Thank you, LA Skins Festival for selecting our film, “Missing Indigenous” for your 11th Annual Film Festival! This year’s LA Skins Festival will take place between November 14th through November 19th, and showcases works by independent Native American filmmakers that provide insight into the beauty, complexity and diversity of Native American people. We are humbled and excited to take part in such a great event for the native film community, and to share our work once again.
If you would like to support Missing Indigenous at this year’s LA Skins Festival, please visit www.laskinsfest.com.
About LA Skins Festival (from www.filmfreeway.com)
The LA SKINS FEST annually showcases works by independent Native American filmmakers that provide insight into the beauty, complexity and diversity of Native American people. The festival offers filmmakers an opportunity to show their work so audiences of all ages and interests can enrich their experience and understanding of Native American cultures.
Every year, the LA SKINS FEST premiers several Native American movies that feature Q&A’s with filmmakers, panel discussions with industry professionals, and after-parties with Native American musicians. Our annual award ceremony honors the great achievements in Native American filmmaking and provides monetary prizes as well as distribution to new platforms.
In the past eleven years, the LA SKINS FEST has garnered support from several art foundations, entertainment corporations, and Native American tribes. NBCUniversal, CBS Entertainment Development, CBS Corp, HBO, ABC/DISNEY, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Lionsgate, A&E Networks, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Department of Cultural Affairs and the Ramona Band of Mission Indians are valuable supporters. In 2017, the National Endowment for the Arts and Turner Broadcasting Systems joined the LA SKINS FEST to provide great opportunities for the festival.
Awards & Prizes
The LA SKINS FEST will celebrate filmmakers whose original works is distinguished in their category. A pre-screening committee will select four finalists in each category after viewing all selected to be part of the competition. Awards will be given the following categories:
• Best Narrative
• Best Documentary
• Best Narrative Short
• Best Documentary Short
• Best Animation
• Audience Award
• Best Emerging Filmmaker
Films accepted in the festival will be eligible for competition, distribution opportunities and cash award prices. In addition, winners of the Best Feature and Best Short Awards will receive an InkTip Script Listing to promote themselves and their scripts to InkTip’s entire network of producers, managers, and agents.