Submissions are OPEN for the 2027 New Orleans Film Festival presented by Andscape

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We invite filmmakers from all over the globe to share your films with our programming team for consideration for the 38th New Orleans Film Festival to be held in-person between October 21 – October 26, 2027.

The Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival is one of the largest and most well-respected film festivals in the country, serving audiences of 25,000, hosting as many as 300 filmmakers, and providing cash awards and prizes valued at over $100,000. The festival has been a mainstay on MovieMaker Magazine’s list of the “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” since 2012, as well as a regular on the magazine’s list of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.”

If selected, all filmmakers in our lineup—shorts and features alike—receive a screening fee, provided that they supply the festival with all required assets, including closed captions for their film.

AUDIENCE STATISTICS
– In 2026, the average audience size for each film was 152, with an average of 79 for in-person screenings and 73 online viewers. In 2025, those numbers were similar: the average audience size for each film was 141, with an average of 70 in-person attendees per film and 59 virtual viewers. In 2024, the average audience size for each film was 161, with an average of 76 in-person attendees per film and 85 virtual viewers.

– The racial/ethnic background of NOFF audiences, based on recent survey results, is as follows: 30% Black, 3% Indigenous, 11% Latinx, 8% Asian, and 44% White.
– 9% of the NOFF audiences identify as part of the disability community.
– 61% of festival goers identify as women, 34% as men, and 5% as non-binary.
– 34% of NOFF audience members identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

2026 NOFF LINEUP STATS
– Directors of film selections represented 41 nationalities.
– The runtime of short films selected for the NOFF lineup ranged from 3 minutes to 39 minutes, with an average runtime of 15 minutes.
– Films made in Louisiana or by Louisiana-based directors accounted for 32% of all films in the lineup.
– Films made in the American South or by a South-based director accounted for 60% of the lineup.
– Films from Black directors accounted for 24% of the lineup, Indigenous directors 2%, Latinx directors 19%, Asian directors 12%, SWANA directors 4%, and white directors 53% (cumulative is higher than 100% due to some directors including more than one race, and some films having more than one director).
– 44% of films were directed by women, 44% by men, and 11% by filmmakers identifying as non-binary.
– 14% of films were directed by someone identifying as part of the disability community.
– 34% of films were directed by someone who identified as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.