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International Los Angeles Trans & Non-Binary Film Festival
Our mission is to celebrate and spotlight trans filmmakers with a non competition-based lens. We aim to be an accessible festival and event to the community, cast, and crews of these films. We are a trans led production founded by Mustard Boys Productions!
After an AMAZING one-night second year event showcasing 2 hours of trans-led films with streaming on Red Coral Universe the weekend after and for all of Pride Month; it’s clear how fast this is growing! As we gear up for a larger third year, we accept shorts, TV episodes, features, and screenplays. We welcome fiction, non-fiction, and experimental media of all genres.
About us: In March 2025, we held our first festival night at Akbar in Los Angeles. We completely filled the screening room! Entry was free to keep it accessible to the community, we had trans and NB vendors selling goods, and social networking/dance party continued after the screening until 2am. The screening time was about 2 hours long and we showcased fiction and nonfiction shorts, multi-lingual films, experimental works, trailers for features, and episodes of a webseries. We had first-time and career filmmakers alike! 2026 was a sold out success where 150 folks showed up at the door and 576 viewers joined our online streaming of the event!
Festival Amenities
Accepted Content
Submission Categories
Shorts
We accept fiction, non-fiction, music videos, or experimental genres. Shorts are highly recommended to be under 20 minutes. Max submission runtime is 30 minutes. If submission is over 30 minutes, apply to the Feature category.
Features
We accept fiction, non-fiction, or experimental genres. Features must be between 30-180 minutes and include a trailer with submission, and/or time codes of your submission for a 10 minute preview. If selected, we will be in conversation with you about the runtime we can offer your film. **IF YOUR SUBMISSION DOES NOT INCLUDE A LINK TO A TRAILER OR 10 MINUTE PREVIEW/CUT THEN IT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.** Depending on your feature's length and festival constraints, we may be limited showing your feature's trailer or 10-15 minutes of your choosing for the live event screening.
Series
We accept web series, television, or other film series genres. Submit one episode as a preview. If selected, we will be in conversation with you on how much runtime your series will get - whether that is a trailer, first episode, or more. If you have a preferred runtime, such as 30 minutes for the first 2 episodes, then please include that with your submission. Depending on episode and series length, and festival constraints, we may be limited to your series' trailer or pilot's first 10-15 minutes for the event screening.
Alt - Podcast/Web Video
This is for music videos, podcasts, web videos etc that may not fall under a more traditional "film" category.
Commercial
This is for traditional commercials with a trans focus or direction, and includes PSAs. Again, this film festival is anti-AI and will not accept submissions that use AI in any way.
Festival Team
Jude Allard
Programmer
Joey Haley
Director
Electra La Gata
Co-Producer
Festival Rules
Subtitles:
If in another language other than ENG, must have ENG subtitles with submission. If selected, we will request subtitles for ALL films (regardless of language) for accessibility at our live event screening.
NO AI:
LA Trans & NB Film Festival is anti-AI. If we find your submission to have used AI, including poster or credits, you will not qualify for the festival.
Series:
Series must send one full episode to review, ideally the episode that you would like to screen at the event if accepted.
Features:
Features must be under 3 hours and include a trailer with submission! ==Please send the trailer to our email, ==latnbfilmfest@protonmail.com. It is possible we will only be able to screen the trailer or 10-15 minutes of your choosing. Ability to do a full screening at the event will depend on festival resources and capacity.
Shorts:
Shorts are highly recommended to be under 20 minutes. We also accept music videos and other types of media such as podcasts in the "Alt" category.
Screenplays:
- We accept screenplays! If interested, please check out our FilmFreeway and submit there.
- Screenplays must select up to 15 pages to review to consider for live reading. Ability to do live reading at event will depend on festival resources and capacity.
- Screenplay feedback notes from festival programmers included with additional $15. Specific questions about screenplay or follow-up notes after initial feedback may be asked in limited capacity. You may also select for screenplay feedback notes WITHOUT submission to the festival, by applying only to the Screenplay Feedback category and not the Screenplay Submission category. For more details or questions email latnbfilmfest@protonmail.com
