Long Island International Film Expo

LocationBellmore, New York, US

Founded1997; 29 years ago (1997)

Founded byDebra Markowitz

Festival dateJuly

The Long Island International Film Expo

Location	Bellmore, New York, US
Founded	1997; 29 years ago (1997)
Founded by	Debra Markowitz
Festival date	July
Language	International
Website	http://www.longislandfilm.com/

The Long Island International Film Expo, founded in 1997 by Nassau County Film Office Director, Debra Markowitz. The festival generally receives between 400 and 450 submissions every year ^[1] In 2009, 170 films from 23 countries were screened at the festival.^[2] Ed Burns, director of films such as The Brothers McMullen and Newlyweds was awarded a Creative Achievement Award during the 2011 festival.^[3] The festival hosts several panels on film distribution, screenwriting, and other relevant industry topics.^[4]

Past festival attendees include Steve Buscemi, William Baldwin, Edie Falco, Karen Allen and Ralph Macchio.^[5]

Notable films that have screened at the festival include The Hotel Manor Inn (1997), Billy's Balloon (1998), Falling Sky (1998), The Hunter's Moon (1999),^[6] The Waiting Game (1999), The Pirates of Central Park (2001),^[7] L.I.E. (2001), Returning Mickey Stern (2002), Malevolence (2003), Dorian Blues (2004), The Conscientious Objector (2004), The Insurgents (2006), Knocking (2006), The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007),^[8] Anytown (2009), Eat Me! (2009),^[9] Failing Better Now (2009),^[10] As If I Am Not There (2010), Bereavement (2010),^[11] Dimensions (2011), Strings (2011),^[12] Broadway's Finest (2012),^[13] Junction (2012), Theresa Is a Mother (2012), The Human Race (2013), Naked (2013),^[14] The Puritans (2013), Bridge and Tunnel (2014),^[15] The David Dance (2014),^[16] The Historian (2014), Tom in America (2014), Detours (2016), The Hollow (2016),^[17] Red (2016), Whoever Was Using This Bed (2016), (Romance) in the Digital Age (2017), The Valley (2017), Two Balloons (2017), Pickings (2018), Abigail (2019),^[18] After Class (2019), Bone Cage (2020), Manasanamaha (2020), Tango Shalom (2021) and Scrap (2022).