Luna Lumen Film Fest Group

We're thrilled to introduce our brand-new

quiz — What Type of Filmmaker Are You? — now live on our website! Whether you've always suspected you're a boundary-pushing Visionary, a character-driven Storyteller, or a truth-seeking Documentarian, this 15-question quiz will help you discover your filmmaker identity. With 7 distinct filmmaker types to uncover — including the Indie Auteur, the Genre Craftsman, the Commercial Director, and the Collaborator — you'll finish with a full profile breakdown showing exactly where your creative instincts lie, and which legendary directors your work resembles. Head to the Quiz page on our site and find out what kind of filmmaker you truly are!

We also wanted to create the quiz to make sure filmmakers are producing the kind of films they have passion for. We often fall into processes that take us down a path not satisfying our true intent.

Go to the "Quiz/Survey" link and take…

Independent filmmaking is the heart of innovation in cinema. Without the constraints of major studio formulas, independent creators push boundaries and explore stories that might otherwise go untold. At Luna Lumen, we're proud to champion these voices and provide a platform where artistic integrity comes first. What independent films have inspired your work? Let's celebrate the bold storytellers who pave the way for all of us.

We here at LLFF are excited for 2026 opening up and receiving filmmakers' creations. We will be posting regular festival updates here on this film festival thread so that you can comment and ask questions. 2026 we are introducing what we call "Niche" categories. What that means categories that we plan to carve out these niche categories that will be a main focus and highly unique. Below is a list of our niche categories and explanations of them and what we are bringing to the plate that is unique regarding to them.

Best Original Score

This niche category while is not an uncommon category to see at festivals however, the way we are approaching the category is rather unique and powerful. First, we have an internationally Multi Awarded Film Composer, Orchestrator and Sound Designer that is the director of the category, Andreu Jacob. Receiving his feedback of your original score…

Our first "community screening" post seems appropriate. It was scored by our own Director of Scoring, Andreu Jacob. I wanted to share because it's a good piece of work for several reasons. I won't go into why I think this movie was very effective in creating mystery, suspense and fear I want you to have the raw experience of viewing it. Enjoy! Also, if you are one of those people who enjoys taking a hot bath to relax...that might change after watching this. ;)