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L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Festival

L.A. Neo Noir

Contact

Web:
http://www.lanneff.com
Email:
lanneff@rocketmail.com

Contact: Carey Westbrook, Director

Report Card

Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.2/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.7/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.4/5.0)
Report Cards: 11    
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Objective

FESTIVAL UPDATES:
CONGRATULATIONS to 37 of 2023's neo-noir creators, writers, and filmmakers that we helped to secure management, distribution, and production deals!! Last year was our biggest year ever! We thank you for your great work, talent, and you may thank us by showing your best neo noir talents to this world! We want to sincerely thank the hardest working staff in neo noir history, THE LANNEFF staff, along with the incomparable guidance / mentorship of Academy Award winner, our friends, Derek Cianfrance and Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling, SMG Distribution, Bill Murray, and all of our partners and advising talent agencies who wish to remain anonymous. We certainly could not produce this festival without you!

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Deadline/Entry Fees

Deadline Date
Days till:
Entry Fee
Earliest Deadline May 31, 2024 $40
Earlybird Deadline June 30, 2024 $35
Regular Deadline July 31, 2024 $40
Late Deadline August 31, 2024 $45
Extended Deadline September 30, 2024 $50
Final Deadline October 31, 2024
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Notification: November 9, 2024 Notification Date

Rules

1. 1 to 59 minutes for short films. 60 to 120 minutes for feature films. 1 to 30 pages for a short story. 60 to 100 for a novel excerpt. Two minutes maximum for all monologues and scenes by actors and actresses. Do not send any items that do not fit in these page or minute requirements. Entries fees are the same for all entries, regardless of them being films, novels, screenplays, or short stories. FOR ALL WRITING SUBMISSIONS. SUBMIT PDF FILES ONLY. NO OTHER FORMAT WILL BE ACCEPTED.

$35.00 for all entries submitted by March 31, 2024.

$40.00 for all entries submitted by April 30, 2024.

$45.00 for all entries submitted by May 31, 2024.

$50.00 for all entries submitted by June 30, 2024.

$50.00 for all entries submitted by July 31, 2024

$50.00 for all entries submitted by August 31, 2024

$50.00 for all entries submitted by September 30, 2024

$50.00 for all entries submitted by October 31, 2024

6. Enter as many films and/or scripts as you like. via youtube unlisted or Vimeo private with a password.

7. Each submission must be marked with: creator's name, phone number, the title of work, email address, and mailing address.

8. DEADLINE: All entries are due by October 31, 2024

9. Screenwriters and filmmakers will be notified of selection by email on or before Manic Monday, November 10, 2024.

10. Prizes will be awarded for the winning script as well as winning filmmakers.

11. Winners' films and finalists' films or film excerpts will be shown online. Excerpts from winning screenplays, novels, and other writings will be presented as an animated short trailer at the discretion of festival producers as time permits based on the award.

12. By submitting, the entrant agrees to all terms of the exhibition, including screening/reading films/scripts in their entirety as well as film screenshots and screenplay excerpts selected by the festival director to be published in all festival promotional materials and publications.

13. Prizes will be announced online on our website lanneff.com Saturday, November 30th, 2024.

14. By submitting to L.A. NEO NOIR FILM AND SCRIPT FEST (LANNEFF) the submitter agrees not to hold LANNEFF or anyone associated with this festival liable for any reason.

Fest submitter owns all rights, copyright, and all ownership of submitted material and has written talent release forms and permission for all talent, music, and every item shown or heard in film and or written material.

The submitted item is completely the property of he or her who submits written material and or film and the item includes no trademarked or copyrighted items not owned by the fest submitter, and if the submitted film or script is found not to be the property of the submitter of such property in any way, that submitter of submitted film and or script is entirely liable for any repercussions financial fines, or lawsuits that may occur from the exhibition acquisition or use in any way of such submitted items.

The submitter agrees to allow LANNEFF exclusive permission to screen, showcase, and republish written material segments and film in their entirety at the festival as well as in festival promotional items and publications.

The submitter of films and or scripts for this festival agrees no actual pornography and no actual unlawful acts of any kind are exhibited in submitted films or implemented in the making of the submitted material script and or film in any way. LANNEFF director retains the right to disqualify any film or script upon the director's sole discretion.

All festival submitters understand and agree that no refunds of any kind will be given in regard to this fest, even in the case of disqualification.

If the fest director finds no submissions worthy of a prize, LANNEFF director reserves the right to not award any prize of any kind. If an unavoidable accident (force majeure) occurs, or there are not enough submissions received, LANNEFF director reserves the right not to present the LANNEFF.

15. There are no refunds.

Awards

$100 for Best Film, $100 for Best Script, a paid webisode series offer for the best femme fatale and neo-noir actor, and many other prizes. Each winner will have their film in its entirety or excerpts if so desired, live-streamed on a private link where our entire neo-noir roster of neo-noir producers, in the hundreds, can see their masterpiece. Selected LANNEFF winners will receive a distribution offer from one of our three distribution partnerships, including SMG Films. In the event of a tie, tie winners agree to split prizes and awards. EVERY writing submission entered may also purchase a trailer based on their story, while the top five winning writing submissions, will receive a free trailer, which is an official selection, will be featured on the L.A. Neo Noir website as well, live-streamed from Hollywood California.

L.A. Neo Noir

Contact

Web:
http://www.lanneff.com
Email:
lanneff@rocketmail.com

Contact: Carey Westbrook, Director

Report Card

Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.2/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.7/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.4/5.0)
Report Cards: 11    
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L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Fest

Contact

Web:
http://www.lanneff.com
Email:
lanneff@rocketmail.com

Contact: Carey Westbrook, Director

Report Card

Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.2/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.7/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.4/5.0)
Report Cards: 11    
Have you entered?
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L.A. Neo Noir Novel, Film, & Script Fest

Contact

Web:
http://www.lanneff.com
Email:
lanneff@rocketmail.com

Contact: Carey Westbrook, Director

Report Card

Overall: 3 stars3 stars3 stars (3.2/5.0)
Professionalism: 4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars (4.1/5.0)
Feedback: 3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars3.5 stars (3.7/5.0)
Signficance: 2.5 stars2.5 stars2.5 stars (2.4/5.0)
Report Cards: 11    
Have you entered?
Submit a Report card

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