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LA's Rich & Successful Film Festival

EGYPTIAN THEATER

OCT 10-17, 2026

5 YEARS RUNNING

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Deadlines

JAN 23, 2026Opens

MAR 8, 2026Early Bird Deadline

MAY 31, 2026Regular Deadline

JUN 28, 2026Late Deadline

About festival

LA's Rich & Successful Film Festival

LA’s Rich & Successful Film Festival (RSFF) is a presentation of Los Angeles’s most exciting rising talent. Grounded in camaraderie and celebration, our festival is the gateway to a true indie filmmaking community whose members support and empower each other long after festival season. For the third year in a row, we are proud to be hosting RSFF5 at the historic Egyptian Theatre co-presented with the American Cinematheque.

Festival Amenities

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Accepted Content

Genres:

ComedyAnimationHorrorCrimeDramaScience Fiction

ThrillerActionDocumentary

Categories:

Short Film

Submission Categories

Film Submission

Fee: $55·Deadline: June 28, 2026

Type: Film

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Egyptian Theater

Festival Rules

All films must be submitted by the deadline:

Films must be 20 MINS OR LESS in length in order to be eligible for consideration:

We consider films in any language as long as the filmmaker is currently based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. If your film is not in English, make sure it has English subtitles where necessary.:

Work in progress films are considered at submission as long as the final cut will be ready for screening at least 3 weeks prior to festival date. Please include a title card describing what’s unfinished at the beginning of the submission screener.:

Your film must have been completed no earlier than September 1, 2024:

We consider films regardless of their premiere status. If your film has already premiered at another festival, whether it screened at a physical venue or online, it’s still eligible for consideration.:

We consider all shorts and are genre-agnostic. Send us whatever you’ve got!:

We will contact entrants if there's anything wrong with the submission. If this occurs, you will need to fix the submission issue by the requested deadline, otherwise we can't guarantee that your film will be watched in time.:

We do not provide refunds for festival entries.:

Entrants can update their screener by uploading a new video file provided your original link url does not change. The link must stay the same after you have submitted your entry. If it is replaced programmers will lose access to your screener and it may not be watched in time for consideration. :

Deadlines close at 11:59 PM PST.:

If accepted, filmmakers are expected to attend the festival.:

Accepted filmmakers will be notified via email. Filmmakers must confirm their participation by the given deadline or will be unable to participate in the festival.:

Accepted filmmakers must be the authors of their submitted work and must be ready to sign an agreement stating that they own all rights to their film and its components ahead of screening with RSFF.:

LA's Rich & Successful Film Festival

Deadlines

About festival

LA's Rich & Successful Film Festival

Festival Amenities

Accepted Content

Submission Categories

Film Submission

Contact

Festival Rules

All films must be submitted by the deadline:

Films must be 20 MINS OR LESS in length in order to be eligible for consideration:

We consider films in any language as long as the filmmaker is currently based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. If your film is not in English, make sure it has English subtitles where necessary.:

Work in progress films are considered at submission as long as the final cut will be ready for screening at least 3 weeks prior to festival date. Please include a title card describing what’s unfinished at the beginning of the submission screener.:

Your film must have been completed no earlier than September 1, 2024:

We consider films regardless of their premiere status. If your film has already premiered at another festival, whether it screened at a physical venue or online, it’s still eligible for consideration.:

We consider all shorts and are genre-agnostic. Send us whatever you’ve got!:

We will contact entrants if there's anything wrong with the submission. If this occurs, you will need to fix the submission issue by the requested deadline, otherwise we can't guarantee that your film will be watched in time.:

We do not provide refunds for festival entries.:

Entrants can update their screener by uploading a new video file provided your original link url does not change. The link must stay the same after you have submitted your entry. If it is replaced programmers will lose access to your screener and it may not be watched in time for consideration. :

Deadlines close at 11:59 PM PST.:

If accepted, filmmakers are expected to attend the festival.:

Accepted filmmakers will be notified via email. Filmmakers must confirm their participation by the given deadline or will be unable to participate in the festival.:

Accepted filmmakers must be the authors of their submitted work and must be ready to sign an agreement stating that they own all rights to their film and its components ahead of screening with RSFF.:

If accepted, entrants are responsible for delivering their festival exhibition copy, trailer, screener link, press stills and press-kit on time.:

Exhibition copies must be submitted in DCP format.:

We do not cover shipping expenses for screening copies and other materials.: