Sandbar International Film Awards

Welcome to the Sandbar International Film Awards. A JURORS ONLY awards festival, saving you cost and commitments..!

The SIFA runs as a sister-fest to the hugely successful & prestigious Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival which is based in Bangor, Northern Ireland from 2009.

PLEASE NOTE: The Sandbar is run as a 'Juror's Only' festival, which means the only audience for the award stages of the competition will be the selected SIFA judges. After our winning films have been announced, SIFA may hold a day of screening in select cities for the public to enjoy, although all film makers will be made aware of this before the event begins.

The SIFA accepts online submissions of ONLY SHORT FILMS (Under 41 mins) from all genres!

With all submissions in by closing deadline, each film will be put through the rigorous process of judgement from each of the experienced juror's which include an international panel of award winning writers, directors, producers and actors.

The panel must select 25 films from the first stage of judging that will then become the Official Selection of the Sandbar International Film Awards of that year.

The Sandbar International Film Awards run a serious and committed set-up, judging each project submitted fairly and on many values. These include technically, performance wise, entertainment, charm and much, much, more...

Good luck!!

SIFA Team