The Inaugural award from the Louisiana Film Prize Festival will go to global filmmakers whose short film must shoot in the Shreveport-Bossier area.

The top 20 entries will screen at the festival, set to run from Oct 5-7, executive director Gregory Kallenberg said in an announcement on Tuesday (Mar 6).

The grand prize winner will be selected from a panel of judges including Steve Beckman from Cinetic and Jason Neulander, founder of the Salvage Vanguard Theater in Austin, Texas.

According to a press release the Shreveport-Bossier region in Northwest Louisiana has hosted more than 100 film and television projects in the last five years, among them Drive Angry and Straw Dogs.

Visit the official website for entry details.

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