Los Angeles Movie Awards, Yucca Valley Film Festival – Film Fest Guide for March 16
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Yucca Valley Film Festival
Welcome to the Yucca Valley Film Festival, the official festival of the Town of Yucca Valley since 2019, the gateway to the Joshua Tree National Park.
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The Yucca Valley Film Festival has been recognized as CULTURAL CONTRIBUTOR in 2023 by:
🇺🇸 the US CONGRESS
🇺🇸 the US SENATE
🇺🇸 the COUNTY of San Bernardino
🇺🇸 and the Basin Wide Foundation
We also placed in the top 3 of Best Annual Event in the Morongo Basin, voted by over 50K+ residents.
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The 2025 YVFF is scheduled for Nov 7, 8, 9 2025, at the Community Center of Yucca Valley, CA. It will be in-person.
Masterclass 2024 with Shane Stanley
Masterclass 2023 with Rosanna Arquette
Masterclass 2022 with Brent Huff, Mina Sundwall
Masterclass 2021 with Michael Dante
Masterclass 2020 with William Baldwin
Masterclass 2019 with John Stanier
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South Western International Film Festival
The South Western International Film Festival (SWIFF) has been a cornerstone of cultural celebration in Sarnia, Ontario, since its inception in 2015. Founded by the late Ravi Srinivasan, a visionary film programmer and proud Sarnia native, SWIFF quickly gained recognition for showcasing diverse, socially conscious, and groundbreaking films. Over its remarkable journey, SWIFF became a beacon for independent cinema, drawing audiences from across Canada and beyond.
The festival’s journey began in 2015 with a homecoming screening of “Into the Forest,” directed by Sarnia-born filmmaker Patricia Rozema. This inaugural event set the stage for SWIFF as a dynamic cultural tradition, blending world-class independent films with live music performances and workshops. Year after year, SWIFF delivered unforgettable moments, celebrating Canadian talent like Oscar nominees Bing Liu (“Minding the Gap”) and Emma Donoghue (“Room”), hosting live concerts by celebrated bands such as Born Ruffians and The Sadies, and facilitating thought-provoking discussions, workshops, and new media exhibits.
The heart of SWIFF was its founder, Ravi Srinivasan, a beloved figure in the film industry. Known for his passion, generosity, and dedication to promoting diverse voices in cinema, Ravi’s vision transformed SWIFF into a cultural treasure. His sudden and unexpected passing in January 2023 at the age of 37 was a profound loss to the arts community, leaving a void that was deeply felt by all who knew him and by the festival he passionately nurtured. This tragedy led to the festival’s initial closure. After a year-long hiatus, SWIFF is reborn in 2024 under new management, committed to honoring Ravi Srinivasan’s legacy.
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Los Angeles Movie Awards
The Los Angeles Movie Awards’ mission is to celebrate the independent motion picture and literary arts by providing a platform for filmmakers and writers to have their work awarded and screened.
Welcome to the 2025 Los Angeles Movie Awards. The LAMA offers more than just a handful of award possibilities. We pride ourselves in providing a wide variety of award opportunities between our 10 categories. Not only will filmmakers have a higher chance of landing an award, they also will not be at risk of jeopardizing their world premiere status with other festivals. Films that are selected to screen with us will have the opportunity to opt out of their screening while still maintaining their award/s if there is a conflict with another festival or event. At that point, the next runner up will move in to the screening spot. “Best” films of each category will be guaranteed a screening spot,and will have the opportunity to win our Audience Choice Award. Official selections and honorable mentions will also have the opportunity to win the Audience Choice Award. All winners will receive official LAMA award certificates.
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WSXA Paris International Awards
WSXA Paris 🎖 International Awards is a FilmFreeway Gold festival and a partner award event of ARFF International.
As an International & Independent event, We award and showcase Feature & Short Films, Feature & Short Documentary works, Commercials, New Media, Music Video and Animations. It is possible to experience the WScreen archive by the monthly chronology below:
Regarding the Unification Program, WSXA & ARFF International change the country of the Award Events each year to enhance the festival experience. It’s the responsibility of each filmmaker to check all the emails via FilmFreeway associated email addresses, social media updates and ticket information carefully. ARFF & WSXA International Editions are curated as Hybrid Festivals after Corona times. Award Events are focused on networking and all the screenings are scheduled online. All 4 Edition Finalist filmmakers & network members will be gathered in November 2024 // Amsterdam. The festival do not take the responsibility of the filmmakers who attend physical venues with online tickets, mistaken visa applications, flight and accommodations.
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