Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival is one of the largest and most well-respected film festivals in the country, serving audiences numbering upwards of 25,000, hosting as many as 350 filmmakers, and providing cash awards and prizes valued at over $100,000. The festival has been a mainstay on MovieMaker Magazine’s list of the “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” since 2012, as well as a regular on the magazine’s list of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.”