The Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival is Pittsburgh's premiere film festival for truly independent films, and a headline event for micro-budget and no-budget films from around the world. PIIF offers a fantastic opportunity for undiscovered filmmakers to showcase their achievements, filmmakers who posses an independent vision and operate to create innovative work outside the studio system. We screen more films than all comparable festivals, screening 12 hours a day on both Saturday and Sunday, while still having relevant industry discussions between filmmakers in our filmmakers lounge.
Every film that is selected to screen at our festival receives an OFFICIAL SELECTION Plaque, we are the only festival (In the world) to offer a substantial plaque for being selected. For the 2016 and 2018 Best Feature Film secured a distribution deal as a result of our recommendation, upon winning our festival. Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival uses the strength of the independent film making community to put on a fantastic festival. Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival is an indie film festival by and for indie filmmakers. In 2023 eleven films we're offered distribution deals, as a result of submitting to the Pittsburgh Independent Film Fest. In 2024 9 feature films were offered distribution deals.
If you have a feature film and are looking for distribution, this is the festival for you.
We were the Best of Pittsburgh City Paper readers Poll winner 2023 and 2024 two years running!
Every film selected to be in the 2024 P.I.F.F will receive a OFFICIAL SELECTION Plaque to be presented at the Awards Ceremony Opening Night!
In addition to the OFFICIAL SELECTION plaques, Awards will be presented for the following categories:
Best Feature Narrative
Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Narrative
Best Short Documentary
Best Music Video
Best Webisode
Best Animation
Best Short Script
Best Feature Script