The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) announced on January 23 that registration is now open. The LAGFF accepts films made over the previous two years in all categories: feature films and short films, fiction, documentaries and animated works. The key filmmaker(s) – screenwriter, director, producer, lead actor – must be Greek or of Greek origin. The usual deadline is February 29, 2024. Further information is available online: https://www.lagff.org/submit-your-film/.
Submit your feature film project as a draft treatment or screenplay to Discovery Days and have your story and pitch studied in Los Angeles and Athens by American experts. Projects must come from Greece, Cyprus, Balkan or Mediterranean countries. The usual deadline is March 1, 2024. For more information, click here: https://www.lagff.org/discovery-days/submit/.
LAGFF also announced that the 2nd Annual Greek Film Festival Summit will take place online on Saturday, February 10 at 11:00 AM PT/2:00 PM Eastern Time/9:00 PM Greece. “We believe in the power of the diaspora to advance and contribute to Greek culture and the global artistic community,” LAGFF said in an emailed statement. “We are pleased to offer the second annual global platform for Greek film festivals outside of Greece to meet virtually and examine the issues we all face, brainstorm and share ideas.”
If you represent a Greek film festival anywhere in the world outside of Greece and would like to participate, send an email to LAGFF: info@lagreekfilmfestival.org and include the name, location and approximate dates of your festival.
An exclusive six-minute video interview with 2023 LAGFF winner novelist, screenwriter, producer and showrunner George Pelecanos, discussing his cultural heritage and work, is available on the LAGFF YouTube channel: https://shorturl.at/ouCI3.
Fundraising is also underway for all LAGFF 2024 programs, including the 18th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (June 1-9) and Global Greek Film Initiative activities throughout the year , such as the upcoming Greek Film Festival Summit and film crew training workshops in Greece. . Donations are tax deductible. For more information, email LAGFF: development@lagreekfilmfestival.org or make a donation online: https://www.lagff.org/support/donate/
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