Cold Hard Blood

2020 Official Selection:  Narrative Short Film – Horror In a nightmarish near-future Los Angeles where human blood is a hot commodity, a former criminal sets out on a mission of vengeance against the corrupt evangelist who nearly took everything from her. Director(s): Quinn Bailey Writer(s): Quinn Bailey Producer(s): Alexandra Aguas Cast: Alicia Blasingame, Liam Fountain, …

Far Gone

2020 Official Selection:  Narrative Short Film – Horror Struggling with loss, drug addiction and a sense of reality. Matthew is terrorized by a demonic presence… can he survive? Director(s): Gabriel Mayorquin Writer(s): Rafael Quiroga, Gabriel Mayorquin Producer(s): Gabriel Mayorquin Cast: Andre Montano, Mikale Washington, Ashley Scharf, Alberto Sanchez Lindsay? Why are you doing this? 2020 …

The World Inside

2020 Official Selection:  Narrative Short Film – Drama Camila’s world seems perfect on the outside, but appearances are deceiving. She risks everything by keeping a book a secret. Director(s): Luisa Novo Writer(s): Luisa Novo Producer(s): Luisa Novo, Denise Szabo, Vanessa Sandre Cast: Vanessa Sandre, Lucas Lacerda Albuquerque, Clei Grött Look beyond the surface. 2020 Official …

2020 Official Selections

We are proud to announce the 2020 FILA Official Selections.  You can click here to learn more about the films and click here to learn more about the scripts. Narrative Feature Film American SciFi Collision Desire Lines DOUG Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers Life’s A Bitch And Then One Kills You Lupe Three Roads Documentary …

Ep. 134: Ed McCarthy “They Fall Fast”

Ed McCarthy visits DIF HQ for a podcast interview Ed McCarthy’s short film They Fall Fast took home the Programmer’s Prize at the 2018 Sherman Oaks Film Festival and it is easy to see why.  A long-time writer, Ed created an intelligent, believable, funny and tragic story.  The best decision he made was to direct it …