Long Island International Film Expo now accepting submissions

Festival to be held at historic Bellmore Movies in July

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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced Thursday that the 20th annual Long Island International Film Expo — the longest running film festival in Nassau County — is now accepting submissions.

"The LIIFE treats the public to a vast array of independent films of every genre and allows residents to meet many of the filmmakers while also generating a positive economic impact from filmmakers staying in our hotels and dining in our restaurants," Mangano said, in a statement. "I encourage any and all aspiring filmmakers from right here in Nassau County to submit their work to this prestigious festival."

LIIFE will be held from July 13-20, 2017 at the historic Bellmore Movies and will include local and foreign film screenings, celebrity appearances, entertaining and informative panels, a star-studded awards ceremony, a Q&A with filmmakers from the world over and networking galore, Mangano said.

Festivals of the past have included such luminaries as Steve Buscemi, Ed Burns, William Sadler, Ed Asner, Robert Clohessy, Ralph Macchio, John Amos, Ally Sheedy, Kevin Brown, Kathy Moriarty, Ilene Kristen and others.

New this year, besides the categories of shorts, features, documentaries, student films, animations, Long Island, foreign films, music videos, trailers and screenplays, LIIFE has added a webisode component to their competition.

Submit today for early-bird pricing to www.LongIslandFilm.com. For questions, please email longislandfilmexpo@gmail.com.