Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival

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Years running: 22 (since 2003)

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival

Film Festival celebrates independent and international film making.

About

THE HOLLYWOOD REEL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (HRIFF) was started to help support and promote independent cinema in Los Angeles, encouraging filmmakers with unique or non-mainstream visions to create films made for less than five million dollars.

Through offering cash, prizes and awards the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival's goal is to stimulate filmmakers in the creation of quality new work. By creating opportunities for multiple screenings of the best films to be viewed in theaters by industry professionals and fellow filmmakers, the Festival hopes to give these motion pictures an opportunity to find distribution, garner media attention and provide filmmakers a chance for their work to be shown on cinema screens.

Awards

  • Best picture
  • Best short feature
  • Best Film in every category
  • Best Director
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing

People Choice Awards:

  • Peoples Choice Award For Best Picture
  • Peoples Choice Award For Best Director

 

 All award winners have the opportunity to be screened at the hollywood reel independent film festival & will receive offical laurel leaf certificate.

All award winners will receive offical laurel leaf certificate.

 

 

Rules

  • Film must not currently have major distribution in United States.
  • Film must not currently have major distribution in United States; 
  • Submitter must be 18 years of age or older. 

Documents and Other Requisite Items

  • Submit a film via Filmfreeway system

Deadlines of each category are different. 

Films do not have to be screened publicly to be eligible for our festival, prizes, or awards. Please let us know if you have a film that cannot be screened publicly (in case after submitting to us you wish to premiere your film at an alternate festival). 

Selection Media Type: DVD, Withoutabox Secure Online Screener

Subtitles language: english

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Sean Chisolm (Festival Registrar).

Documents

Place

United States
Los Angeles

Official Website

hollywoodreelindependentfilmfestival.com

Contacts

Address:

Suite 828
Hollywood CA 90078
U S A
Phone: 1-213-290-1437

Contact Emails

info.hriff@gmail.com

Social Networks

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Opening Date
    March 17, 2023
  • Earlybird Deadline
    May 05, 2023
  • Earlybird extension
    June 16, 2023
  • Regular Deadline
    July 07, 2023
  • Summer extension
    August 04, 2023
  • Late Deadline
    August 26, 2023
  • Fall extension
    September 15, 2023
  • Final Deadline
    October 20, 2023
  • November Deadline
    November 10, 2023
  • December Deadline
    December 15, 2023
  • Final deadline
    January 05, 2024
  • Notifications
    January 15, 2024
  • Event Dates
    12 February — 4 March 2024
Categories & Fees

Films of any length dealing with LBGT themes. Features: minimum 44 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $42
  • Regular Deadline — $44
  • Summer extension — $46
  • Late Deadline — $48
  • Fall extension — $49
  • Final Deadline — $50
  • November Deadline — $52
  • December Deadline — $54
  • Final deadline — $58

For any trailer with a running time of 4 minutes or less.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $10
  • Earlybird extension — $11
  • Regular Deadline — $12
  • Summer extension — $14
  • Late Deadline — $15
  • Fall extension — $16
  • Final Deadline — $18
  • November Deadline — $20
  • December Deadline — $22
  • Final deadline — $24

Any comedic film with a running time of 8 to 44 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $36
  • Earlybird extension — $38
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Summer extension — $42
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Fall extension — $47
  • Final Deadline — $49
  • November Deadline — $50
  • December Deadline — $52
  • Final deadline — $54

Films of any length dealing with LBGT themes. Shorts: From 2 minutes to 45 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $36
  • Earlybird extension — $38
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Summer extension — $43
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Fall extension — $47
  • Final Deadline — $49
  • November Deadline — $50
  • December Deadline — $52
  • Final deadline — $55

Any narrative film with a running time under 45 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $36
  • Earlybird extension — $38
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Summer extension — $42
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Fall extension — $47
  • Final Deadline — $49
  • November Deadline — $50
  • December Deadline — $52
  • Final deadline — $54

Any animated film with a running time of 45 minutes or longer

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $42
  • Regular Deadline — $44
  • Summer extension — $45
  • Late Deadline — $47
  • Fall extension — $49
  • Final Deadline — $52
  • November Deadline — $54
  • December Deadline — $60
  • Final deadline — $64

Any animated film with a running time under 45 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $36
  • Earlybird extension — $38
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Summer extension — $42
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Fall extension — $47
  • Final Deadline — $49
  • November Deadline — $50
  • December Deadline — $52
  • Final deadline — $54

