We are excited to announce that the 2024 Film It Festival theme is UNTOLD STORIES. Submissions will be accepted starting May 1st through July 1st. Be sure to submit before the deadline to be eligible to be screened at the 2024 Film It Festival!
Participants will have a chance to win cash, prizes, and more. Top films will be eligible to be screened at the iHollywood Festival.
The Film It West Covina Board of Directors are excited to announce that Emily De La Torre, former participant and winner of the 2023 Film It Festival, will be the 2024 Festival Director!
Emily is an aspiring producer, ready for anything when the chance is given. Her main objective as the Film Festival Director is to provide opportunities to aspiring filmmakers.
Film It West Covina partnered with the iHollywood Film Fest to provide students with the opportunity to showcase their winning films at the TCL Theatre in Hollywood. A once in a lifetime opportunity, our winners were able to see their movie on the big screen! Will your film be shown on the big screen next year?
The 2023 FILM IT WINNERS
1st Place:
Fear or Fantasy by Emily De La Torre
2nd Place:
Grief by Owen Colwick
3rd Place:
Sleepless by Gehrig Beas
For full list of winners, click below.
Film It West Covina will be presenting the
DREAMS Film Festival
in the Summer of 2023.
The festival has been a great success in the City of West Covina! As a result of various conversations and input from our students and community, we will now be expanding to the East San Gabriel Valley!
We look forward to the talented work we receive from
Film It West Covina will be presenting the
DREAMS Film Festival
in the Summer of 2023.
The festival has been a great success in the City of West Covina! As a result of various conversations and input from our students and community, we will now be expanding to the East San Gabriel Valley!
We look forward to the talented work we receive from our aspiring student filmmakers in the SGV.
To see complete list of eligible cities, click the button below!
Thank you all who submitted films for our annual film festivals.
2019 Film Festival
"What I Love About West Covina"
2020 Film Festival
"Together At Home"
2021 Film Festival
"Local Lovin'"
2022 Film Festival
"Creativity Unleashed"
2023 Film Festival
"Dreams"
Your contributions are solely dedicated to creating a meaningful experience for aspiring filmmakers. Through our annual film festival, we provide a safe space to showcase short films, as well as provide our filmmakers with a network connecting them with members in the film industry. Supporting this cause enables our organization to provide opportunities in and out of the City of West Covina, and develop the filmmakers of tomorrow.
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