This is a sample of the films created by the Lake Area Film Group. To find out more about us, visit www.lakeareafilmgroup.com

The Lake Area Film Group was founded in September 2004 by a group of passionate individuals interested in growing a film making community in Southwest Louisiana. That original group committed to this mission statement: To create a network of people, ideas, and resources, which would be shared collectively, enabling the independent filmmaker in the Lake Area, and to host an annual film festival in Lake Charles, which would serve to both motivate and to inspire.

To help fulfill this mission, the LAFG has hosted the Contraband Film Festival for the last three years. The festival has provided a venue for members of the group as well as other area filmmakers to showcase their work. Films shown have included short, experimental and feature length. The upcoming festival will include at least two new feature length films as well as several new shorts from the local filmmaking community.