OVER A DECADE OF IMPACT

INCEPTION OF LOUISIANA FILM PRIZE AND PRIZE FOUNDATION

- Over 80 film teams converge on Shreveport to compete for the largest cash prize for a short film on Earth.

- 600 attendees are welcomed at the inaugural Prize Fest.

ADDITION OF MUSIC PRIZE COMPETITION

- First Music Prize winner is AJ Haynes. Her band, Seratones, named among best of SXSW 2019 by Rolling Stone

- Music and Film education sessions added to the annual lineup.

- Over 1,100 attendees are welcomed to the second Prize Fest.

CREATION OF STARTUP PRIZE ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETITION

- 92 Startups and 145 entrepreneurs are trained by local and national business mentors in its first year.

- Music Prize becomes Grammy-affiliated and attracts celebrity judges like Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads.

- CinemaBlend.com writes article “How the Louisiana Film Prize Can Transform An Indie Filmmaker’s Career.”

SERVING UP A FOOD PRIZE CULINARY COMPETITION

- Inaugural Food Prize competition invites five local chefs to cook live before an audience of hundreds.

- Annual participation passes 100 filmmakers, 60 bands, 160 entrepreneurs, and 2,300 festival attendees.

- MTV.com writes article “We’re Calling it Now: The Next Big Filmmaker is Coming from [Film Prize].”

ECONOMIC IMPACT EXCEEDS $12 MILLION

- With over 125 filmmaking teams, 85 regional music submissions, 200 entrepreneurs, and over 3,000 festival attendees, Prize reaches new audiences which travel from New Orleans, Dallas, Austin, Jackson and as far away as Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, and Seattle to attend Prize Fest.

- Conservative five-year total economic impact surpasses $12 million.

INTRODUCTION OF FILM PRIZE JUNIOR STUDENT COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL

- 48 teams and 170+ students from 15 NWLA High Schools create short films for Film Prize Junior competition.

- Film Prize crosses 600 teams since 2012, collectively making the equivalent of over 50 feature films.

- Prize Fest attendance breaks 3,700 and uses eight downtown venues for screenings, concerts, food and more.

HIGHLIGHTING NEW CULTURE WITH TACO WARS HISPANIC FOOD CELEBRATION

- Inaugural Taco Wars draws 3,500+ attendees, featuring 12 local taquerias, delivering over $20,000 to local business.

- Film Prize Junior becomes state-wide competition, welcoming south Louisiana to join the competition in Shreveport.

- New economic impact study of Prize Foundation crosses $20 million since its inception.

CULTIVATION OF A COMMUNITY

- Prize Fest passes 5,000 attendees. Mentor list includes internationally-renowned chefs, filmmakers, and musicians.

- Three new local restaurants have been started by Food Prize chefs after their participation in our competition.

- Introduction of Fashion Prize competition - a regional call for designers to compete for a New York mentorship.

2020 2021 BACK IN THE STREETS

PERSEVERING THROUGH A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

- Prize pivots to online streaming, creating free movie nights and PrizeCast, a daily show with over 400,000 streams.

- All festival events from Film Prize Junior to Prize Fest moves online with 100,000 unique streams of festival content.

- Most diverse winner pool in Prize history, including Film Prize’s first woman winner and first Black fashion winner.

- Expanded Prize Fest to two weekends and created a world class experience.

- Prize introduces Comedy Prize — an all-new competition aimed at stand-up comedians from across the country.

- Expanded our national reach and mentorship through our newly formed online presence.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

- Record year for Film Prize registrations & our youngest Top 20 director to date (a former Film Prize Junior winner)

- A return of Taco Wars with record-shattering attendance and the most tacos ever sold in a single event in Shreveport.

- Continued expansion of Film Prize Junior with a return to Artbreak and over 80 completed student films.