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Milan Gold Awards is an international film festival with live screenings. The competition takes place from the first to the last day of each month. Notification date is fifth of each month.

Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, design, entertainment.
Our mission is to promote films, and be another step up in the filmmakers' careers.

In the last few years we had important movie stars among the films in competition, as Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Anita Ekberg, Eric Roberts, Mira Sorvino, Billy Zane, Vincent Riotta, Bill Nighy, Kevin McNally, Nino Frassica and many more actors and directors from all around the world. 

Awards & Prizes

MONTHLY COMPETITION:

Best Picture (feature film or short film, any genre)

Best Narrative Feature
Best Documentary Feature
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Music Video
Best AI Film
Best Experimental
Best Animation
Best Director
Best Producer
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Original Screenplay
Best Original Score
Best Original Song
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design
Best Short Script
Best Feature Script

Gold Awards
Silver Awards
Honorable Mentions

All winners receive a free certificate (pdf/jpg file).

Rules & Terms

We accept:
- Short and feature films, in the form of narrative (fiction), documentary (non fiction), experimental or animated film.
- Music Videos
- Web/TV Series (also pilot)
- Feature Scripts, Short Scripts

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.
- Only a selection of winning films will be screened.
- You agree to receive promotional email from us and our festival partners
- Multiple entries are allowed for each filmmaker and each entry may be entered in multiple categories.
- By submitting for the festival, you agree to receive promotional emails from the festival itself or from its partners.
- The films must include English subtitles (unless the spoken language is English or Italian)
- The scripts must be in English or Italian or French

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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  • Adrien Pereira

    Thanks for the award Best AI film !
    An interesting festival with a highly informative website !

    June 2026
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  • Corriere della Riviera Videos

    Direi che è un festival in cui si può partecipare anche con l'obiettivo di veder valorizzata la propria opera.

    June 2026
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  • Mauro Crivelli

    Thanks Milan Gold Awards!!!
    So happy to receive this award!! Thanks so much to all the persons that support my original score in voting. Thanks

    June 2026
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  • Eugene Hattingh

    I had a fantastic experience with the Milan Gold Awards, where my screenplay, "Escape to Alcatraz," was honored with the Gold Award for Feature Script.

    It is a distinct honor to be recognized by such a prestigious festival, and I deeply appreciate the jury’s dedication to identifying and celebrating quality independent storytelling.

    The team is professional, communicative, and truly committed to fostering a supportive platform for writers. I highly recommend this festival to any filmmaker looking to showcase their work on an international stage.

    June 2026
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  • Giovanni Supino

    Thank you so much for the Gold Award for best actor. This is such an honour for me and for all the cast and crew that worked at "The Choice". Thank you thank you!

    May 2026
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