The International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH) is now accepting submissions for its sixth annual film and video competition.

The festival will be held in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood Nov. 5-9. Submission deadline is Aug. 31.

More information and entry forms are available on the Web site www.isffhollywood.org and should be sent to 4821 Lankershim Blvd., Suite F-132, North Hollywood, CA 91601.

Participants must be registered in elementary, junior high or high school, community college, university, graduate or private film schools.

Students compete with their own peers (i.e. high school students will only compete with other high school students) and the competition is open to students of all ages and academic backgrounds.

Hollywood is the capital city of the entertainment world. The International Student Film Festival Hollywood is the only film festival that embraces all ages from around the world, offering students the unique opportunity to gain the recognition of film industry leaders creating career development opportunities in their home countries as well as the United States.

Student filmmakers actively engage in discussions facilitated by industry professionals, further building their enthusiasm, self-confidence and public speaking skills.

At the same time, it is an opportunity to entertain, enlighten, educate and engage the audience.

The opportunities provided by the ISFFH not only benefit the students, but the world community by bringing together people of diverse cultures and differing viewpoints.

Awards are presented to winners after their films are judged by a panel of professional filmmakers, directors, producers, actors, distributors, agents, film critics, journalists and professors that comprise the jury.

Films first go through a preliminary screening. Then, separated into genres, they go before a panel of judges and on to the "Blue Ribbon" judges.

Awards are given in a variety of categories and may change year to year depending on the submissions; some of the categories are Grand Jury Award, Humanitarian Award, Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Short, Best Animation, Best Cinematography and Best Music Video.

You can also e-mail info@isffhollywood.org for more information.