INTRODUCTION - T.I.F.A - TIETÊ INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
The "T.I.F.A - Tietê International Film Awards" is a Brazilian festival with bimonthly and annual competitions, respectively the "Silver Anhuma" and "Golden Capivara" competitions, besides these we have a parallel award for films relevant to society and with a strong social impact, the "Bronze Tilapia" award, and the non-competitive screening "Ruby Giant Anteater" exclusive for Brazilian films, we are IMDb verified, in 2024 we will be in our fourth year.
T.I.F.A - 2024 Calendar
1st Bimonthly Competition - Submissions - March 2024 - April 2024 (Results - May)
2nd Bimonthly Competition - Submissions - May 2024 - June 2024 (Results - July)
3rd Bimonthly Competition - Submissions - July 2024 - August 2024 (Results - September)
4th Bimonthly Competition - Submissions - September 2024 - October 2024 (Results - November)
Year IV Golden Capybara:
Nominees Announcement: December 10
Winners Announced: December 20
"Silver Anhuma" is the bi-monthly competition, submitted films compete for all possible nominations, those selected can participate in our Q&A and choose to attend the online screening, films are screened on our website for five days.
"Golden Capybara" is the annual competition, the winning films from the 5 bi-monthly competitions compete for the best of the year award and their films are eligible to be screened in person by the festival.
"Bronze Tilapia" is an extra award for those entered in the bi-monthly competition, the award is in recognition of the social impact of the film, all entrants can choose to be evaluated for the possibility of receiving this award, the winning films are eligible to be screened in person by the festival.
"Ruby Giant Anteater" is exclusive to Brazilians, it is not competitive, the selected films will participate in the festival screenings. Only films made in Brazil, by a Brazilian team and made after 2020 will be accepted.
We make presentations that can be online or physical and we have an online Q&A session, all winners of the bi-monthly competitions qualify for the annual competition, the "Golden Capybara".
We at "T.I.F.A." seek new expressions in world cinema, creating the opportunity for filmmakers from around the world to showcase their expressions and relevance.
We are a festival with transparency and accountability, all presenters not selected in a specific month can continue to compete throughout the year, it is a democratic way to give opportunities to all categories of artistic presentations.
Awards
All awards for each category will receive an "Award Certificate" and the respective Laurel.
The Official Selection for the 2024 Season of the T.I.F.A - TIETÊ INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS has the following categories:
Category - Feature Film.
Audiovisual works over 60 minutes in length, narrative feature films and series with all episodes compiled that are over 60 minutes in total are accepted in this category.
The nominations in this category are:
Best Feature Film
Best Director - Feature Film
Best Acting Performance - Feature Film
Best Cinematography - Feature Film
Best Production Design - Feature Film
Best Sound Design - Feature Film
Best Screenplay - Feature Film
Best Editing - Feature Film
Category - Documentary Feature Film
Audiovisual works over 60 minutes in length, documentary feature Film, animated documentary feature film and documentary series with all episodes compiled that are over 60 minutes in total are accepted in this category.
The nominations in this category are:
Best Documentary Feature Film
Best Director - Documentary Feature Film
Best Cinematography - Documentary Feature Film
Best Sound Design - Documentary Feature Film
Best Editing - Documentary Feature Film
Category - Narrative Short Film
Audiovisual works with duration between 1 minute - 59 minutes, narrative short film, animated short film and pilot episode of series.
The nominations in this category are:
Best Narrative Short Film.
Best Director - Narrative Short Film.
Best Acting Performance - Narrative Short Film.
Best Cinematography - Narrative Short Film.
Best Production Design - Narrative Short Film.
Best Sound Design - Short Story Narrative.
Best Screenplay - Narrative Short Film.
Best Editing - Narrative Short Film
Category - Documentary Short Film.
Audiovisual works between 1 minute - 59 minutes in length, short documentary, short animated documentary and documentary series pilot
The nominations in this category are:
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Director - Documentary Short Film.
Best Cinematography - Short Documentary Film.
Best Sound Design - Short Documentary Film.
Best Editing - Short Documentary Film.
Category - Experimental Short Film.
Audiovisual works between 1 minute - 59 minutes in length, Experimental Short Film, Experimental Animated Short Film, Experimental Pilot Series, music videos and fashion films.
The nominations in this category are:
Best Experimental Film.
Best Director - Experimental Short Film.
Best Acting Performance - Short Experimental Film.
Best Cinematography - Experimental Short Film.
Best Production Design - Short Experimental Film.
Best Sound Design - Experimental Short Film.
Best Screenplay - Experimental Short Film.
Best Editing - Experimental Short Film
Category - Animated Film
Animated audiovisual works between 1 minute - 180 minutes
The nominations in this category are:
Best Animated Film
Best Screenplay Animated Film
Best Sound Design Animated Film