{"id":1950675,"date":"2025-08-09T03:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1950675"},"modified":"2025-08-09T03:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:33:05","slug":"check-out-the-top-20-films-and-filmmakers-for-louisiana-film-prize-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/check-out-the-top-20-films-and-filmmakers-for-louisiana-film-prize-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out the Top 20 films and filmmakers for Louisiana Film Prize 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/strand-hosts-shreveport-premiere-local-142340831.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Independent filmmakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Independent filmmakers<\/a> from across the country were anxiously awaiting Thursday evenings announcement at The Noble Savage in downtown Shreveport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Aug. 7, the Louisiana Film Prize announced the top <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/top-20-films-louisiana-film-160122906.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:20 finalist;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">20 finalist<\/a> for the Louisiana Film Prize 2025. \u201cThis has been the strongest crop of films we\u2019ve ever seen competing for the 20 slots at Film Prize,\u201d said Gregory Kallenberg, founder of the Louisiana Film Prize and Executive Director ofthe Prize Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/prize-foundation-announces-partnership-benefit-182635658.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:These finalist will be competing for up to $50,000;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">These finalist will be competing for up to $50,000<\/a> &#8212; the world&#8217;s largest cash prize for a narrative short film during Prize Fest this October in downtown Shreveport.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Check out the 20 films and filmmakers:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Abuelo<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Trevor Chapman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Girl Dad<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Rachael Hudson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>High Cotton<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Melissa Goslin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Hivemind<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Chris Alan Evans<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Last Minute<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Michael Cusumano<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Loneliness of an American Woman<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Brad Negrotto<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Mentality<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Mackenzie Bell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>M.R.I. or Michael Remains Indefinitely<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by John F. Beach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Old Man at the Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Alexander Jeffery<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Perfect Night<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by David Michael Long<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Rug Pull<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Carlos Jiminez<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Strand<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Austin Gorski<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>The Vivid Imagination of David Thursby<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Vultures Prey at the Starlight Motel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Directed by Ben Maner and Ben Mathen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>To learn more about each film visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appcUXawZUXS1tcu7\/shryMNqM436ZW1tRm\/tblD881ZyufNxBp7p\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:airtable.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">airtable.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To qualify, these filmmakers were required to shoot a five to 15-minute narrative short in the state of Louisiana. The $25,000 grand prize is doubled to $50,000 if the winning film was shot in Caddo Parish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These films will play center stage during the week long Prize Fest starting Oct. 16 and continuing through Oct. 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The grand prize winner will be selected through a unique combination of audience voting and evaluations from a panel of film industry veterans, tastemakers and celebrities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not only will the winning filmmaker recieve a cash prize but will also receive a red carpet premiere and a full one-week theatrical run of their short film at a Fort Worth cinema. This premiere package is part of a partnership with Louisiana Film Prize and the Fort Worth Film Commission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the film prize, this premiere package will officially qualify the film for Academy Award consideration and is a prestigious gateway for independent filmmakers to step onto the national stage and into Oscar contention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We are incredibly excited for another year of shining a bright light on indie film,&#8221; said Kallenberg. &#8220;The coolest part is that our audience will be helping one of these filmmakers become Oscar qualified. It is a huge responsibility, and my hope is that everyone will do their part to choose the right film to compete for an Academy Award.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/top-20-films-louisiana-film-160122906.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:These are the Top 20 films for Louisiana Film Prize 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">These are the Top 20 films for Louisiana Film Prize 2024<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Louisiana Film Prize 2025 Top 20 Announcement Party Thursday evening, August 8, 2025, at the Noble Savage in downtown Shreveport.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Winners of the Louisiana Film Prize 2025 Top 20 Announcement Party cheer for a photo Thursday evening, August 8, 2025, at the Noble Savage in downtown Shreveport.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"645\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BY5cqLMnquIP5lA0JYUTjg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0NTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/shreveport-times-the-times\/0650571acb2dde0dc14b883492b696f6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Winners of the Louisiana Film Prize 2025 Top 20 Announcement Party cheer for a photo Thursday evening, August 8, 2025, at the Noble Savage in downtown Shreveport.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shreveporttimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/arts\/2025\/08\/08\/check-out-the-top-20-films-and-filmmakers-for-louisiana-film-prize-2025\/85567331007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Check out the Top 20 films and filmmakers for Louisiana Film Prize 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Check out the Top 20 films and filmmakers for Louisiana Film Prize 2025<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent filmmakers from across the country were anxiously awaiting Thursday evenings announcement at The Noble Savage in downtown Shreveport. 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