Short Film Submissions Open for the 8th Imagination Lunchbox International Film Festivals

BALTIMORE - Feb. 22, 2024 - PRLog -- Short films from filmmakers from around the world are now being accepted for the 8th annual "Imagination Lunchbox International Film Fests" (ILIFF and ILICFF) at FilmFreeway.com. The Imagination Lunchbox International Film Festivals are to be held September 21 – 29, 2024 virtually (powered by Zoom) and at various locations in Maryland. Admission is free for all activities that consist of the screening and awarding for shorts for both the Imagination Lunchbox International Film Fest and the Imagination Lunchbox International Children's Film Fest; the Imagination Lunchbox/Eubie Blake Filmmaking Workshops presented in part by the Eubie Blake Cultural Center, the Imagination Lunchbox Basketball Tournament games, and the Imagination Lunchbox Virtual Open Call Auditions presented in part by the Vanguard Affinity Group and the Talent Concierge Artists Agency.

In the past short films from US, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Russia, Germany, Korea, Spain and many more countries were screened and awarded. In the past public and private schools throughout Maryland have screened the films for their students in a cultural program. The film festivals, ILIFF and ILICFF, were founded by Anthony Michael Hobbs (www.ImaginationLunchbox.com), a SAG/AFTRA multi-award-winning actor (PBS, DreamWorks) and filmmaker (over 20 awards).

Attendees and filmmakers are saying:

"Simply the best festival ever!" - Alan Chriest

"Super impressed with them and love that they have kid judges," Nicole Rose.

"Such a friendly creative film festival. It was a wonderful experience." -  Charlotte McLaverty

Four awards will be given - "Best Film," "Best Film Made By Youth," "Film Festival Choice," and "Most Uplifting Film". Submission deadlines are April 5^th for early submission discounts, July 12th is the regular deadline, and August 9^th is the deadline for late submission. Winners are notified by August 24, 2024.

The "Imagination Lunchbox International Children's Film Fest" was launch in 2016 by Hobbs to give young filmmakers a platform to showcase their films and view other creative projects made for young filmmakers. The "Imagination Lunchbox International Film Festival" was launched in 2023 to open his platform to all other filmmakers over 18 years-old.

All short film submissions are accepted through Film Freeway. To submit a short film to ILIFF log onto www.FilmFreeway.com/ImaginationLunchboxInternationalFilmFestival, and to submit to ILICFF log onto www.FilmFreeway.com/ImaginationLunchboxInternationalChildrensFilmFestival.