Any narrative film with a running time of 44 minutes or longer.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $42
  • Regular Deadline — $44
  • Summer extension — $45
  • Late Deadline — $47
  • Fall extension — $49
  • Final Deadline — $52
  • November Deadline — $54
  • December Deadline — $60
  • Final deadline — $64

Any narrative film with a running time of 44 minutes or longer.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $42
  • Regular Deadline — $44
  • Summer extension — $45
  • Late Deadline — $47
  • Fall extension — $49
  • Final Deadline — $52
  • November Deadline — $54
  • December Deadline — $60
  • Final deadline — $64

Any Horror, Science-Fiction, or other genre based films with a running time under 45 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $36
  • Earlybird extension — $38
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Summer extension — $42
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Fall extension — $47
  • Final Deadline — $49
  • November Deadline — $50
  • December Deadline — $52
  • Final deadline — $54

An film made by college film students. Films must not have major U.S. distribution and should have been made for less then 1 million dollars in production costs. Discounts for shorts. Features: minimum 44 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $42
  • Regular Deadline — $44
  • Summer extension — $45
  • Late Deadline — $47
  • Fall extension — $49
  • Final Deadline — $52
  • November Deadline — $54
  • December Deadline — $60
  • Final deadline — $64

All narrative film with a running time of 44 minutes or longer, and a Horror or Science-Fiction focus.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $42
  • Regular Deadline — $44
  • Summer extension — $45
  • Late Deadline — $47
  • Fall extension — $49
  • Final Deadline — $52
  • November Deadline — $54
  • December Deadline — $60
  • Final deadline — $64

Teleplay, Pilots, Short and Feature FIlm Screenplays.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $44
  • Regular Deadline — $45
  • Summer extension — $48
  • Late Deadline — $49
  • Fall extension — $50
  • Final Deadline — $54
  • November Deadline — $59
  • December Deadline — $65
  • Final deadline — $75
  • Earlybird Deadline — $39
  • Earlybird extension — $40
  • Regular Deadline — $42
  • Summer extension — $43
  • Late Deadline — $44
  • Fall extension — $45
  • Final Deadline — $46
  • November Deadline — $48
  • December Deadline — $54
  • Final deadline — $70

An film made by college film students. Films must not have major U.S. distribution and should have been made for less then 1 million dollars in production costs. Discounts for shorts. From 2 minutes to 45 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $36
  • Earlybird extension — $38
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Summer extension — $42
  • Late Deadline — $45
  • Fall extension — $47
  • Final Deadline — $49
  • November Deadline — $50
  • December Deadline — $52
  • Final deadline — $54

Shorts: maximum 5 minutes.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $25
  • Earlybird extension — $28
  • Regular Deadline — $30
  • Summer extension — $33
  • Late Deadline — $35
  • Fall extension — $38
  • Final Deadline — $40
  • November Deadline — $42
  • December Deadline — $45
  • Final deadline — $48

A runtime of any length is permitted.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $45
  • Earlybird extension — $48
  • Regular Deadline — $50
  • Summer extension — $53
  • Late Deadline — $56
  • Fall extension — $60
  • Final Deadline — $70
  • November Deadline — $75
  • December Deadline — $80
  • Final deadline — $85

Narrative films shot on 35mm or 70mm film (with a running time over 45 minutes)

  • Earlybird Deadline — $100
  • Earlybird extension — $125
  • Regular Deadline — $130
  • Summer extension — $140
  • Late Deadline — $150
  • Fall extension — $175
  • Final Deadline — $200
  • November Deadline — $225
  • December Deadline — $250
  • Final deadline — $300

Narrative films (with a running time of 45 minutes or less) that have been filmed or produced outside of the United States are eligible to submit in this category.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $34
  • Earlybird extension — $38
  • Regular Deadline — $40
  • Summer extension — $45
  • Late Deadline — $48
  • Fall extension — $50
  • Final Deadline — $55
  • November Deadline — $60
  • December Deadline — $65
  • Final deadline — $70

A runtime of any length is permitted

  • Earlybird Deadline — $33
  • Earlybird extension — $34
  • Regular Deadline — $36
  • Summer extension — $40
  • Late Deadline — $41
  • Fall extension — $43
  • Final Deadline — $45
  • November Deadline — $47
  • December Deadline — $50
  • Final deadline — $55

Narrative films (with a running time over 45 minutes) that have been filmed or produced outside of the United States are eligible to submit in this category.

  • Earlybird Deadline — $40
  • Earlybird extension — $42
  • Regular Deadline — $44
  • Summer extension — $50
  • Late Deadline — $54
  • Fall extension — $60
  • Final Deadline — $65
  • November Deadline — $70
  • December Deadline — $75
  • Final deadline — $85

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