Moscow Indie Film Festival is easily one of the most filmmaker friendly independent film festivals screenings in a major entertainment city anywhere in the world. We know how painstakingly difficult it is to make a movie. Moscow Indie Film Festival is about helping filmmakers gain the credibility and promotion they justly deserve. We are here to show your talent to the world. The festival aims to bring to Moscow several films from all around the world, but very few times (sometimes never) screened in our great city.

Awards & Prizes

The winners of each category will get our official AWARD CERTIFICATE and the LAUREL.

- Award to the Best Short Fiction Film
- Award to the Best Short Animation Film
- Award to the Best Short Documentary Film
- Award to the Best Feature Film
- Award to the Best Documentary Feature Film
- Award to the Best Animation Feature Film
- Award to the Best AI Film
- Audience Award

Extra awards (Gagarin, Red Square, Lenin, Stalin, Laika, Matrioshka, Balalaica, Vertov, Eisenstein, Potemkin):
- Best Director
- Best Woman Filmmaker
- Best Man Filmmaker
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Best Cinematography
- Best Film Editing
- Best Sound / Music score
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Trailer / Teaser

*Awards can increase depending on the final budget obtained from the Sponsors.

Rules & Terms

- Filmmakers may submit more than one film.
- Films of any genre, format, and duration are eligible for submission.
- Films produced in any year are eligible.
- There is no premiere requirement.
- All decisions made by the selection committee are final.
- The Festival is not responsible for any copyright infringement related to submitted materials. By submitting a film, the filmmaker grants the Festival permission to use images, posters, and trailers for promotional purposes on its website and social media channels.
- Submission fees are non-refundable.
- The Festival reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the regulations or the event schedule.
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  • Tim Humphries

    Thank-you so much for selecting Escape From Gulag Island. Such a pleasure to know my work is being recognized.

    March 2025
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  • Xavier Guàrdia

    We are thrilled to participate at Moscow Indie Film Festival. Thank you for shortlisting our film On The Blue Summer Evenings. It is an honour to have a screening in the capital of Russia. Thanks so much!!

    March 2025
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  • Christopher Matthew Spencer

    We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to have “The Red Market” IG: @theredmarketfilm featured at your event. The entire team, from Brian Cutler Actors Studio to the dedicated students and alumni from Dodge College at Chapman University, appreciates your support and recognition. Being seen and celebrated by your audience is an honor we hold dearly.

    March 2025
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  • Space Boy MX


    It was an honor for us to have been included in the Moscow Indie Film Festival with our short film "10:35". The opportunity to share our story and message through film is invaluable and we are grateful for this platform to spread it. We thank the organizers and everyone involved in the festival for their dedication and effort to make it happen. Thank you so much! Spaceboy.

    www.spaceboy.mx
    https://linktr.ee/spaceboymx

    May 2023
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  • He Murdered Sleep Film

    Grateful we got to be part of this festival before Putin unleashed his violence. Sending warm thoughts to lovers of peace and culture, and strength to anti-war activists.

    April 2022
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