The Lisbon International Film Festival is a quarterly online film festival meant to showcase innovative independent cinema from around the world by up-and-coming artists.
The festival hopes to be the voice and representation for films with a unique voice and message, regardless of how low the budget might be.
Aiming to inspire, motivate and award new talent.
All submissions are privately screened every quarter and evaluated by an international team of experts in the industry.
Why submit to the Lisbon International Film Festival?
Submitting your work to any film festival isn't without consequences.
Most of the top tier film festivals require a world premiere. Submitting your film to a smaller festival, could result in having your film being disqualified by the bigger festivals. This is not the case when you submit your film to the Lisbon International Film Festival. Fact is that all films are being screened privately. When your film is being selected or awarded at the Lisbon International Film Festival your premiere status will not be affected.
Out of the official selections, an international jury will select one winner in each category (Narrative feature, Documentary feature, Narrative short, Documentary short...). One film will be labeled as 'best of the fest' and win the Lisbon Bull Award. The value of the Lisbon Bull Award equals 500 US dollar worth of submission fees with partner festivals (Venice Film Week, Hong Kong Arthouse Film Fesival, ...).
Lisbon Bull Award (value 500 US dollar)
Best Narrative Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature Film
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Narrative Short Film
Best Documentary Short Film
Best Animated Short Film
Best Underground Film
Best Experimental Film