2020 Landing

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Co-founders Jess Jacklin and Charles Beale started the festival in New York in 2018 when they found that other festivals weren’t helping them do what they most wanted to do: make films.
— Moviemaker Magazine
I truly feel it is a game-changer in the festival world.
— Millie Rose Heywood, Finalist
It’s genius and I can’t wait to see what comes out of it. Unlike other festivals the winners here walk away with financing and collaborators for their feature film.
— Liz Nord, Sundance and Formerly No Film School
One of the greatest film festival experiences of my life.
— Daniel James Pike, Finalist