Your Story Deserves Recognition.
Submit your film or screenplay to the SoCal Film Awards. Celebrating creative independence and recognizing exceptional storytellers since 2005.
Three Ways to Enter
Choose whichever submission platform works best for you. Each option below takes you to its respective submission or checkout page.
FilmFreeway
Submit your project through the established FilmFreeway festival listing.
Submit on FilmFreeway ↗Indie Film Exchange
Enter through the SoCal Film Awards listing on Indie Film Exchange.
Submit on IFX ↗Submit Directly
Prefer to enter on our website? Use our existing direct submission checkout.
Submit on Our WebsiteSubmission fees, deadlines, eligibility details, and checkout terms are provided through the relevant submission method. The Submitter Portal is planned for a later phase and is not yet active.
Films, Screenplays & Creative Achievement
The SoCal Film Awards welcomes a wide range of independent work, from narrative features and documentaries to screenplays and specialized creative disciplines.
Films & Screenplays
- Feature Film (narrative, longer than 40 minutes)
- Short Film (narrative, 40 minutes or less)
- Documentary Feature
- Documentary Short
- Animated Feature & Animated Short
- Micro Short (narrative, under 5 minutes)
- Screenplay: Long Form (over 40 pages)
- Screenplay: Short Form (under 40 pages)
Additional Formats
- Music Video
- Movie Trailer
- Web Series
- YouTube Creators
- Gamer Videos
- Youth (17 and under)
- Educational or Training
- Experimental
- Faith-based Movie
- Cultural Impact
Performances & Direction
- Leading Actor
- Leading Actress
- Supporting Actor
- Supporting Actress
- Best Director
- First-Time Filmmaker
Craft & Technical Awards
- Best Editing
- Best Score
- Best Cinematography
- Best Credit Sequence
- Best Sound Design
- Best Adaptation
A note on awards: Categories and awards depend on the final selections. Entries may be submitted in eligible categories, but a winner is not guaranteed in every category. Recognition depends on the quality of the entries received.
Celebrating Creative Independence Since 2005
From our roots as the SoCal Independent Film Festival to today's SoCal Film Awards, we have championed independent filmmakers and screenwriters for more than two decades.
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