• Documentary Feature and Short films must have been completed within two years prior to January 2026.
• Films must have been completed in 2024 or later, and not had a public screening in Los Angeles prior to the festival. For short films, an LA Premiere status is strongly preferred, but not required.

LAGFF-doc 2026 Submissions are OPEN.

• All non-English films must have English subtitles.
• Submissions through FilmFreeway are encouraged.
• Electronic submissions and Online Screeners are also accepted. Please submit VIMEO uploaded film links to: submissions@lagreekfilmfestival.org including user id and password as applicable. Commercial transfer sites, such as dropbox.com, wetransfer.com, yousendit.com, may also be used. Make sure that you include the title in the submitting email.
• More than one film may be submitted, but each must be submitted on a separate submission form and entry fee.
• The entry fee is non-refundable and required at the time of submission.
• Films submitted to LAGFF 2025 which were not accepted, provided they were completed no earlier than January 2024, may be resubmitted. A new entry fee and a completed submission form are required.
• It is strongly recommended that films submitted have a film trailer posted online and it is available for download. The trailer must have English subtitles.

• Documentary Feature film: 30 min and over
• Documentary Short film: up to 30 minutes