For Immediate Release
Submit your work to FilmFreeway between November 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023
Langley City, BC – The City of Langley's Arts, Recreation, Culture, and Heritage (ARCH) Committee and the Langley Arts Council are excited to invite all B.C. filmmakers to submit their original work on Film Freeway between November 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, to win at the first Langley City Film Festival (LCFF), which will take place from Friday, October 20th to Sunday, October 22nd, 2023.
The theme of the film festival is 'Transitions'. Have you undergone a shift in perspective? Are you seeing the world through new eyes? Have you discovered a new way of being? Or have new environments opened themselves up to you? Well, the Langley City Film Festival is the perfect opportunity to share your story.
"Due to recent events, we can all relate to this idea of 'Transitions' in one way or another. Let's take this opportunity to connect with our community and one another on a deeper level of experience and understanding through film," said Co-Chair Langley City Councillor Rosemary Wallace. "The festival aims to provide a space for emerging and professional B.C. filmmakers to submit and screen their original films to a captivated audience in the City of Langley."
For the inaugural year, the LCFF will span across three nights and will present awards for the following categories:
General Awards (19+ years)
Feature (45-90 minutes, including credits)
- 1st Place Feature: $1000 and tour of a local film studio.
- Feature Runner-up: Tour of a local film studio and certificate of participation.
Short (5-25 minutes, including credits)
- 1st Place Short: $1000 and tour of a local film studio.
- Short Runner-up: Tour of a local film studio and certificate of participation.
Stock (30 seconds to 3 minutes, including credits)
- 1st Place Stock: $1000 and tour of a local film studio.
- Stock Runner-up: Tour of a local film studio and certificate of participation.
Student Awards (18 years and under)
Long (3-5 minutes, including credits)
- 1st Place Student Long: $100 Gift Card and tour of a local film studio.
- Student Long Runner-up: Tour of a local film studio and certificate of participation.
Medium (1-3 minutes, including credits)
- 1st Place Student Medium: $100 Gift Card and tour of a local film studio.
- Student Medium Runner-up: Tour of a local film studio and certificate of participation.
Short (10-60 seconds, including credits)
- 1st Place Short: $100 Gift Card and tour of a local film studio.
- Student Short Runner-up: Tour of a local film studio and certificate of participation.
All films must have been created between January 1, 2019, and June 30, 2023, to enter. Films must be submitted and registered via FilmFreeway before June 30, 2023. Late submissions will not be accepted.
For more information on the City of Langley's Arts, Recreation, Culture, and Heritage (ARCH) Committee, and the Langley Arts Council's first Langley City Film Festival (LCFF), visit https://filmfreeway.com/LCFF2023, or email LCFF@langleyarts.ca.
Media Inquiries :
Samantha Paulson, Communications Officer
mediainfo@langleycity.ca