Cinematography & Photography Awards is film and photography competition with IMDb Qualifing Festival (https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0031386/2021/1).

The project was also supported and publicized by local television stations and the festival has gained increasing attention.

If you are a filmmaker, photographer and are aiming to get a reward for your skills and hard work, this is the best place to watch out for in order to get a chance of winning an international film/photography award.

Since photography also combines film and music video, we decided to prepare a screening of some selected films for visitors. If you’re serious about improving your skills and building your film/photo brand and reputation as a filmmaker or photographer, joining our contest is the best thing to do to collect experiences and learning!

Given the current situation regarding COVID, the CAPA team decided to screen the best films online. We believe that in this way we will bring film art closer to more people and filmmakers, as if we were organizing a live screening in front of a few audiences.

Awards & Prizes

FILM CONTEST - MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Feature Film
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Student Film
Best Indie Feature Film
Best Super Short Film

FILM AWARDS - ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Sci-Fi
Best Animation
Best LGBTQ
Best Experimental Film
Best Crime Film
Best War
Best Series – Pilot
Best Young Filmmaker (under 30y)
Best Travel Documentary
Best Western
Best Film with a human rights theme
Best Inspirational
Best Female Film
Best Action

FILM AWARDS – INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR CATEGORIES
Best Director Short Film (Fiction/Documentary)
Best Director Feature Film (Fiction/Documentary)
Best Director Student Film
Best Director Super Short Film
Best Male Director
Best Female Director

FILM AWARDS – INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Best Actor (Short/Feature)
Best Actress (Short/Feature)
Best Child/Young Actor
Best Child/Young Actress
Best Duo
Best Ensemble

FILM AWARDS – INDIVIDUAL TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
Best Cinematography (Short/Feature)
Best Editing (Short/Feature)
Best Production (Short/Feature)
Best Visual Effects (Short/Feature)
Best Original Screenplay

FILM AWARDS - CONTINENTAL CATEGORIES
Best European Film
Best American Film
Best South American Film
Best African Film
Best Asian Film
Best Australian Film

SCREENWRITING AWARDS – MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Super Short Script (under 10 pages)
Best Short Script (under 30 pages)
Best Medium-Length Script (under 60 pages)
Best Feature Script (over 61 pages)
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short/Feature Screenplay)
Best Television Script

SCREENWRITING AWARDS – ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Drama Screenplay
Best Comedy Screenplay
Best Thriller Screenplay
Best Horror Screenplay
Best LGBTQ Screenplay

MUSIC AWARDS
Best Music Video
Best Animation Music Video
Best Experimental Music Video
Best Dance Music Video
Best Low Budget Music Video
Best Original Song
Best Director Music Video

ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Silent Film
Best Adventure
Best Detective Film
Best Enviromental Film
Best Education Film

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Best Noir Photography
Best Art Photography
Best Film Poster
Best Film Picture (Still)
Best Amateur Photography
Best Experimental Photography
Best Portrait Photography
Best Nature Photography

All winners receive a free certificate (pdf/jpg file)

Rules & Terms

1. Photography/Film/Music Video that are submitted must be the entrant’s original work and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third Parties. 
2. If your project wins, you agree that your project will be exhibited on our website.
3. No fee waiver. All entry fees are non-refundable.
4. The organizers reserve the right not to award any or all of the prizes.
5. Cinematography & Photography Awards organizers reserve rights change, cancel or re-schedule the dates, venue, awards & categories without consent or information to contestants.
6. The excerpts from films send for Cinematography & Photography Awards can be shown on the Int. T.V. / Local Network / Internet etc. For Promotional / Publicity.
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  • Irene Chan

    We are truly grateful for the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the world of cinema, learn from others, and contribute our own upique perspectives. We apprecite the support and look forward to embracing this worderful journey.

    December 2023
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  • Charlotte Brown

    Fantastic experience!!! Thank you for awarding BEST ENSEMBLE for my short film "Little Miss Sunshine". I absolutely loved the video presentation! Looking forward to future competitions.

    December 2023
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  • Mateusz Golebiewski

    No interaction at all with the festival

    December 2023
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  • Ewan Gorman

    We were so pleased to receive an award from The Cinematography & Photography Awards. Our feature, 'High Water' won the Best Thriller category. Splendid.

    December 2023
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  • Mark Cline

    Honored to have been a part of this festival!

    December 2023
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