Flatness Film Awards is an international independent film festival, committed to sharing great stories from both new and established international and domestic filmmakers from the world of independent cinema.
Thousands of films are made every year, but very few of these films meet with the audience and are rewarded. One of the features that makes our festival different is that it will bring your film to audiences from many countries.
We will select and award films every season and provide further marketing, distribution and online screening platforms for our award winners through our partners in media. Our aim is to draw wider attention to valuable filmmakers, and to provide a independent platform for appreciative and informed discussion of their work with a unique vision.
We accept films from around the world and honoring emerging filmmakers from every languages, genders, religious, ethnic and cultural perspective. There are no restrictions of any kind, except for duration.
Your film will be reviewed by a screener team and all the highest scored films will be selected for the official competition and will be reviewed by at least three judges who will decide the best of each quarter. Winners will be chosen by our international jury and receive Winning-Category Laurels and Certificates.
Each annual event is based in an annual cycle of 2-4 seasons rounds.
The event date in FilmFreeway designates the day of the announcement of the finalists of each season round. The special screenings as well as the annual awards have a different timeline that is announced through our website and social media outlets.

Awards & Prizes

- Best Fiction
- Best Documentary
- Best Animation
- Best Experimental
- Best Female Director
- Best Male Director
- Best Cinematography
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Audience Award

Rules & Terms

Please read these Rules & Terms carefully before you submit your film. By submitting your film into competition in the FLATNESS FILM AWARDS (FFA), you expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of these Rules & Terms.

1-The individual or entity submitting the film here by warrants that it possesses the legal right and authority to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts the terms contained herein.
2-Films must have been completed within the past five years.
3-All fees are non-refundable.
4-All genres are accepted with a maximum length of 45 minutes or less.
5-There is no premier status requirement for films that would like to enter the competition.
6-Any foreign film that is not in English must have English subtitles. Dialogue lists are not accepted.
7-Works in progress will NOT be accepted.
8-No postal submissions accepted.
9-The festival won’t pay any fees to films that enter competition.
10-Our Judges are free to make their own choices and no answers will be given about not selected films.
11-No film may be withdrawn from the festival program after it has been selected. Judging decisions are final.
12-Submitting your movie, you authorize The Flatness Film Awards(FFA) to use, distribute and share the film poster, trailer, synopsis and movie stills in our website and social media.
13-Entrant further represents and warrants that the submission adheres to the fundamental spirit of the competition and does not contain any defamatory, obscene, or any unlawful matter.
14-Film ENTRIES may be screened more than once at Flatness Film Awards (FFA) or at any future FFA event.
15-All authors, filmmakers and all owners of the ENTRIES including film submissions waive the right to collect any screening fees from FFA and waive the right to collect any other fees associated therewith.
16-Filmmakers are responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses, royalties, release forms, clearances and permits necessary to present their work. The Flatness Film Awards(FFA) is not responsible for any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits or royalty infringement related to the work. If your work is accepted into the festival, we must be able to screen it without any encumbrances whatsoever.
17-The management can take decisions on issues not mentioned in this set of rules.
18-Submission of an entry to our festival signifies that the entrant understands, accepts and agrees to these conditions.
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  • Dmitri Frolov

    Great festival! It was a comfortable and pleasant conversation. I am glad to participate and thank you so much for your interest in my work!

    January 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Dmitri, thanks a lot! Hope to see you again in our new seasons!

  • Diogo Cunha

    Great Experience.
    Very honored to get and award in your festival.

    Thank you for the opportunity

    July 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Diogo,thank you very much! Hope to see you again in our new seasons

  • Rostam Nazari

    I am excited that Sayad Capello's documentary won the best documentary award at Flatness Festival. I wish you all the best.

    July 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Rostam, thanks a lot! Hope to see you again in our new seasons

  • Christina Araujo

    Great festival, we will submit again.

    January 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Christina, thank you very much! Hope to see you again in our new seasons!

  • Robert Mitchell

    Thank you Flatness Film Awards. Communication was fast and very positive. Your range and variety of films is inspiring.
    Excellent !!!!!!!

    January 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Robert, thank you very much! Hope to see you again in our new seasons!