VIFAwards has developed a strategic partnership with Hewes Pictures, an International Sales Agent. The Best Feature and Best Short of each season will be eligible for a first look deal should the filmmakers be so inclined.

For the 2025 season onward, the annual Best Feature and Best Short will be screened at The Cinematheque in Vancouver, BC, Canada before an audience of Industry professionals. The Cinematheque is a cultural institution that values cinema as a communal and transformational art form. There will be a live Q&A with the filmmakers after each screening. The entire showing will be followed with a celebratory cocktail reception.

Vancouver, also known as "Hollywood North", is a hub for both U.S. and Canadian productions. It is part of our mission statement to introduce our winners to that community, and the industry professionals within it.

We're an official cohost of the First Monday on Main St party at Sundance Film Festival, with VIFA festival entry you receive a guaranteed invite to this event.

Awards & Prizes

MAIN CATEGORIES
Best Feature
Best Short

CRAFT CATEGORIES
Best Director
Best First Time Director
Best Screenwriter
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Music/Score
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Hair/Make-up
Best Production Design
Best Feature Screenplay
Best Short Screenplay
Best TV pilot/Webseries pilot

Rules & Terms

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)

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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  • Lynda Simmons

    We were beyond thrilled when we found out that our short film Ed & Alfie won both Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Vancouver Int'l Film Awards. Communication could not have been better and we are still smiling.

    August 2025
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  • Terry Podnar

    Vancouver Int'l Film Awards is a top notch competition that is well organized and has great communication. In short, it was a terrific experience. I'm extremely honored my screenplay, The Red Zone, was chosen as the Best Feature Screenplay. Keep up your great work!

    July 2025
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  • Rose Patterson

    It was an honor to have my editor be chosen and my documentary, My Journey Home, be chosen this 2024 festival.
    Thank you to those who viewed it and hope those that are chosen in the future are just as honored as I am as the creator
    Thank you to StoryHive, Selwyn Jacob's and the crew I worked with for all the guidance. This 60's scoop survivor and daughter of a Nisga'a matriarch is so grateful.
    I did not get an email for attending the festival bur hope to read online how it went

    August 2024
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  • Shihyun Wang

    We are really happy that our film "Rose to crown" is selected by this quarterly festival. It is very competitive. I submitted 4 times with award winning films before and was rejected 4 times. Glad that I did not give up.

    August 2023
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  • Mostafa Keshvari

    We were honored to have been selected. It is a very important festival for North Hollywood and artists around the world. Highly recommended. Thank you

    February 2023
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