Welcome
Tell us your story in a narrative, documentary, commercial or animation format that positively highlights Los Angeles to the rest of the world. Create original, branded entertainment with Los Angeles as the experience.
The On Location Video Project
The Los Angeles Video Project is a community outreach multimedia program that celebrates and enlists LA's remarkable pool of filmmakers. By engaging these creative members of the Los Angeles community to act and serve as Ambassadors of LA, NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA), along with the support of the City of Los Angeles and and LA Weekly are able to share what these artists call their LA; an insider perspective into this diverse, cosmopolitan city and its neighborhoods.
Prizes
- One (1) overall Grand Prize Winner of a Production/Post Prize Package (valued at $50,000) from Equilibrium Entertainment ($25,000) and Alternative Rentals ($25,000) plus $1000 USD for the video that most creatively highlights Los Angeles to the world.
- Two (2) 1st Place Prize Winners of $500 (one from each category).
- Two (2) Audience Award Winners of $250 (one from each category).
Benefits
- All selected videos will be screened at the red carpet premiere event hosted by NFMLA in Los Angeles at AT&T Center on October 19th, 2013 sponsored by The City of Los Angeles and LA Weekly with press opportunities, reception, after-party and celebrity/industry judging panel.
- All selected videos will be featured on NFMLA's website
- All selected videos will be featured on NFMLA's and LA Weekly’s Facebook Pages, (combined 60,000+ fans).
- All selected videos will be featured on NFMLA’s and LA Weekly's Twitter Accounts (combined 95,000+ followers).
- All selected videos will be featured in NFMLA's e-Newsletter (40,000+ subscribers).
- All selected filmmakers will be awarded and recognized with certificates of selection and Award Winners will receive special plaques.
Submission Guidelines
- Projects must noticeably visually, verbally or in some other recognizable way highlight Los Angeles.
- Projects should visually feature LA’s unique neighborhoods, districts and communities.
- Projects are encouraged to showcase LA’s arts, culture and people in creative ways.
- Projects should utilize media to innovatively tell stories about Los Angeles while visually and positively highlighting Los Angele’s diverse facets to the world.
- Projects must not have had a theatrical release, US broadcast airing or be available for online viewing prior to the premiere event on October 19th 2013.
- Projects must not portray Los Angeles in a negative light
- Call for entries: June 7th 2013 at 12am
- Deadline for entries: September 7th 2013 at 11:59pm
- Announcement of entry acceptances: Approximately September 12th 2013
Click here to upload your film (internal note: please use our YouSendIt link), OR Send in a NTSC DVD and PDF SUBMISSION FORM (download here) to:
Film SubmissionAttn: NFMLA Programming - ON LOCATION
1438 N. Gower St., Box 83
Los Angeles, CA. 90028
Submission Categories
Each of the following categories qualifies for all prizes including the Grand Prize:
2-5 MINUTES
Documentary, Narrative, Commercial and Music Video
- Narrative projects are considered live-action or animated works.
- Documentaries are considered non-fiction works.
- Music Videos are considered works that feature an original song.
- Creatively highlights Los Angeles as a tourist destination in a commercial format to people across the globe.
2 MINUTES OR LESS
Documentary, Narrative, Commercial and Music Video
- Narrative projects are considered live-action or animated works.
- Documentaries are considered non-fiction works.
- Music Videos are considered works that feature an original song.
- Creatively highlights Los Angeles as a tourist destination in a commercial format to people across the globe.
Upload Your Video
You can also submit your form online using www.withoutabox.com.
Film Submission
Attn: NFMLA Programming - ON LOCATION
1438 N. Gower St., Box 83
Los Angeles, CA. 90028
Official Rules
On Location Partners
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Mission Statement
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is a non-profit organization designed to showcase innovative works by emerging filmmakers from around the world, providing the Los Angeles community of entertainment professionals and film goers with a constant surge of monthly screening events. NFMLA provides a forum where filmmakers can be recognized for their contributions, have open audience discussions about their projects and connect with industry professionals for insight on distribution, production, acquisition and representation.