IMDb qualifier’s Florence Film Awards is a monthly and annual international film festival with monthly live screenings.

Florence is the city of the Art and we think that films are the highest point of the Art. Our mission is to promote films, and be another step up in the filmmakers' careers.
Each month, our Jury will award the best films.

A selection of short films will be screened every month in Florence at "Immagina Film School".

Awards & Prizes

MONTHLY COMPETITION (44 categories):

Best Picture (feature film or short film, any genre)

Best Feature Film
Best Feature Documentary
Best Indie Feature Film (low budget)
Best Short Film
Best Indie Short Film (low budget)
Best Short Documentary
Best Super Short Film
Best Web/Tv Series
Best Music Video
Best Trailer / Teaser
Best Commercial / Promotional Video
Best Mobile Short
Best Student Film
Best Experimental
Best Animation
Best Inspirational Film
Best Drama
Best Comedy
Best Horror
Best Thriller
Best Action
Best Sci-Fi
Best Fantasy
Best LGBTQ
Best Short Script
Best Feature Script
Best Producer
Best First Time Director
Best Director Feature Film
Best Director Short Film
Best Director Super Short Film
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Story
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best VFX

Immagina Audience Award
Honorable Mentions

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

Rules & Terms

We accept:
- Short and feature films, in the form of narrative (fiction), documentary (non fiction), experimental or animated film.
- Music Videos
- Web/TV Series (also pilot)
- Feature Scripts, Short Scripts

By submitting your film, take note that:
- You agree to use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster/stills) for promotional purpose.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.
- The films must include English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English or Italian)
- The scripts must be in English or Italian.

We do not accept:
1. Amateur videos
2. Extremist or propaganda content from religious or political organizations
3. Films involving politics / films promoting political agenda
4. Films with a poor production standard (bad sound, lack of subtitles/captions for non-English films, video resolution less than 720p HD

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  • Thorsten Gritschke

    It was an honour to be elected best horror short with The Coppice. The festival was very communicative and supportive. Thank you Florence Film Awards!

    April 2021
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  • hermann kayode

    Great great festival !
    Thanks very much for the selection and the Honorable mention award for Lightfall animation !

    April 2021
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  • zhang xue

    We are very happy to participate in this great film festival. We have learned many cultures of other countries, which is very helpful to us.

    April 2021
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  • Enzo De Rosa

    Very happy to partecipate!!!!
    And very honoured to be awarded for the best song prize.

    April 2021
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  • Tom DiDonato

    We are grateful that our film PIVOT: Paying It Forward was accepted by the Florence Film Awards. It is very exciting to have the film show in Florence, especially during a time when the world needs to see more positive stories. Thank you!

    April 2021
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