The bi-monthly and annual IMDb qualifying Boston Indie Film festival seeks to recognize and promote indie shorts, features and screenplays from talented emerging and established artists working in media.

We are devoted to selecting and awarding US and international projects and we would like to provide exposure and publicity to the nominees and winners of each edition by providing laurels, certificates and promotions for indie projects. Our intention is to promote artists and film projects and provide the best tools for indie films to succeed in other festivals and create breakthroughs in the career of talented filmmakers.

Do not miss the IMDb qualifying competition of Boston Indie Film Festival!

Awards & Prizes

Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Feature Script
Best Short Script
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Director
Best Producer
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Youth Actor
Best Youth Actress
Best Cinematographer
Best Editor
Best Composer
Best Indie Film

Rules & Terms

- All films must be the original work of the filmmakers and all filmmakers must have the necessary rights.

The festival reserves the right to change the programming without notice.

-Short films need to be under 50 min

- All films that are not in English, must have English language subtitles.
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  • Michel Pascal

    Thank you so much , very honored that my feature ''We are Never Alone'' about suicide prevention is Nominated in your film festival.

    March 2026
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  • Vincent Marano

    It was so easy to submit. I got my response immediately. Great people and great opportunity.

    March 2026
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  • Nate Conway

    Thanks so much to the Boston Indie Film Festival for screening (and awarding!) our film "Walter and the Long Weekend"! Its not always easy to find space for a 45 minute runtime of a short narrative but they welcomed the submission, and its nice to have an ally in our hometown. Very cool! Cheers to indie film and outsider art!

    December 2025
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  • Sally Llewellyn

    It was awesome that Puppy Cam was selected as a Nominee, diolch!

    August 2025
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  • 倫琪 潘

    Thank you to the festival for recognizing I I’miss. It is our great honor and encouragement.

    August 2025
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