Venice Film Festival
It's all about trying harder then yesterday to create legendary work.

Venice Film Awards is the first place where Filmmakers from all over the world can grow and learn with each other and find connect with creators from music, art, photos, scriptwriting, tik-tok, YouTube and etc. to create powerful independent work without boundaries and rules.

Every two months VIFF announcing winners from different categories and forms of art that will be invited into group chat for further communication with each other and offline-meetings about group projects. VIFF is screening 4 works from each round at annual Live-Event and presenting works in progress that was started in our community and partnership. VIFF is publishing all official selected works on official website.

Every week VIFF is publishing 'Creator or Work in spotlight' on official website.

Awards & Prizes

Best Short Film
Best Feature Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Feature Documentary
Best Genre (Awards in every
Type of Genre)
Best Debut Work
Best Actor
Best Debut Actor
Best Actress
Best Debut Actress
Best Director
Best Debut Director
Best Producer
Best Cinematographer
Best Debut Cinematography
Best Production Designer
Best Make-up Designer
Best VFX
Best SFX
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Music Composer
Best Shot (Best Shot in Whole Work)

Best Book
Best Author
Best Short Screenplay
Best Feature Screenplay
Best TV Screenplay

Best Picture
Best Photography
Best Music Video
Best 360 Video
Best Tik Tok
Best Pilot YouTube Show
Best Music Track
Best TV Show Screenplay

Rules & Terms

1
Rights
The Filmmakers retain all submission and intellectual property rights.
2
Premiere Policy
There is no premiere policy for any films submitted.
Work-in-progress and films with distribution are accepted.
3
Submission Fee
All submissions for the Feature Film category are to be paid through FilmFreeway platform. The submission fee is non-refundable.
4
Selection Process
Submissions are reviewed and selected under the following criteria:
- Quality of narrative and production values.
5
Event
Annual Winners will be notified 2 months before live event. VIFF have rights to change place and date of annual live-screening.
6
Promotion
VIFF can use trailer/teaser/film poster/stills or BTS for promotional purpose
7
Place & Dates
VIFF have rights to change date and place of the Event.
12 Reviews
Overall Rating
Quality
Value
Communication
Hospitality
Networking
  • Lydia Campbell

    Was very pleased to see my short film script selected as a winner. Grateful to have it reviewed by such a talented group of creatives.

    January 2024
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  • Carlos Mora

    Thank you so much for awarding my short “Irreversible Imprints” - Best Debut Actress. You have a wonderful festival. I have two new actresses in my short so I let both of them know of this award. But since I had two new actresses, the festival didn’t specify which actress won. So I sent them an email to them to specify which actress won. But for whichever won, I thank the festival on behalf of the winning actress.

    December 2023
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  • Francis Billingsley

    Fabulous experience with this film festival!

    July 2023
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  • Erin Lovett

    Thank you VIFF for awarding my short film THE KNOWING best genre film. It's such an honor to be selected. Thank you!

    July 2023
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  • Diamond Keener

    Thank you for awarding my screenplay, The Bloom of 1982. I am very honored to be selected.

    July 2023
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