New Orleans Film Festival description

Discover. Diverse. Cutting-edge. Programming! Now in its 29th year, the New Orleans Film Festival, October 17-25, 2018, has grown into an internationally respected annual event that attracts 25K people, 400+ filmmakers, and 240 films. It is one of the few film festivals that is Oscar-qualifying in all three Academy-accredited categories: Narrative Short, Documentary Short, and Animated Short - and it’s been recognized by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” in 2017. Attending filmmakers and cinema fans enjoy a unique camaraderie in a city that has an international reputation for knowing how to have a good time! Paste Magazine praised the festival for offering “a platform to voices that still fight to be heard.” We honor three vital commitments to filmmakers and to audiences hungry for fresh work with perspectives less often represented on the silver screen: - 90% of the 230+ films in the festival will come from submissions, ensuring New Orleans Film Festival is a place of discovery where all voices have an opportunity to be heard - 50% or more of the films will be helmed by women and gender non-conforming filmmakers - 45% or more will be helmed by filmmakers of color