Tier 3
Shreveport, United States
Last verified 12 June 2026
Perhaps the most unusual festival anywhere, this short-film competition requires entries to be made in Louisiana. Twenty finalists compete for a $25,000 prize that rises to $50,000 if shot in Caddo or Bossier Parish, amid a famously convivial weekend.
No premiere requirement. Louisiana Film Prize accepts films that have screened elsewhere.
Louisiana Film Prize takes place in Shreveport, United States.
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