Louisiana Public Broadcasting Seeking Independent Short Films from Local Filmmakers
Submitted films nominated will be featured in the 2017 PBS Online Film Festival
Louisiana Public Broadcasting is calling for entries for short films from local filmmakers. The films submitted will be nominated for inclusion in the sixth annual PBS Online Film Festival. The PBS Online Film Festival showcases powerful stories from filmmakers across the country and reaches an engaged and digitally savvy audience. The 2017 PBS Online Film Festival will take place July 17 - July 28, 2017.
“Each year Louisiana Public Broadcasting looks for the best Louisiana produced short films for inclusion in the PBS Online Film Festival. This national online film festival showcases some of the best short films in the country. “We are very proud of the past Louisiana entries that have been selected to the national festival, though our work with local filmmakers, and expect another great slate of submissions this year,” said Jason Viso, Director of Programming & Content at LPB.
Anyone wanting to enter their film can send a link to filmfest@lpb.org so it can be reviewed. Please include the title of the film, plus a two to three sentence description of the film. If you have questions about the technical requirements for the festival, send them to the same email address or go to http://www.lpb.org/filmfest.
All entries must be received by Monday, April 3, 2017.
About Louisiana Public Broadcasting:
Since 1975, Louisiana Public Broadcasting has been the public television network for the state of Louisiana with stations in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe and Shreveport. LPB is also affiliated with WLAE-TV in New Orleans. In addition to its award-winning documentaries about the history and people of Louisiana, LPB is dedicated to helping children throughout the state develop their literacy, math and science skills through its numerous educational outreach programs.
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Contact:
Margaret T. Schlaudecker, mschlaudecker@lpb.org, (800) 272-8161, ext. 4276 or (225) 767-4276.