Bucharest Film Awards is a space designed for film professionals and film enthousiasts to foster creativity, expressivity and innovation in the cinematic field. Our mission is to create a platform where both experienced and new filmmakers can share their art, enhance their work and connect to diverse audiences.
Hosted in Bucharest, an iconic city for the Eastern Europe, with an efervescent cultural life, our festival will promote the best films from the online among a public avid to descovering new forms of contemporary art.
The film screenings will be held in 3 of the most inspiring venues in Bucharest:
Qreator by IQOS, Carturesti Verona & Cinema Elvira Popescu, well known among locals and foreigners for creating a favorable athmosphere for exploring promising artistic initiatives.
This year we put the emphasis on Innovation, integrating new forms of expressivity adapted to the 21st century film world. So, beside the film screenings, we have arranged a VR Cinema, Chroma Live Wall for Live CGI, Augmented Reality Screenings, Live Streaming shorts exclusively screened on smartphone platforms and many more!
Come along with us!
Submit now for the 2021 Film Competition!
More details on: www.bucharest-films.com
Bucharest Film Awards promotes short and feature films from around the world with 18 awards in 3 categories. Only films accepted in our Official Selection are eligible to screenings.
All submitted films will be reviewed by a jury of film professionals, that will look for creativity, talent, powerful ideas, quality and attention to details, regardless of the experience of those involved in the creation process and the budget of the submitted works.
Beginning with 2018, Bucharest Film Awards runs on a semestrial basis, with two events per year: Spotlight, an off-competition event that takes place in June and the Official Competition, in November.
The November Film Competition will be a 3-day event that will include thematic workshops, live screening events, industry talks and networking cocktails.
In addition to the November Film Competition, we created Spotlight with the aim of better promoting the best submitted projects. We will screen the best 10 films submitted in the first 6 months of the year. The films selected for Spotlight will be included in the Official Competition in November.
The total Prize value is 3948$ for every edition.
There are 6 Nominations for ‘Bucharest Film Ambassad'or Award’ and 3 nominations for the ‘Category/Individual’ Awards.
Best Short-Film, Featurette, Feature Film and the Audience Award will each receive a BFA Custom Trophy along with 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$), Professional Film Review, Official Screening during BFA Official Event and Award Certificates.
All category/individual winners and nominees will receive Award Certificates, Official Screening and Laurels along with BFA Laurels stating their performance in the festival.
BUCHAREST FILM AMBASSAD'OR AWARD
The highest ranked BFA distinction will be the 'Bucharest Film Ambassad'or Award'.
It will come with a customized BFA Trophy, one 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$), a Professional Film Review, Official Screening during the BFA Screening Event and Award Certificates stating the outstanding performance.
CATEGORY AWARDS
BFA AMBASSAD'OR AWARD
WINNER - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Film Review + Award Certificate + Official Screening
BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Film Review + Award Certificate + Official Screening
1st Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) + Official Screening + Award Certificate + Laurel
2nd Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) Official Screening + Award Certificate + Laurel
BEST FEATURETTE FILM
WINNER - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Film Review + Award Certificate + Official Screening
1st Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) + Official Screening + Award Certificate + Laurel
2nd Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) Official Screening + Award Certificate + Laurel
BEST FEATURE FILM
WINNER - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Film Review + Award Certificate + Official Screening
1st Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) + Official Screening + Award Certificate + Laurel
2nd Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) Official Screening + Award Certificate + Laurel
Audience award - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Film Review + Award Certificate + Official Screening
Best student film - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Film Review + Award Certificate + Official Screening
Best experimental - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best animation - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best documentary - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best music video - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best trailer - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
* For short, featurette and feature films, we will also award first and second runner-ups.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Best director - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best screenplay - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best actor - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best actress - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best editor - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best cinematography - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
Best original score - Award Certificate + Official Screening + Official Laurel
*For featurette and feature films, we offer the Best supporting actor award and the Best supporting actress award.
SCREENPLAY COMPETITION -
WINNER - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Screenplay Review + Award Certificate + Official Screening
1st Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) + Award Certificate + Laurel
2nd Runner-up - 3 months Studio Licence (worth 117$) + Award Certificate + Laurel
8 Quarter Finalists
4 Semifinalists
3 Finalists
Winner
SOUNDTRACK AWARD
WINNER - Custom Trophy + 1yr Studio Licence (worth 299$) + Soundtrack Review + Award Certificate