Anaheim International Film Festival

Anaheim Film Festival is an annual film competition for filmmakers worldwide.

Once a year our jury of industry professionals will award the best in film, writing, acting and more through private screening events. We will screen a selection of the winners at our live red carpet event at a beautiful venue in Orange County, California-one of the top vacation destinations in the United States. Please note we are TEMPORARILY online due to Covid.

We award certificates in the following categories:

Awards & Prizes
Best of Fest
Best Narrative Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Musical
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short
Best Animated Film
Best Web Series
Best Music Video
Best Experimental Film
Best Inspirational Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Child/Young Actor
Best Child/Young Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Ensemble Cast
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best First Time Director
Best Student Director
Best Student Film
Best Sound Design
Best Visual Effects

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
You may submit multiple entries (with different films), but you must complete a separate entry form and pay the fee for each film. Each film may be submitted in multiple categories.

Films must have been completed after 2019.
You must own the rights to your film, the music included in it and have permission from everyone appearing in your film to show their work.
Non-English films will be accepted but must have English subtitles.

Please note that, by submitting your film you agree:
The festival may use parts of your film for promotional purposes. These may include: trailer/scenes/poster/stills etc.
Entry fees are nonrefundable.
We do not accept X-Rated material/porn, extremist propaganda, etc.

SELECTION
All films will be screened by working industry professionals. The semi-finalists will be reviewed personally by the festival director.
NOT ALL FILMS THAT ARE NAMED AWARD WINNERS, FINALISTS, OR SEMI-FINALISTS WILL SCREEN. The jury likes to recognize all worthy films and we have limited screen time.

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Quality

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Communication

Hospitality

Networking

Helfi Kardit

Thank you to Anaheim International Film Festival, so apreciate to choice my film for Official Selection with the title SANTET, from Indonesia. You are so great to capture many stories from many countries with the different perspective. Good Luck for the future ... Many Thanks

April 2021

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Charles Petrilla

I’m not one to make predictions but in the case of Anaheim International Film Festival, I will say this: One of the best run Festivals I have had the pleasure to submit into. The Team Anaheim IFF is a most prestigious group of professional critics and fellow filmmakers that shows great communication skills well beyond its years of service.

April 2021

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eric zoa

Great Festival! Proud to be part of the 2021 Official Selection and above all, winning the Best Screenplay Feature Award with "LIN: FIRST KILL"! Hope to be back next year...

April 2021

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Kelly LaCombe

Can’t wait to hear your feedback

April 2021

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santina vendra

Thank you Anaheim International Film festival for recognizing "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: the Musical" as a Semi-Finalist. The communication was excellent and the selection was an honour. Santina Vendra.

April 2021

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Dates & Deadlines

April 21, 2021
Opening Date
June 30, 2021
Earlybird Deadline
August 31, 2021
Early Deadline
November 7, 2021
Regular Deadline
January 9, 2022
Late Deadline
February 6, 2022
Final Deadline
February 28, 2022
Notification Date
April 9 – 17, 2022
Event Date

Categories & Fees

Narrative Short FIlm
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Narrative Feature
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Best Comedy
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Best Musical
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Best Documentary Feature
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $70
- Gold Members: $60
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $80
- Gold Members: $70
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $80
- Gold Members: $70
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $80
- Gold Members: $70
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $80
- Gold Members: $70
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Best Documentary Short FIlm
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
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Best Animated FIlm
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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Best Web Series
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Best Music Video
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Best Experimental FIlm
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
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Best Inspirational FIlm
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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Best Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
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Best Actor
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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Best Actress
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
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- Final Deadline
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Best Supporting Actor
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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Best Supporting Actress
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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Best Ensemble Cast
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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Best Cinematography
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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Best Editing
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
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- Final Deadline
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Best Student Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
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Best First Time Director
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
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- Final Deadline
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Best Student Film
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
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- Gold Members: $45
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Best Sound Design
- Earlybird Deadline
- Standard: $35
- Gold Members: $31
- Early Deadline
- Standard: $40
- Gold Members: $35
- Regular Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Late Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
- Final Deadline
- Standard: $50
- Gold Members: $45
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