About Us
"We aren't looking for what we expect."
Our online festival began in 2021. We are a unique, niche festival. Our purpose is to screen good, solid and creative filmmaking. Winning films screen on our OTT platform (click here to learn more about our OTT platform.) and is anything but basic and in no way, lacks compared to a live screening. We are innovative and keep up with technology and the moving trends in film exposure to the industry via streaming. When judging what makes the festival there's a combination of things we look for. We look for creativity, uniqueness, passion and overall quality of the film work. ​
Our Panel
Coffman has worked in the entertainment industry for 25 years. Her experience in the film industry and publishing has allowed her to work beside leaders in the industry that helped further hone her innate skills as a writer, filmmaker, artist, creator, developer and administrator. Furthermore, her experience in managing international industry events gave her the experience needed in creating a film festival with innovative approaches utilizing the growing trend of streaming. She has project managed events at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, American Film Market and Book Expo of America. Learn more...
Founder/Director
Leisa Coffman
Director of Scoring
Andreu Jacob
We are proud to welcome Andreu Jacob to our panel. Jacob is an internationally Multi Awarded Film Composer, Orchestrator and Sound Designer working across feature films, documentaries, animation and interdisciplinary art. His work has been showcased at major international festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival (70th & 71st editions), and is associated with projects longlisted at the 94th Academy Awards. Films scored by Jacob appear on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Prime Video. Learn more by going to AndreuJacob.net
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Don Cunningham is an experienced filmmaker that began from being a lover of film so much that he christened his film collection as the Cunningham Film Archive. Cunningham's knowledge in classic film work and his popular short film "The Castle of Baron Finch", which keeps winning festivals, is what makes him being the perfect Director of Nostalgia. We created this category because of his winning entry with LLFF in 2025 and brought him aboard. Last but not least he is an Army veteran!!
Director of Nostalgia
Don Cunninghim
Jorge Morais is a distinguished independent filmmaker and artist from Vigo, Spain. With a master's degree in animation his work has garnered significant national and international acclaim, achieving selection in over 300 festivals and amassing 125 awards globally. He captured LLFF's attention in 2025 with his submitted and winning international animation, "In Half". Jorge believes that animation has the power to transcend boundaries and connect people on a deeper level. We are proud to have him aboard the festival. See his work here.