Films from Chile, Turkey, Egypt and France will be screened at the second annual 32nd Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles from February 19th to 25th.
Festival programmers viewed more than 10,000 submissions, including features, shorts, episodes and games, 28% of which came from filmmakers in the Los Angeles area. Half of the lineup of 141 features and shorts are by women, trans, and non-binary directors, 41.4% by BIPOC creators, and 9.7% by creators with visible and invisible disabilities.
Slamdance is back with its Made In LA program, highlighting 12 full-length and 23 short-form projects from the local community. Market Monday on February 23rd will also be held, featuring work programmed by industry veteran Ted Hope of the NonDē Film movement, which focuses on helping independent filmmakers find a sustainable film ecosystem that is independent of corporations.
Femme Film Friday on February 20th will feature screenings of films by women, transgender, and non-binary directors and a panel discussion with female independent producers titled “Navigating Self-Care as a Producer.” Writer’s Day on February 21st will feature a panel focused on screenwriting, and Slamdance’s Student Symposium and Programmer’s Day on February 22nd will feature workshops and panels. The festival will be held virtually on Slamdance Channel from February 24th to March 6th.
All films selected in the Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition are undistributed directorial debuts in the United States and have budgets of less than $1 million. The festival will be held at the Directors Guild of America, Landmark Sunset and 2220 Arts in Hollywood, with the closing ceremony at the Egyptian Theatre.
“At a time when our industry faces real uncertainty, Slamdance remains committed to supporting filmmakers and uniting our community,” said Slamdance co-founder Peter Baxter.
The characteristics of the story are as follows. danny is my boyfriend (Made in LA, USA) Director Methi Lakatos and Lucy Sandler. Dump of untitled work (Tur) Unknown Etherler Cemetery Director. discussion (Chill) Born Diego “Mapacchi” Fuentes. ten wills (Made in LA, USA) From Max DeFalco and Cheyenne Srowenski. key (Fr) From Paul G. Sportiello. old man and parrot Born in Gabriel de Varona (USA). plan (Made in Los Angeles, USA) From Jessica Barr. 3 colors: Pan-African colors (Made in Los Angeles, USA) From Elijah Davis, Alison A. Waite, and Tyler Ocasio Holmes. tony odyssey (Bra, made in LA) From Thales Banzai. and whisper of the moon (HK-Cam-India) From Yuqing Lai.
Features of the documentary include: 50 meters (One Den Saudi) From Yomna Khattab. Daughter of Liberty of Free Kyrgyzstan (Switzerland) From Lee Iacobucci. house 4 (Gel) From Philip Schaefer. Kings of Venice (Made in LA, USA) Written by Svein Ingimundarsson and SD Saltarelli. silver (Por Nor Finn) From Natalia Konialts. Snowland (USA) Written by Jill Orschel. bulldogs (USA) Written by Ori Segev and Noah Dixon. and Lemur family (USA) From Sammy Lemur.
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