New Optics Film Festival

The New Optics Film Festival

A Festival for the Next Generation of Filmmakers

The New Optics Film Festival is an annual event held by Notre Dame High School and Columbia College Hollywood.

Winners will be awarded by a judging panel of industry professionals in the following categories:

  • News Broadcast
  • Documentary Short
  • Narrative Short
  • Music Video
  • Public Service Announcement (PSA)
  • Animation Short
  • New Media

The top three winning videos will be screened during our festival. Our industry professional judges will determine the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each category in an awards ceremony following the screening.

Special Screening & Awards Ceremony – Friday, March 27, 2020 

Location: Notre Dame High School

13645 Riverside Drive
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

New Optics Film Festival – Saturday, March 28, 2020

@ Columbia College Hollywood

Submissions are now open.  To submit your film, click here.
If you don’t have work to submit but would still like to RSVP for the event? You can do that here.  
The first submission deadline is December 1, 2019 – FREE
The second submission deadline is January 10, 2020 – $20.00

At CCH, we believe it is important to take a stand by demonstrating our willingness to promote and inspire systemic change. We must speak honestly and truthfully to the ugliness of racism that permeates throughout our society today. It may be an uncomfortable conversation for some, but it is an all-too familiar reality for anyone living in this country with black or brown skin. Hiding from it, ignoring it, or being silent about it will not make it go away.

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