Founded in 2019 in the world's most important film destination, the Venice Art Awards celebrates the best of international Fine Arts and indie short filmmaking. VAA is a competition for emerging artists and designers, showcases and promotes creative talents.
VAA brings together filmmakers from around the world for an amazing presentation of cinematic excellence and exciting innovation.
With an emphasis on new talent, discovery, and low-budget innovation, VAA vibrant programme of films combines a commitment to independent cinema’s ideals with a sound understanding of indie filmmaking possibilities.

VAA began in 2019 at the gorgeous Teatro Toniolo in downtown Venice; The 2020 festival moved online due to Covid-19, and the online festival turned out to be immensely popular, with dozens of international filmmakers being able to participate. VAA will return to the Eventive platform in 2021.

VAA especially looks forward to showcasing independent and first-time directors making use of low budgets and indie film spirit.

Awards & Prizes

Venice Art Awards will be celebrating the year's best in short film genre:
Best Short Film
Best International Short Film
Best Short Documentary
Best Short Short
Best Script
Best LGBT Short
Best Horror Short
Best Sci-Fi Short
Best Director
Best Producer
Best Actor / Actress
Best Animated Short
Best Experimental Short
Best Short Short
Best Music Video

Rules & Terms

All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 40 minutes.
The Festival committee will notify submitters in 48 Hours.
Any foreign films must include English subtitles.
Submitters must be 18 years of age or older.
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  • Chris Oledude

    From Christopher R. Owens, President, CESO Enterprises, Inc. crowens@cesony.com: On behalf of CESO ENTERPRISES, INC., Alyssa Dann, Chris Oledude, and all of our production participants, I would like to compliment the organizers and operators of the Venice Art Awards.
    When we created our first music video (which was long enough to be a short film), we knew nothing about film festivals. With the help of FilmFreeway, we started researching. The categories were good. Everyone who contacted us on behalf of this festival was helpful. The submissions looked excellent.
    It was indeed exciting to discover this new world and to be so warmly welcomed by the inhabitants! To have GEORGE FLOYD: SAY THEIR NAMES selected for inclusion was an honor in and of itself. So, to be awarded QUARTER-FINALIST was thrilling and beyond what we expected!
    We were happy to “get the word out” and continue motivating people worldwide to consider the injustices embedded within our nation’s criminal justice system. After all, situations where a powerful segment of the population uses its law enforcement apparatus to abuse and oppress other segments of the population are recognizable in and common to many societies.
    We recommend submitting your work and we certainly intend to participate again in the future. Peace and stay safe!

    April 2021
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  • Sokratis Romilios

    This is an amazing Festival. It's such an honor for me to be part of it. Great hospitality and communication.

    March 2021
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