LA Femme International Film Festival Announces CBS Entertainment To Join Sponsors With Diversity

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The 11th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival (LAFIFF) announces that CBS Entertainment has come aboard as a key sponsor for the LAFIFF.

Whitney Davis, Manager in Entertainment Diversity, has been instrumental in solidifying this relationship with the festival and CBS. "What CBS is achieving in TV diversity is amazing for women and those of diverse ethnic backgrounds and it has really given emerging writers a shot in the arm that breaking into TV is still a possibility", said Leslie LaPage, Founder / Director of LAFIFF. This year not only will CBS Entertainment Diversity read the winning Pilot TV scripts but they will be sponsoring networking after parties and much more.

LAFIFF launched this year a TV Pilot category in Comedy and Drama due to a growing need from the industry to supply content for TV and the emerging media markets. This need has been spurred by such companies as CBS, NBC, ABC and new media companies with content vision such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Demand for qualified and talented TV writers is at an all-time high and this is due to these companies and Diversity Divisions such as CBS seeking the next talented writer/showrunner.



LA Femme Extended deadline for submission is August 16, 2015 in categories including: TV Pilot, Screenplays, Features, Shorts, Documentaries and Animation. Filmmakers can submit directly via the website or through some of the submission search engines like Withoutabox.com and Filmfreeway.com.

LA Femme is a four day festival that screens more than 100 films and hosts special screenings, seminars, and networking mixers. The 2015 festival is in the 11th season launching October 15-18, 2015 at the Laemmle Theatres in Beverly Hills on Wilshire Blvd. with amazing seminars sponsored by Columbia College Hollywood, The Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment State of Florida, SAG-AFTRA, WGA West and much more. Go to https://www.lafemme.org to purchase Early Bird Tickets. The festival culminates in an Awards Show honoring and celebrating Female Hollywood Entertainment Professionals and Celebrities, with MC / Comedian Sandra Valls, and Dancer / Choreographer Nicole Woods on October 18, 2015.

We have celebrated the careers of such notable talent, executives and professionals such as... Patty Jenkins (Monster), Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2), Angela Bassett (Green Hornet), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Diablo Cody (Juno), Vivica Fox (Kill Bill), Rosanna Arquette (After Hours), Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City), Katherine Fugate (Army Wives), and Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids). The awards are presented annually at LA Femme Awards Ceremony honoring women with outstanding creative and professional entertainment careers.

Sponsors: CBS Entertainment, SAG-AFTRA National Women's Committee, (WGA) Writers Guild America West Women's Committee, The Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment State of Florida, The UPS Store Beverly Hills, Dollhouse Makeup and many more.