A FESTIVAL OF SHORT FAMILY & FAITH FILMS!

IMPACT JAMAICAN YOUTH WITH YOUR FILM! Jamaican rhythms and faith come together in the beautiful capital city of Kingston in May 2024 for the annual Jamaica International Family & Faith Film Festival. A festival of films that inspire, bring hope, educate, inform and change lives.

Hosted by the Jamaica Youth for Christ, the festival screens family and Christian faith-based films from all over the world, bringing the message of God's love, hope and peace. The festival is totally free to the public and includes opportunities for the filmmakers to participate in an evangelistic or social mission while on the island. PLUS enjoy open mic and a closing night party featuring Gospel music Jamaican style!

About the Festival

JAMAICA INTERNATIONAL FAMILY & FAITH FILM FESTIVAL IS ALL ABOUT SHARING INSPIRING FAMILY FRIENDLY FAITH FILMS THAT TELL THE STORY OF GOD'S LOVE AND BRING A MESSAGE OF HOPE! WE WANT YOUR FILM!

Please note however, that the festival takes place on the property of a Christian Ministry therefore NO PROFANITY, NO NUDITY, NO HORROR OR INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT WILL BE ACCEPTED.

What to expect
Day One
Opening Night with red carpet reception, performances and film screenings.

Day Two
On Friday morning, JYFC hosts Student Day with students from schools across the city. Later at Festival Central, we screen more wonderful faith films and host our popular Open Mic! Come prepared to show off your talent for a prize!

Day Three
Saturday morning, enjoy a leisurely morning of relaxation. Then save the afternoon its time for Awards and an a rousing concert, Jamaican gospel style!

Categories are: Mini, Narrative Short, Student, Documentary and Animation.

Give your faith-based and inspiring films an audience in Jamaica and help us change lives with your film! .

Awards & Prizes

Most Inspirational Award
The National Director's Award
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary
Best Animation
Best Mini
Best Student
People's Choice Awards

Rules & Terms

Rules & Terms
VIDEO LINKS AND ONLINE SCREENERS ONLY. NO DVDS ACCEPTED. judith@barrivision.com

1. This festival takes place on the grounds of a Christian Ministry. Films containing profanity, nudity, sexually explicit scenes, simulated sex or excessive violence will NOT be accepted. NO horror films will be accepted. Submissions containing such materials are ineligible for selection and screening.
The following films are ideal for this festival
- Faith-based films with Christian values
- Inspirational films
- Films that inspire faith, courage, hope
- Films that promote good moral standards and behaviors

2. Films created in or containing any language other than English must be subtitled in English.

3. Competition is open to anyone who wishes to enter.

4. Films produced, primarily financed, or initiated by a major Hollywood film studio are welcomed

5. Films must have been completed no earlier than January 1, 2019. Films currently in progress must be completed at the time of submission. No rough cuts accepted.

4. Films must be available for screening during the festival, May 16-18, 2024.

5. By submitting a film to the JIFF Festival, the filmmaker agrees to allow the film to be screened at the festival, and to allow short portions of the film to be used by BarriVision Productions, the producer of the festival and the JIFF Festival for promotional purposes.

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  • Uladzimir Taukachou

    Thank you very much... We are very honored that you accepted our film The Message... We sincerely appreciate you accepting our film The Message...We are very sorry we were not able to attend the festival...

    May 2024
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  • Mia Golden

    The welcoming atmosphere at JIFF was amazing. Jamaican hospitality at its best. What other festival do you get treated to Caribbean food and films from all over with a message of hope made it even more of a great experience!

    May 2024
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  • Ben Tobin

    A wonderful experience. So grateful we had an opportunity to screen.

    May 2024
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  • Anne Lakhdar

    Thank you for the organisation and for choosing to show and award our film "Josiane, a passion for others" with the Missions award. This has been a real encouragement to us and to Josiane!

    March 2020
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  • Shelia Wofford

    I'm Shelia Wofford/filmmaker, director and writer from Chattanooga, TN of the short film Michael Valentine that was selected for the Jamaica International Faith Film Festival. My first time in Jamaica I was welcome and showed great hospitality. This was the most professional well organized festival that truly reached out to the Jamaican community.

    Opening Night Ceremony was energetic, explosive and fun meeting volunteers, Jiff team and movie goers to screen movies ranging from documentaries, shorts, features etc. It was so great supporting other filmmakers films and cheering them on. This film festival did a lot of outreach to the community where filmmakers had an opportunity to participate in different activities each day starting with the schools. Students were able to screen films and ask questions afterwards. Filmmakers had an opportunity to speak to students about film making, writing and encourage them to follow their passion with the arts.

    Later that evening I along with others were asked to judge an open mic contest with talented kids and adults from the community. What great fun we all had supporting and getting to know each other. The next day Filmmakers had an opportunity to visit the Children's Home with the team Jamaica Youth for Christ giving the kids an opportunity to screen Animation films that were submitted in the festival and we were humble to served them. It truly made me feel that I was making a difference in someone's life just by being there and the children truly enjoyed themselves.

    In the evening we got to screen more wonderful films. The Awards Ceremony was on fire!!! We had a concert that truly lifted the name of Jesus Jamaican style!!! At the closing of the night the awards were presented. We were so honored to win People's Choice Award and Director's Award.

    I want to extend a big thank you to the Jamaica International Faith Film Festival, Board Members, Committee, Judith Falloon-Reid and Michael, BarriVision Films, Volunteers, Jamaica Youth for Christ and other filmmakers for showing us so much love the entire run of the festival.

    To any filmmakers out there you want to definitely submit your films next year to the JIFF. This was life changing for me!

    -Shelia Wofford

    March 2019
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    Response from festival:

    It was our distinct pleasure to host you Shelia. THanks for your kind words, your effervescence and for fitting in everywhere. JIFF was a better festival because of your presence. We love you! Blessings