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UCLAxFilmFest

Now Accepting Submissions

Submit Your Film Now for UCLAxFilmFest 2025

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Our 9th annual film festival will take place virtually and in-person, April 3 - 5, 2025, culminating in a screening and party in Downtown LA!

Designed to showcase and celebrate the best short films by Entertainment Studies students, UCLAxFilmFest selects from a pool of outstanding submissions that are 15 minutes or less and written, directed, produced, lensed and/or scored by current or former students! Review submission requirements and apply below. 

Submission Deadline: November 17, 2024

UCLAxFilmFest 2025 Rules

Please read the Full Film Festival Rules before submitting your film. 

At a Glance: Submission Requirements & Guidelines

  • You must have taken at least one (1) class with UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies or Screenwriting within the last five (5) years
  • Your film must be 15 minutes or less (including credits)
  • You must be the writer, director, composer, cinematographer or producer of the film you submit
  • You must include with your submission a jpeg file of your film’s poster. A trailer for your film no longer than 30 seconds is also recommended
  • Your film must have been completed within five (5) years of the festival date (April 3, 2025)
  • All non-English films must have English subtitles
  • We highly recommend your film be 5.1 surround sound encoded
  • Filmmakers may only submit one (1) film
  • We will not accept films that have received distribution in the United States of America prior to the date of the festival

UCLAxFilmFest Sizzle

Congratulations to the UCLAxFilmFest 2024 Winners

UCLAxFilmFest 2024 was a roaring success with three days of unforgettable DTLA events, an inspiring panel, a world-wide virtual screening and over 2,480 RSVPs! All of the films were outstanding and memorable! Thank you to all of you who attended and voted for the Audience Choice Award!

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Best Film

Driftwood

Written and Directed by Christopher Hills Eaton*
Produced by Christopher Hills Eaton*, Anderson Clark and Brad Post
Animated by Aaron Brown
Composed by Jack Sligh

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Best Director

William Mazzola* for Andean Condor
 

UCLAx FilmFest 2024 Best unique and artistic film award photo of Ian Beckman

Best Unique & Artistic Film

The 1971 Kitchen Grand Brie

Written, Directed, Produced and Animated by Ian Beckman*

UCLAx FilmFest 2024 Entertainment Studies award photo of Dylan Boom and Connie Jo Sechrist

Entertainment Studies Award

Elevate

Written & Directed by Dylan Boom
Produced by Connie Jo Sechrist*
 

UCLAx FilmFest 2024 Audience Choice award photo of Efe Tuncay

Audience Choice Award

The Dot

Written and Directed by Efe Tuncay*

 

* UCLA Extension Student or Alumni

Andean Condor
Directed by William Mazzola*
Written by Carol Saraiva*
Produced by Livia Bitetti & Ariela Hertel

Cracks in the Foundation
Directed by Tessie McCoy* & Tajianna Okechukwu
Written by Tessie McCoy
Produced by Tessie McCoy* & Tajianna Okechukwu
Cinematography by Seretse Njemanze
Original Score by Joshua McGhee

Driftwood
Written & Directed by Christopher Hills Eaton*
Animation Direction by Aaron Brown
Produced by Anderson Clark, Christopher Hills Eaton* & Brad Post
Original Score by Jack Sligh

Elevate 
Written & Directed by Dylan Boom
Produced by Connie Jo Sechrist* and Jordan Horowitz
Executive Producer Andrew Carlberg
Cinematography by Adam Leene
Original Score by Zach Letts

En Pointe
Directed by Megan Lee*
Written by Megan Lee* & Samantha K. Tan
Produced by Joseph Choi*, Samantha K. Tan & Samuel King Yen Lin
Cinematography by Joseph Choi*
Film Scoring by Emily Wong

Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Directed by Jessica Redish*
Written by Jessica Redish* and Michael Mahler
Produced by Jessica Redish* and Tanner Medding

Food Broker: Doris
Directed by Lo Lam* & Justine Suh
Produced by Emily Kalish & Lo Lam*
Cinematography by Emily Kalish & Lo Lam*
Original Score by Peter Lam

Learning to Ride
Written & Directed by Luisa Parnes*
Produced by Rabia Sultana & Muriel Moraes

Let’s Bring them Alive
Directed by Eli Sokhn
Written by Yasemin Isil* & Azize Erim
Produced by Yasemin Isil* & Azize Erim

No Updates Till Tomorrow
Written & Directed by Gerard Dy*
Produced by Gerard Dy* & Bingyu Wang 

Rexsurrection
Written & Directed by Jules Cachin
Produced by Nicolas Pignant*
Cinematography by Marin Payot

Tender Scent
Written & Directed by Teng Chen
Produced by Komal Ashfaq, Michelle Snow & Lidmercy Marrero Giron
Cinematography by Wen Tong
Original Score by Yuenkwan Cheung*

The 1971 Kitchen Grand Brie
Written, Directed & Produced by Ian Beckman*

The Bow
Directed by Marie Rouhban*
Written & Produced by Juliette P Poirier*
Cinematography by Audrey Biche

The Dot
Written & Directed by Efe Tuncay*
Produced by Yusuf Selcuk

The Intruder
Written & Directed by Qian Cheng*
Produced by Qian Cheng* & Yuxia Li
Cinematography by Lucas Dudley

Traffic
Written, Directed & Produced by Niloufar Khoshkholgh*

When the Time Comes
Written by Jondaniel Cornett*
Directed & Produced by Jondaniel Cornett* & Jonathan Frey

Where it Happened
Written & Directed by Raissa Reis*
Produced by Maya Alvarez, Shannon Little*, Michael Manix & Raissa Reis*

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UCLA's Connection with DTLA

UCLAxFilmFest 2024 was held at the historic Los Angeles Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. UCLA Extension is no stranger to downtown – in fact, that’s where it all started more than 100 years ago.
And with UCLA’s recent acquisition of the iconic Trust Building, the continuing education arm of the institution plans to return to its roots to better serve those at the heart of the city.

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